Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-24
THE BURLINGTON PRESS THURSDAY DECEMBER 2
FARMERS AT DANVlLlE.
Largest Butter Yield Per Cow In Vernon
What the Soil Can DO Made to FRO

What the Soil Can DO Made to FRO
ducc.
At the agricultural meeting at Danvilo
stand and he told his experien CO and moth
dds OF farming. lie said we do not know
how much an acre of land can be made to
produce. Whom it was tho fashion to raise
roots we got from 1000 to 1000 bushels per
acre. This land of course WINS very heavily
MANFRED when we changed from roots to en-
silnce. 1t was seeded down and it produced
an enormous crop of hay and it remained
50 for u number CT years. Have bough
bone meal and applied to land with grea
results; takes some money to pay for il, bu
| think 1t will pay; buy phosphate to raise
corn have produced that Tor n number of
wears: that farm now produces five times as
much rs il did 20 years ago. Silo helpswonder
fully to build up farm rs well as to make
butter Land that formerly cut one ton of
hay will now produce % ons of ensilage, but
cNeila,e is not perfect feed. 1T needs
other grams to balance. begin my bay
ing June u; clover is n very important
crop. My practice il TO have most of my
cows come in in the fall or the year. | send
my butter to market cverv week. My
winter feed is first in tho morning; feed
OF this dried grass. After this is eaten the
COWS are turned out and waterol, the water
being vrrned II "a. Tho cows go back
to the stable rs soon as watered aud arc
fed three pecas of ensilage with four to five
pounds Of mixed grain, consisting of cotton
seed, corn, oats, linsecl, bran, etc; more
kinds the better. After eating this feed the
cows all lie down, AID | prefer not to have
any person 90 near them t II 4 O'Clock,
when we feed eniago and hay with tho
same amount Of grain as in the morning.
am at present milking II cows and make
from 100 to 10 pounds OF butter per week;
use deep cold settings. ! think it will pHY
me to put in some kind OF q separator. They
cLurned ct the station last weel; cream ut
$50, ard IN nine minutes il was Curdled md
in 10 it was butter. ] have been churning
sweet cream at too high temperature and
am satisfied have been losing money by
it, ! am attending the dairy school at Eur
lington and trying to Ienrn how to MAKO
butter; thought | IN w something before,
but found out did not. 1t is a srlerdii
institution aud every farmer in the state
ought to take advantage OF if. believe IN
feed and breel, blood will tell. My cows
are JERSEYS. ! advocate feeding twice n
day instead Of three t ines; cows lose over n
qucre Of milk each il water is not warmed.
1t is best to let a COW have a month or two
rest than to try to milk the year round. l.
is some trouble t. dry them of at 10 monthS
but | shut them up and feed on oat straw
with u little water. Cows will gain in flesh
very fast after being dIi3d Off | have sew
era that would stand more grain than what
they get.
Mr.. Sanford askcd-Do You consider it
necessary to give a COW rest every year
L.. va
two months rest every year. Last year |
MIXED some that were not rested and III ~
disappointed me, but last fall they were
rested and this year are doing better.
Mr.. Nail-Don't you think cows have off
years?
Mr.. Fisher-Yes and they are sure to
come if cows are not rested. | have cows
that will give 40 pounds of milk ii day.
Prof. Cookc-What do you think would
be the large yield Of butter per week for
your best COW?
Mr.. Fisher-I do not know, but | have
no doubt but what we have cows that will
make over 900 pounds OF butter in Il year.
| Last year % cows and heifers made 81 /
pounds OF butter or 81 pounds per cow.
! think we can make farming pay in Yer
mont ] have only 80 ncres of meadow and
only 80 OF that is moving; 81 in crops KEEP
from 40 to 80 head OF cattle and horse'
plant Sanford corn for ensiiage; | plant
with single planter. We raise - tons Del
acre. plant in drills, space four incl ea
apart in rows 81 feet apart. We apply
the manure in the fall on land plouChed II
the fall and get corn one foot higher by fal
manuring in fail than spring; put on 80,
pounds OF phosphate 10 tho acre.
Mr.. Smith-Which do you consider the