Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-12-21
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il was pronounced "a good address
from a level headed man. Mr.. Chaplin
of the board occupied some time
i'm a talk obout ''what binders our pro-
gress. - which was followed by discussions
In the afternoon the hall was well filed
there being present quite n large number of
farmers. wives and daughters whose faces
plainly showed that interest in farming was
not solely confined to the lords of creation.
The session opened with music by the
choir. after which Prof. WV. Cooke of Bur
lmgton, spoke on corn and cnsilaSc. Prof.
Cooke said lie corn plant was the most I'M
portant to the Vermont farmer next to nay;
hnv first. corn next. More pounds OF di-
gostibe matter can be raised ON an acre
planted to corn than any other crop, and Is
one of the safest foods for animals OF any
class while it is easily raised, Root crops
are too expensive for the average farmer.
The same labor expended in raising roots, If
applied TO corn. would produce more feeding
value. The slos built of stone and cement
are not Il success. as the moisture drawn
from the sides and bottom usually destroys
the cnsilagc for from six to eight inches
from the wall. lie would use wood sllo
as near air and water tight as it could be
made by using matched lumber with tarred
building paper between. He thought the
average cost of such n one would be about
81 for each ton OF strong capacity
In reply to questions Prof. Cooke said he
preferred some kind of corn that matured
early, some kind that would grow in 10 or
100 days. Russell and Whitman corn are
too large for this section. The Sanford corn
is mostly used at the experiment station.
Large Corns have 50 per cent of water to ID
per cent Of dry matter, We should not
raise our common field corn for the slo
Corn is injured for the silo by frost but not
ruined Cows eat it Just as well If all the
corn in Vermont could have been sliced after
our September frosts the feeding value would
have been mostly saved. The weight OF %
cubic feet of ensila-c is one ton The speaker
would expect larger loss on ripe corn than
when put in in green state. New machines
make corn raising much easier than former
ly. Start with level culture and continue
it. In cutivatinE have the machine As light
as possible. We cultivate to keep moisture
III the soil.
The time of cutting should he looked after.
Corn should not be cut till very nearly ma
turod 1t does not want any ripening for
ensilagc. About 2-3 of the value OF the filled
corn is in the ear Is in the fodder.
In the evening Bolin G. Smith of the
board spoke Of Farmer, and Farms.
Friday forenoon Nj Vail of North Pomfrct
read very practical paper ON the breeding
and managcmeutOf dairy stock, he, being a
practical and successful farmer, was asked
many questions. The answers following will
show the nature of the questions as well as
answers. If a man has an extra COW, one
that gives a large amount of milk, for in
stance. and wants to duplicate her, he Sc
lects for a stock animal one whose progeni-
tors come as near to his COW rs can be and in
so doing he can almost surely duplicate her.
All thorough bred animals are brought
about in this way, trotting horses, merino
sheep and others. If the breeding is done
any other way the stock will revert. They
must be kept breeding for the same charac-
teristics and the longer they are bred in
that channel the more surely will offspring
be what is sought after.
Dir. Ninslow--W ould you breed in and
in?
Mr.. Nail-There is n diversity of opinion
among the best breeders on this subject.
The best providing cows are more or less in
bred. Where success follows III some cases
there are bad effects il others. Too many
things are connected by breeding that are
not thoroughly established. Breeding ami
mails from the same sire and different dam.
is not close breeding
Prof. Cooke.-Moultous Bros. get othel
good lines of blood mixed in one animal
Mr. Vail. Il do not think it a good plar
to feed animals too highly that are intended
for the dairy feed literally but not for fat
and on the other hand do no feed with too
much stint by all means. | want my two
year old hcifers to be wen developed whel
they come in and weigh, say about 10t
pounds if they are Jerseys.
Milk fever is "A common disease where tn
feed is high. 1t never attacks a poor COW
CreSsey says milk fever is IA disease seate,
on the base Of the brain 1t might obviat
the difficulty to milk the animal a few day
before she comes in or to reduce the feed
] milk my COWS 10 months, take off tn
grain then, if the COW is in good condition
| would milk less often and take all of tn
milk from the COW if she was not inclined /
dry off. a COW does not do so well to b
milked the year around We always blee
when "a COW is attacked with milk fever.
Gargct is created 10y various causes, in
jury to the udder, Inflammation, etc. If it
caused by inflammation Isc.hot water: whel
it comes without that | do not try I
doctor. 1t has a tendency to weaken IL
offspring to milk the COW the year rounC
| think the COW should hcdry two months.
Professor Cooke-Moulton Bros have
COW that has dropped three calves in thr,
years without missing milking but woul
not advise such a practice kuo
of no way where i'll developed Il,
ders can be improved ON heifer
We often find good COWS with very poorl
developed udders. That is, too large
some portions and too small in others; bl
they are very unSaleable, and l should II,
want to breed from such an animal.
think white specks in butter are caused |
dried cream.
Mr.. Smith-They are not found in butt
made either by the centrifugal process
deep setting and ! conclude thcyare cause
by the artificial heat in shallow setting.
Mr.. Vail think there may besome bu
ter in them, but the larger part is compos
of curds,
1t was agreed that one of the dairym
present should send n sample Of these viii
tpecks to Prof. Cooke for analysis.
Mr. Colt hope the person W
sends the sample will send o
from cream that has been churnC
find limited amount of them in my bl
fen. and | use the Cooley cans.
A member thought he ripened his cre'