Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-02-13
THE MILK QUESTION.
Lecture by Prof. Cooke on "Producing
MIX for city Consumption"

MIX for city Consumption"
The fourth in the course of lectures to
farmers now in progress at tho experiment
station was given Tuesday afternoon by
Prof. Cooke, the subject being the "Produc-
ton of milk for city consumption A
number of the leading Burlington mlkmen
were present beside others interested in tue
subject
Prof. Cooke took what in Vermont would
ordinarily be called 20 COW farm, and show
ed that with the average of farms about Bur
lngton, 30 cows couldbe kept without over
burdeuing the land. Such farm would
contain five acress for building; etc, 90
acres Of tilable land, and 10 acres of pas
ture land; total 100 acres The cost OF
this farm would be about SJ015 which
with buildings would probably amount to
S11,0O0 Keeping 80 cows on this size
farm means larger crops per acre, and the
farmer must start out with silo, which
Prof. Cooke stated was the proper basis for
doing farming IN Vermont. For so cows
there should he three silos 10xl5x2l feet in
dimensions, with capacity Of 100 tons.
Allowing 10 per cent shrinkage 200 tons
should be put in. This gives 10 pounds n
day for each COW for 800 days Twenty
acres at 10 tons each would raise this
amount. This leaves 30 acres for moving
and five acres for onts. Is this sufficient The
total food required for 30 cows, two horses
and young stock would be about 53 tons OF
hay. Under proper system of manuring
land that yields ordinarily tons, should
give two tons, or 60 tons to the 30 acres.
This is an excess OF seven tons. The five
acres for oats should yield 10 bushels Of
oats and five tons of straw, at a total value
Of 500. The East, however, cannot COM
pete with the West in raising grain. Yer
mont farmers can raise forage and fodder
TO better advantage. A crop of barley cut
in October gives az good feed as it is pos
shle TO get for milch COWS. The method of
pasturing and feeding was fully explained.
Tho raising of rye with corn or on the
same land was thought 10 be advantageous
Different methods were expained. Prof.
Cooke said that he had failed SO FAR in max
ing good rye ensilage, but had armed that
mixing grass or clover with it was Il good
thing.
On farm of size mentioned manure
should contain all the elements found in ! |
tons of commercial fertilizer. The stock on
this farm should furnish six tons per acre
of manure, one-haf as much again as is
ordinarily used in Vermont. Full, but not
heavy, and continuous feeding was adj
vsed.
Cows giving good milk always pay the
miikmen best; let Holstens alone; Ayrshire,
Durham and Jersey are good; grades Ayr
shire and Jersey, and Durham and Jersey,
are best; cream of Jersey milk rises to
quickly, and leaves the milk too blue to
suit city trade; COW should give ut least
1000 pounds of milk per year. At a con
sentative estimate the milkman's bank &C
count should stand at the close Of the year
as follows: income per COW ut five cents per
! quart, 500; incidental expenses from
hire of man to run route wagon, cans.
surplus milk, feed etc, at rates that were
stated, T4l.J0; amount left to pay for in
vestment labor, taxes, insurance, depricia-
ton, accidents and profit if any. $50. 80.
There should be a warm, we'll ventilated
| barn; cupalo ventilation aided by air spaces
and having properly constructed hay shoots,
| starting from the cellar
Min should be taken from the barn at
once, and strained thoroughly through Il
wire pyramid strainer and two thicknesses
of cloth. Aeration was specially advised
milk different methods discussed Aerate,
and keeps better, tastes better, and the
cream does not rise so easily.
/ Bottlng milk was not advised.
Inc cream trade should be largely in
! creased. SKINNED milk so ld at two cent
per quart gives three times tho cost O
labor and ice. 1t has excellent food prop
critics.
surplus milk can be handled to advan
/ tage Enough butter should be made from
an average surplus OF eight quarts per day
to furnish POO pounds of butter, on enough
for one family. The lecture closed with
comparison between milk and buoter, wh.cl
( ,l,
advantage OF 50 per cow III favor
OF the former. The butter maker
would have to sell his butter tn
year around for 80 cents per pound in or
der to come out equal with the milkman.