Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1889-05-06
agricultural department.
A Model Farm.

a Model Farm.
Several weeks since we spent half
an hour in a running look at the stock
and dairy of the Moulton 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
understand there are several of them,
devoted to the business of breeding
and rearing the largest herd of Jer-
seys probably in this country, if not
in the world.
We learned there were 600 head in
all, 800 of which are cows. These
are all registered or entitled to regis
try, and are representatives of the
most popular families of this breed,
such as Jersey Belle of Scituate, st.
Helen, ST. Lambert, and others. In
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were headed by Albert Rex (sire,
Duke of Darlington, dam, Couche's
Lily.) He is nine years old and has
been a famous prize winner 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 condition.
At the time of our visit they had
about 100 in milk, and judging from
the size of their 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 gutter
behind the cows for the manure, and
sawdust is used for bedding.
The feed of the COWS consists of
ensilage and fodder corn, oats and
peas 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, middlings and oil meal.
The water is warmed.
We did not learn how much butter
was made from this herd, but one cow
was stated to have made yield of
10 pounds in a week, and another p.
In one large room inclosing a good
number of pens we counted 20 calves
of different ages, some being several
months old. The room was warm
and comfortable and the calves made
a 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 Fargo pan was used, but these
have been changed for the Cooley
creamer. These pans were being used
for keeping the cream and large
number of them were being filled with
the cream from the mornings milk.
No ice was used, as the water was
cold enough for the purpose; proba-
bly, it was running water. We looked
at the glass in some of the cans to
find where the cream stood. In one
can the glass was not long enough
and the cream had gone down out of
sight.
The butter is mostly put up in
pound prints and marketed in New
York and sells as high as so cents
and, if we mistake not, 81 a pound.
We did not suppose any butter made
in Vermont sold as high as this, but
have since learned that this price is
received for butter made at the farm
or Or. w eDD or SnelDurn. Inc cooley
outfit is also used here.
We noticed considerable quantity
of fodder corn in the shock still
standing in the field, and was inform
ed that it was drawn as fast as want
ed for use. A visit in summer to
this place must be attended with
much interest and profit to all seeking
to make farming a success.-St. al
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