Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-03
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N What agy !. thcr, che greatest profit
in feeding iof bceff
Answered by SECRETARY Gilbert. NJ
tssts that have besn recorded shoN that
~. greatest growth Ter day l. made the
rlr.t ,rar In the life ~ the calf; th. next
In ths second YEAR aud the next greatest
gain In the third year.
What l. The bet breed ot cattle Tor
the farmer 10 krrp'
~.,r,tary Gilbsrt -for quantity ot
milk the ilols,cln COW lrads; for supc-
rior milk, Including quantity, the 1uern-
ssy iot butter. ihe Jersey, taking inio
scrount the cos, oi production. In the
srosth - animals there some surprises,
h Ia. hc,n found that jersey stecTs hal
made the greatest gruNth In pounds,
saSing nothlng abVut value as compared
v ith thr disiinctl,vly be"f htvc'ls.
What will pay the greatest profit Tor
fe,,l. the cuN of the stcvtf
~.yrrtar, Gilbcrt ir-d that sill
make a pound - drrss~,l bcvf ~ill make
a f.ound - butter. viii make eight quarts
81 milk. or tSo pounds ~ cbs,'.c. The
ra.t 81 making the batter aud the vhe"se
ani %. handling oi The milk come w
here. aud make a little variation in the
co.t of the .sNvral productions.
What a the .llo-Cannot W. by IT, use
improve our ic,i ani thereby kr"p our
.toyk a. ls.s custf
>crrrtar, Gilbcrt-Thc lilo Ia meth
81 ~ preserving fodder. II puts u IN
form 80 u can D. i~l cut In sucCulcni
condition. bat Il will give about the
am. rr.ult. a. th. toddsr, drioi sud Ted
ln that condition. The silo l. valuable
asa means ot preserving corn fodder
whIch cannot D. readily dri~,i ani pr'e
.sr,,,l Ina r,soi condition. Tie raisiug
of corn cnshlr. us 90 faisr gUod deal
more fo,id,r than to raise grass. by
u.lng thr lilo aud feeding the iodlcf %
.tnrk. the incfvass of fodder Will admit
of an Increase la stuck. and thls incrrase
NAV D. carried on lndshuitslN. lhrrr
i. hardly any limit o. u on our lH'-acrr
farm. auI larger. IT. wouldn't usc
.sr... for tls clio t-Causr b. could dry
h ,h-af-r. Al small straNcd plants
,omins Go maturity at the ssason ~ the
,sar favorable for drying can D. Cursi
cheaper than to put u into the .il".
,oru fu,lisr AMI Timothy hay arr nearly
exactly alike la feeding elements. both
ar AZ their he.t when eat al their icr'
fryt growth; in Coru When it bssins to
turn. Iiis 1. the bsst time, Nhcn u Nlll
D. bet preserved Va the sllo. II l. 80
With erass. cut a. iasi ths right time u
n-e,i. bat little DRYING and viii k~-p
prBt-.rly in thu NOV. corn Nill kc-p
reasonably well II not run through cut
ter fnf the lilo.
~~c.t curn fodder. after growing the
corn for IA. factory, l. very cheap tod-
dcr. hcnc, profitable In cunncciion with
I. the .oIl of eur New England farms
sslf susiainlugf
SECRETARY Gilhsrt-Ihis may b" an'
.W-rrd iu the affirmative. While there
4. little los. by exhaustion hN crop
ping. taking siX inchc. depth - the soil
~ our afns. th~rr sr- fertilifiug rl"-
mrni. .torri tth~rr for crop. ior q hun
drwi YEAR, thr only truuhle l. 9" make
the plant fooi available. Portions may
b. made available by the application 81
manurr, the element. ot which help un-
lock thee dormant materials aui profit
able hu.baniry may b" carried on ior
year after year.
IIow hall Ne make money in farm
ihgf
Secretary Gllbcr, Go to work and do
L..
which are more profitable, .hccP or
coNsf
S.cr,tary Dllbeu-Thcr- l. prodi la
.he-p aud pruht Ia COVE, bat u depends
= great deal upon the man, whether BE-
lie. Que Of the other the b-.t.
How With hor.. brcSiing az compaf-
rd With keeping other stock
secretary Gllbert-Thrre !. great
deal ~ sucr-ssiul expectation la brce,l-
ing horses. Brc,-ling stock II the horse
Kind l. expansive, but having the stock
thsr, 4. bat little more cost Ia rear colt
than to rai.e a steer. Management has
much to do With .ucccss a. measured by
th- money ryturn. In making horse rails
ing profitable. With sheep the returns
arr quicker; generally tNice year.
With colts. they have to D. kept I'LL
three. -four OF five year. ~ agr to rcallg"
on them. In that time YOU may get rich
in keeping cON,. The big profit. la
horse. ar. generally realized by special
I.,s. The farmer rarely realizes great
pricc., bat .till. II b. will only scll hi'
colt. at the proper time, the business can
bc made profitable.