The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-02-27

bull dog and fox hound which finally
gave all the desirable qualities of the
hound with the courage of the bull dog.
The COW is machine, thing of art.
Her home was in Asia and one of her
first breeders was Jacob. He bred for
color, and was successful. We don't
want large COWS on our hill farms.
The Devon has good record. Mr..
Vail thought that the American Jersey
surpassed the native of the islands, and
M. W. Davis of Westminster agreed
with him. Mr.. Davis would never use
a heifer for a breeder with common
stock. He would keep her clean for
what you want and always uses the best
lie would work bulls and keep them
till we know their value for stock. 1t
is the pampered bull, kept in the STALL
that produces poor and weak stock.
AT the evening session the topic was
The Most Profitable Way to Feed the
Dairy Cow. The discussion was opened
by M. w. Davis. Every one should
know all they can learn about the bust
ness of feeding stock. Feed good
palatable food and let it be easy to di-
gest. The COW is machine; treat her
as such. The standard is June grass
no better feed than that. 1t is made
up just right. After a time the grass
begins to fail; then you must feed to
balance the loss. Early-cut hay, rye,
clover, barley or oats are best, and the
nearest to a perfect ration. He had
secured clover-rowen, and kept it over
till the next season and fed when
needed. Plant fodder.corn early even
if you neglect your field corn, for the
fodder-corn will then come in just the
right time. He once cut ten acres of
barley green, and it proved to be first
class for making butter. Corn-meal
makes gilt-edged butter, but not in
large quantities. The butter in quality
will be just about in proportion to the
kind of feed. 1t is claimed that it
takes three years to fully develop COW
with the best care and feed. She has
got to be supplied with heat, and some
people think that feed is cheaper than
boards and nails. They must have the
heat, and it takes more feed if stables
are cold He would heat water to sixty
degrees. Don't let the cow chill and
don't feed her too much. She can only
digest and assimilate so much, and
more is an injury. The best cows in
the state are fed but twice day.
What grain shall we feed? Keep two
points in view: First, good butter; Sec
ond, good manure. Corn alone is not
good ration. Cotton-seed, oil-meal,
bran, etc., should be fed in proper pro-
portions and will make good butter and
rich fertilizer. To raise poorer folders,
like meadow hay, straw, corn-fodder,
ETC., to higher value, feed food rich in
manurial value. The richer the ground
the richer the feed, if it does not lodge.
Mr.. Scott was named as feeding early
cut hay and getting wonderful results.
When you feed give the right kind, the
right amount at the right time, and
keep the proper temperature. Be kind,
keep the COW comfortable, treat her
like parlor guest. Think of how they
used to keep the cows, and tell us why
farming did not go to the wall long ago.
It would had it not been good business.
He would not let COW go dry for
year; it might induce a tendency to lay
on fat, but he would sometime let her
be farrow for year. He would keep
the machine at work, only not so fast
Mr.. Vail recommended the Short oil
test and Mr.. Davis suggested that
farmers combine, buy one and test
their cows. Mr.. Douglas is going to
improve his herd by breeding and test
ing till they make 325 pounds per cow
at less cost than he now gets 300
pounds. W. n. G.