Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1889-12-19
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
TfE FIRST SESSION HELD
MONDAY MORNING.
A Small Attendance al the Morn
ing Session of Tie Farmers
Institute.
MONDAY MORNING.

The first session of the Cumberland
County Farmers Institute was held at
the Court House this morning. The
attendance WAS very small, but those
present were representative farmers of
this section, and they were very much
interested in the business of the ses-
sion. Thos. E Hunt, of Greenwich,
President of the Cumberland County
Board of Agriculture, acted as Chair
man of the session. w. Q. Garrison,
the Secretary, occupied a chair near
he President.
q. w. Farlee, of New York, was the
first speaker introduced, and his SUBJ
ject was The Dairy-Breeds of Cat
tle." His lecture was very exhaustive,
he making wide explanatory remarks
He dwelt upon the condition of New
England farms, where the land is very
poor, being what is known as "Hill
FARMS" but what we would call Noun
tain farms" Many of them were very
much depressed, the occupation of the
He spoke of excellent farms in New
Jersey, which formerly paid we'll, but
are now scarcely source of profits.
Why, he thought was because the
average farmer did not take lad
vantage of the situation. New
Jersey is surrounded by large cities
which our farmers should supply
with fruits, milk, butter and eggs, for
which our soil was peculiarly adapted.
On the other hand, however, we
attempt to raise wheat and grain,
in competition with the Western farms,
which is rich and peculiarly adapted
for the raising of all grain. He desires
to speak specially on making butter.
He thought that the average dairy
cattle was poor stock, and he had often
wondered where they were reared. He
read statistics which showed that in a
dairy district ia New York, where
a careful census had been made of
some thousands of cattle, and it showed
that there was an average loss of 81
per head on each COW kept there for
dairy purposes. Looking at these facts,
we must make radical change and
find a breed of cattle which will pro-
duce the product. To produce butter
we want butter COW, if there is such
thing. The Jersey and Guernsey
cattle have been bred with great care
and are supposed to be perfectly pure
The Jersey COW has been breed over
one hundred years and are known to
be perfectly pure. The class of food
fed to the Jersey COW in the Isle OF
Jersey has been such to produce
quantity and not quality of milk. In
this country these cattle have been i'm
proved.upon, because their capacity or
quantity has been enlarged. He him.
self had produced an average of II
quarts per day from Jersey cattle.
This milk is rich, and there is a we'll
known COW in Kentucky, from whose
milk a pound of butter had been made
from two and a half quarts of milk.
The speaker had made a test, and
COW had produced him 750 pounds of
butter, upon safe and profitable feed
ing. He iewed other breeds, but his
opinion was highly in favor of Jerseys.
AS to food, the speaker said that
grass was the most perfect, but what
to do in the winter is the perplexing
problem. He gave his views upon the
question, and he talked convincingly
against dry food. He thought that there
was much in the manufacture of butter.
He gave his experience of butter
making, and which seemed to interest
those present who are engaged in
manufacturing this product for mar
ket. The gentleman covered all his
points in most thorough manner, and
many of his points will be remembered
and advantage taken OF his advice.
"How to produce and market milk, :"
was an excellent paper read by Thos.
B. Decou, ESQ.,, successful dairyman,
of Trenton. He believed that the dairy
ltiC vi d COW WdS dOOuU 40 lnOAULo, duO
he wanted fat COWS for good products
He was believer in more common
COWS than those spoken of by the pre-.
ceeding speaker. He was careful in
feeding, and he said that it was un-
necessary if one was careful, to have a
garlic or grassy taste in the milk.
He told of his feeding which had
proved decidedly successful. Wet,
sloppy messes, he said, made them
poor milk. He wanted corn fodder fed
between meals. He believed in tight
frame stables in the winter, with
just enough ventilation. He did not
want his COWS out in the yard during
bad weather. Water but once b day.
He gave many points regarding treat.
ment of ailments peculiar to COWS.
In marketing milk, make your custom
ers think your are raising milk fol