Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-02-06

plaster is very valuable to use In n stable
us a deodorizer and to check the escape Of
ammonia and other valuable substances.
lie uses two shovel fuls n day in n stable
Of GO cows. There is no fertility in plaster
alone, but tho mechanical effect it has on
either land when sown broadcast or APP
piled with manure is wonderful.
Mr.. Sanford spoke worry favorably of the
experiment stations in the United States,
and said as soon as the farmers knew how
to use them they going to do a vast
amount of good.
Mr.. Whitney said he had sown plaster on
a pasture covered with brakes and turned
on sheep aud improved the pasture very
much killing out tho brakes and bringing
in better grass Sheep are much better
renovator than cattle.
Mr.. George Whitney thinks the farmers
III this section have improved their pastures
by taking cows from them at night and
stabng or letting them lay in a night pas
ture
Mr. Sanford said animals do not dis
tribute the manure evenly over pasture
and he would prefer to experiment with
some cheap chemicals and apply to the
whole which gave the best results in the
plots, for example, South Carolina rock
murate Of potash, ashes, etc.
George Whitney asked If the speaker
would plough land that cut a good crop Of
hay.
Mr.. Sanford said the hay is the best crop
we can raise, but aftor any crop has gro WIN
"a few years it needs change and would
advise ploughlng up and seeding again.
Mr. Walston said: If farmers would all
do as weil as they knew how we should ali
be better oil We cannot save all the man
ure unless IN a cemented cellar. We should
use large amount OF absorbants.
Concerning manure spread on the snow
MIR. smith said that because the water was
dark colored that flowed from the field does
not necessarily follow that it contained any
fertililing clement. The dark matter is
tanning.
SUMMER vs.. WINTER DAIRYiNG.
Rolin c. Smith of Pittsford spoke on
Summer VS.. Winter darying. He said IS
per cent OF the butter maize IN the United
States was made in the summer months and
the amount of butter consumed was about
the same in every month of the year. Cows
to bo the most profitable should come in
in September or October and go dry from
the 10Th of July to September when milk
is worth the least and farm labor worth
important part 1t takes in winter dairying.
Instead of grinding to feed cattle it
should all he put in the slo. lie advocates
spreading manure in the winter and plough
ing ana cultlvatIug the land just before
planting; cows ted on early cut hay and
slagc Will need very little grain.
Prof. Cooke asked II it would paw to buy
grain at present prices to run a winter
DAIRY.
Mr.. Smith said, if you have every other
kind OF fodder in good shape it might, but
il your hay Is Door or cut late and the most
Of the milk comes from the grain fed
think it would hardly be advisable.
Mir. Whitney inquired il the 50 per cent
of butter now mele in summer was made
in winter what would ha the result Mr..
| Smith said better prices Tor the summer
| product would result and the winter pro-
duct might he handled to "A better profit.
| Iroi, Cooke sad, creamcries pay about
| 80 cents "A hundred more for winter milk
/ than summer and a COW coming in in DC
! toDer VIII give about one-fourth more.
| Now your summer cows average about 1900
/ pounds of milk and the same cows coming
III In October would give 1900. The differ
ence IA price and amount would he about
/ -: PER COW aud think it would pay to
.c,i sran at present. prices. Mr., j. Tai
/ colt advised all farmers to investigate the
winter dairy business.
r. G. SmntU ADVISED farmers to raise
their own gram aad feed it out. Mr.. Cha
pin believe, IN year around dairy. Mr..
/ Whiting thought feeding grain rather risky
in any kind OF farming.
Mr., Vail was not so much opposed to
| buying grain fertilizers. lie preferred to
/ buy fertilizers IN the form of bran and cot
ton seed meal aud feed it to cows; think the
! dropp.n,;- very much improved.
Prof. Cooke had known bran and cotton
seed meal 10 be used IN the hill with good
results.
At the Wednesday evening session Prof.
Cooke spoke on the advantages of cream
cries over farm diaries. He spoke of the
necessity of having the milk tested in both
cheese and butter factories 1t paid pat
rons from the amount OF butter fat found
in the milk
his was the largest and most enthusias-
tic meeting Of the winter and the largest
ever held in ChitteGdon county. Good
music was furnished and the board were
entertained 10y some of the best farmers III
Vermont.