The Monmouth inquirer., 1890-01-30

rnary, March and April; the longer he
kept them the better was the price, un-
til the weather was too warm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon there were about
on. hundred farmers present.
The first paper was read by Mr.. D. d,
Denise, who discussed the very able
aud comprehensive paper found else
where in this issue. He was followed
by Mr.. James FL. Baird in an unusually
interesting paper which will be found
on our second page. Mr.. Thomas E.
Morris also presented very carefully
prepared paper full of practical facts
which will be found printed on our
second page. The papers were dis
cussed after they were read by the
farmers.
Mr.. John Statesir, Jr., Master of the
State Grange, Patrons of Husbandry,
was then introduced and told the farm
ers in very graphic manner the won-
ders of the Golden State.
called upon. stated that he went as a
delegate of the State Board of Agri-
culture to Washington; that New
Jersey WIS the only agricultural in
terest represented before the Ways and
Means Committee. He found that
nearly every interest was represented
before the committee and they all
wanted more protection and most of
the persons there were Democrats.
Mr.. Denise stated that more potatoes
came into the port of New York from
foreign countries than was raised in the
United States and this tended to lower
the price of potatoes and he was in
favor of an increased duty on all agri-
cultural products, as our farmers could
not compete successfully with the
pauper labor of Europe.
Mr.. Wyckof Conover gave a very
interesting experience Of feeding ensi-
lage to milch COWS and he considered it
the best food for the winter months.
He let the corn stalks form ears before
he cut them and then he chopped them
up fine and stored them in an air-tight
place in the ground; the quantity to be
given to the cows depended upon ex.
perience. as no rule could be laid down
for the quantity of feeding; the mouldy
ensilage should not be fed, as. that made
the milk taste.
Mr.. Baird, to question, answered
that he thought that mixture of
Jersey red and Berkshire made the best
breed of hogs, but Polands was the best
breed for fat, without any lean.
Discussion followed as to which was
the best: native or thoroughbred cat
tie. MIR. Denise said he considered
native cattle just as good, but Mr.. Du-
Bois, Mr.. Morris, Mr.. johnson Taylor
and Mr.. Bodice said they thought the
best mixture for farmers was the native
with Jersey male.
Mr.. Perlee, of Somerset county. said
that he kept sixteen cows and supplied
milk to local consumers and New York
parties. He kept Holstein and Jersey
cattle. Two Holsteins would give as
much milk as three Jerseys and they
mixed the milk to make it up to the
standard of i2 per cent. of solids. he
fed his cows brewers grain and found
this the best food for dairy cows
Mr.. johnson Taylor said he had used
dry brewers grain and found the COWS
did better on it, He said also that en-
siIage was better than beets to feed COWS.
This was the largest and most
interesting meeting ever held by the
Board and the farmers who were not
present missed fund of practical infor-
mation which could not help but be
beneficial to them. The dues of the
members is only fifty cents per year,
and this entities them to membership
in the State Board. All farmers should
join this progressive society for mutual
protection and the interchange of valu-
able information
In all probability there will be an
other meeting in April.