Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-04-26
4 MODEL FARM.
A Visit TO the MOuIIOn BrOs' Place ia
West RRHdOIPh---Ihe Jerseys.


Several weeks since we spent half an hour
in running look at the stock and dairy
of the Mouton Brothers at West Randolph
A half day would not be any too much time
in which to get fair idea of what is to be
seen here. A mile or so from the village
we come to the farm or farms, as we under
stand there are several of them, devoted to
the business of breeding and rearing the
largest herd of Jerseys probably in this
country, if not in the world.
We learned there were 800 head in all
300 of which are cows. These are all reg
istered or entitled to registry, and are rep
resentatives of the most popular families of
this breed such as Jersey Belle of Scituate
St Helen, St Lambert, and others In one
barn were - service bulls. These were
headed by Albert Rex Csire, Duke of Darl-
ington, dam. Couche's LilyD He is nine
years old and has been a famous prize win
ner at the fairs There were some fine
looking animals in the barn
In other stables were long rows of cows,
and such cows They were of good sizes,
largely solid colors, and in excellent condi-
ton.
At the time of our visit they had about
100 in milk, and Judging from the size of the
udders there must be some large mixers.
One COW was pointed out that gave "A
pounds at a milking and another small one
10 pounds The stables were made warm
and comfortable. There is a gutter behind
the cows for the manure, and sawdust is
used for bedding.
The feed of the cows consists OF ensllage
and fodder corn, oats and pease in the straw
cut and steamed, the meal being mixed with
it, The ensilage is fed twice a day, the
other once.
To the best cows seven quarts a day OF
grain are fed, consisting of corn, oats, mid
dlings and oil meal The water is warmed.
We did not learn how much butter was
made from this herd, but one COW was stat
ed to have made a yield of 10 pounds in q
week and another 22
In one large room nclosng a good mum
Der of pens we counted % calves Of differ
emit ages, some being several months old
The room was warm and comfortable and
the calves made pretty sight
The stock is kept at the different farms
but the butter is all made at this place
Formerly a small size of the open large pan
was used but these have been changed foI
the Cooley dreamer These pans were being
used for keeping the cream and a large
number of them were being filled with the
cream from the mornings milk No ic,
was uhcAt ~ Int " dAti " a. AhAl NlluuEh Aol
the purpose probably it was running water
We looked at the glass in some of the cam
to find where the cream stood In on,
can the glass was not long enough and the
cream had gone down out of sight.
The butter is mostly put up in pounC
prints and marksted in New York and sell
as high as so cents and, if we mistake not
81 pound. We did not suppose any but
ter made in Vermont sold as high as this
but have since learned that this price is re
ceved for butter made at the farm of DR.
Webb Of Shelburne The Cooley outfit il
also used here
We noticed a considerable quantity %
fodder corn in the shock still standing il
the field, and was informed that it wa
drawn as fast as wanted for use. A visi
in summer 10 this place must be attende,
with much interest and profit 10 all seeking
10 make farming u success st AibaH
Messenger.