Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-01-25
THE BURLINGTON w. FREE PRESS FRIDAY JANUARY %

schools but would instead recommend that
the executive COMMITTEES of the association
cali two dairy conferences in the course of
the year and that the State Agricultural So
cicty he requested to call a conference in con
ncction with the next State fair to be held in
Burlington. The report was accepted and
adopted.
The regular session being next in order
Mr.. e. f. Bowditch of birmingham, Mass,
spoke ON Guernsey cattle.
REMARKS OF MR. BOwDITCH.
Mr. President and ladies and gentlemen
| Not wishing to appear egotistcnl | will tell
| You why chose Guclmeys. In lS6i ! went
/ abroad and returned with a herd Of Jersey
cattle, with which was we'll satisfied. In
/ 1872 purchased two Guernsey cows at the
solicitation oil a friend The result was so
favorable that ! am now running herd of
| GucrnscYs with the most satisfactory Of re
/ suits. 7 feed cut corn stalks and dry meal.
Theu Gcrnscy is more like rich milking
short bora than she is like a Jersey. | have
never fed cotton seed meal, believing it to be
injurious | feed the cows grain the year
ronnd but feed the bulls grain only in the
heat Of summer Tie bulls are comparative
~ docilc and should BE- worked vigorouely.
The cows are good mixers, and the butter
from their milk is so well coored that artii-
cial colorinS IS rot necessary.
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MR. BHOwN'S ADDRESS.
If afford. mo sincere nleasure to Inc wifi
Won on This o,ra.ion I Shall be able ia take
, n,urh luovvled,ro az +be result of nl,. attend
.uc, bc,e ia H.. u,onv dairy MEETINGS aul
$ farmers institute. in NV own state tn,
2 ro,,,ir,r ,,i,to. 7 ho1c navor bofo,a soar
e e,cb interest in agricultural matters rs ot
2 n,,esont exi.ts evdTvyharn The amount Of
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e i. ,,rcIolL,. ,r,ootn, fban that invested !,
= INV otha,, ,I1,,,IIi+ and if ,ni,vmcn woulc
: only oxorciso those business nrincinlas whicl
a ,boroctari1e other n,,rsuits they would h,
1 cr,,oIl,- .,,rcoe.f,I Tho b,,siras. of dairy
inc. i. two host husiross o-oing Thi. is proy-
r oll nv tbo f,cf tLat II i. fhe only ln,sinos
o ,,,i,, +I,.+ ,,.ilI sta,1 tl .+rai,, ,,t m il Il,
+ tbo fooliyl, ,y,sto Of those engagad in If
L Everywhere in this country the manufac
; er sObired to knowe every detail of his bushes
= It is the lack of that sort of business tao
- that makes daiIyinr so unsuccessful finan
l. ciallv at least in my own State The same
doubtless true here and elsewhere. A larg
/ mel, cent of the dairiesof to-day are not pro
titabe. In the State of New York on al
average not less than % Der cent of a her,
OF cattle do not pay the expense of thei
e lyeepinp. The New York dairy commits
IS sioner bv his agents has this veqr gone on
" To the cheese factories and made a thoroug
T. iuspection of them. From 1853 factorie
II so visited the average dairy COW was toun
z to furnish during the factory season onl
o 3O3I uoon,is of milk. Dairymen seem TO b
lie satisfied with ,clliug cheese at 81 cents pc
is pound. Thi, state of affairs can be rem,
id died. Weed out the unproductive COW.
)e Thi, can be done bv weighing the milk.
COW should rive not less than 5000 pounC
le of milk. and bv proper care believe tina
could he brought up to 5000 pounds
COW that will not produce more than |.
pounds of butter is not a profitable anima
ry ii is easily within the reach of the dail,
o. man 10 bring that amount up to 800 pound
H. \ man who has a herd that does not pr
~ duce 2jOpounds of butter per head has
e. herd that he cannot afford to keep. ri
dai,rmon should know what eocb cow
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