Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-02-15

iofts 70 improve our ualIles, Jhey may leau
the way to final success There are three
elements TO be considered in dairying
First, the man second, the feed third,
the COW Treating his subject under these
heads, Mr. Vail pointed out the way to sue
cess BY proper feeding and care, cows
that have never shown any very good quail
| tiles with common feed and treatment, are
sometimes brought up to a high standard Of
| excellence Mr.. Skinner Of Tunbridge has
"A dairy Of cows which averages 400 pounds
Of butter year In visiting this herd he
| found one which he lMr. Vail had discard
| ed, as not likely 10 come up to his standard.
and another which a neighbor Of his had
sold for the same reason He spoke of the
extreme care which is used 10y expert dai-
| rymen in bringing cows up to their highest
productiveness, even taking their pulse
and temperature twice day increasing
their feed with the greatest caution up to
the largest quantity which can be given
with safety. The extra dairy COW Of to
day will not be the extra COW of the fu
ture The milk and butter-producing quail
tiles of the COW will be greatly improved
by judicious selection and breeding. There
is as much profit in skillfully managed dai
| rying as in manufacturing.
Vermont Horses, Cattle nnd sheep.
Friday afternoon Mr. c. NJ Winslow Of
Brandon. a noted breeder Of Ayrshire cat
tie and other stock, and member Of the
board, spoke about Vermont horses, cattle
and sheep. The breeding Of horses, he
said, had received a great impetus of late
from the demand for fine animals for spec
ial uses There were as good horses now
in the United States as could be found in
the world American horses were becom-
ing famous. He gave history and descrip
ton of the leading breeds Of horses, and
discussed the question as to which was best
adapted to our purposes. What kind Of
horses should we breed here for the most
profit The heavy Norman and Percheron
horses he thought could be raised at the
West better than here. They will grow
larger there and can be raised cheaper. He
described the Shetland ponies, for which
there is a limited demand among wealthy
people, at a good price, for the use Of chill
dren They would do well in Vermont if
starved as they are in their own country ;
if fed too well they would lose the qualities
of pony The Cleveland Bay coach horse
is large and handsome, but it lacks stamina
and has no speed. The French coach is Il
beautiful horse to look at-much like our
Morgan in form, but larger 1t is ques
ton whether it might not be a good horse
to cross with our Vermont horses to in
crease the size. There is a demand for
hor ses weighing from 1000 to 100 pounds
Good driving horses of this size are good
to use and good to sell Mr.. Winsow gave
history of the Justin Morgan horse, Grey
Messenger, Ethan Allen and Daniel Lam
bert Had we kept the best stock of the
Morgan horses and bred them for better
size we should have had the best breed of
horses in the world He did not advise far
mers to cultivate trotting stock, but there
was always "A good demand, at a good price,
for gentlemen matched pairs that could be
driven at "A fair speed The good DISPOSE
ton of the Morgan horse is great thing
in his favor He has kind and pleasant
temper YOU can 20 into the stall beside
him safely in the dark An animal bred
for trotter may fail Of that and be "A poor
horse for any purpose. We should raise
horses that will be good for more than one
thing.
Changing the subject from horses to cows,
Mr. Winslow said that dairying when man
aged Understandings is one of the most
profitable kinds Of business that is done in
the state But one half Of all the cows that
are kept do not pay for their keeping. He
culed his herd by weighing the milk, and
was astonished at the result. He found
some Of his cows were bill Of expense and
sold them Has now herd that he knows
pays The milk of each COW is weighed and
tested separately for butter He has a herd
for the milk business. Mr. Walls cows are
Jerseys and he sells cream and butter.
Mr. o. r. Ware-How much butter must
"a COW make to pay
Mr. Winslow-Mr Walls dairy averages
/ pounds to each COW per day at an aver
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5000 pounds Of milk or make 250 pounds of
butter will pay. | aim to discard all that
do not come up to that standard, though in
some exceptional cases have not
o. |. Mner-What grain do you feed
Mr.. Wnsow-W Wheat bran, from ten
pounds day when in milk to one quart
when dry.