Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-12-27

farming.
Judge Fisher of Cabot said Farmers
should be educated to produce more and buy
less Too many of our farms have mort
cages upon them. Must make the farm
pay more; raise more corn more pork, etc
and buy less fertilizer. Mako the cows and
hogs make the fertilizers instead of buying
them.
Points About Butter Maklng-Trentmen t
of Meadows.
After Mr.. Smiths paper on "The Dairy
he was questioned sharply on churning, etc.
There was quito q difference in opinion
among the farmers in regard to the exact
time to stop the Chuln Some favored when
the granules were the size of wheat kernels,
others when much larger and some when
churned to a solid mass. MIR. Smith said:
| have never made any test to find whether
there is any loss, but prefer the granules
as largo as kernels OF corn. 1t washes
quicker and does not run out Of the churn
with the buttermilk; wash with water as
low rs 90 and the butter will not gather;
salt in the cburn.
A dairyman said: The smaller the grant
les the cleaner It would wash; mover found
any cream on the buttcrmilk.
Mr.. Currier Of Berlin said: ] churn my
butter into n solid mass, and wash it in
that shape, find no milk in it when we work
it, think if loss waste and less work than to
wash in granular form.
MIR. Pike Of Marshfeld said: Havo made
several tests in churning, using the Ban-
chard and Stoddard chnrns; We divided
as equally as we could cream from Cooley
creamers. enough to make 40 pounds of
butter; Blanchard churn was the quickest in
doing the work. churniug TO IA solid mass,
the Stoddard churning to small granulcs. In
this particular test the Blanchard was ahead
is ounces in quantity OF butter. Three
other tests were made with similar results.
Do not attribute tho difference so much in
the churn o. the time of stopping.
PROT Cooke said 1--WE churn in the Stol-
dard churn at the experiment station and only
bring to crauules the size Of wheat kernels;
know there is no loss. for we analyze the
buttermilk and skim milk
4 uuestion-Shall we NOW our rowen or
feed it off? Difference Of opinion came
from different parts of the State Mr..
Chaplin said never turn any stock on the
mowings The pulling up of the grass i'm
pairs the roots and the stamping of tho
ground kills mauy of them Much better
10 put cattle into the barn and NOW grass
fer them than to feed il of.
Mr.. Currier said: If have doubled my
hay crop in II years: never turn stock of
any kind on the mowings either NOV it or
let it rot on the ground
Mir. Smith said: | feed my meadows, but
do not feed after moving the second crop.
The moving Of the second crop and feeding
tho third il ,s,.,, in i,rious I cnn GET tnuch
~. .,,I -. 80 f,9F a.
gras. than bv cutting it and feeding in the
barn There is a proper way to use land,
and it should not be pastured too close.
When The milk shortens take out your cows;
OF course feeding too close will injure it.
Sell their produce.-rhat farmin 6 is n
good business is apparent, or there would
be many more failures than there are now.
Farming is a trade, and should be as syste
matte as any other business.
c. NJ. Winslow Of Brandon said: Farm
| ers in different parts OF the State demand
different treatment. Very productive, ma
tural grass lands can be fed in the fall with
no injury, in fact it is much better to feed
oil the grass than to let it remain on .he
ground and smother the roots. Farmers
must learn of each other in their own imme-
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