Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-02-13

duced large per cent Of lambs and came
through the winter strong. Mr. Sanford
told about man who cut hole in the con-
ter of his hay NOW, threw out the hay and
put corn in the same as in silo with good
results.
Mr.. Converse of Woodville, N. Y, said
The text the dairyman wants to paste Ill
his hat, is cheaper feed for his stock, which
means cheaper means of production.
Slowed corn ensiage is 80 per cent water,
of very little feeding value and more like
sour krout; sweet corn is not as good for
silage; the sugar turns to vinegar and
makes a greater loss; we lose 80 per cent of
value of corn slower by stock
ing; ensilage is more palatabe than green
corn and more dgestble; impossible to
keep stalks SO as not to waste. sllo
means no more than an air tight box; two
tons of silage is equal to one ton OF hay;
can raise and put in so for - cents per
! ton.
While in Fairhaven the members of the
! board visited the Green Mountain farm
where are large lot of nastiH' and Eng
| lish bloodhounds which are supposed to be
the most valuable collection in the world
The famous "Koso Merrill" an English
bloodhound, was nursing litter of pups
about week old This dog was used in
! London in the effort to trace out Jack the
Ripper. Her two previous litters of pups
brought the owner %l100. The board tet
! almost like advising every farmer in YER
mont to go into the dog business. Tho
board also visited the fish hatchery of DR..
Moorehouse where they found $50, 900 eggs
just Matching, and any quantity OF young
fry.
AT the second days session Miss Adams
read selection well calculated to put the
audience in good humor. Nr James r.
Converse was the first speaker. lie is prom
inent agriculturst from Woodville. n. y.
He alluded to the dairy interests of the
State ms our leading industry and said the
United States were milking l5,OOO, GOO
cows and Judging from the statistical re
ports one-third of the number were being
MIXED for the pleasure of it. The short
ness of the products of Single COW
amounts to but littic, but in the aggregate
it is immense. Thought ono good Judicious
cross would increase the value of the cows
in the United States many thousand dol
lars Never should breed to bull whose an
cestry could not be traced back many gen
erations. Estimated one-thrd of the cows
were not sef-supportinS, IL we had com
menced to improve where our fathers left
| The cry of some of our farmers that 1t IS
all in feed and none in breed is erroneous,
We want cows whose ancestry were great
nerformers If we could trace "A sire
through century of good performers we
| should yain much The sire transmits one
half of his characteristics to his progeny.
Spoke of one COW which had gwen -, 900
pounds of milk in year. Tins great yield
was OBJ, aimed by selecting n COW whose an
cestrv was desirable. The best COW in the
country can be made a scrub by i'll treat
ment Feed and care are always import
ant, and tho finish is put on with these. W t
find some intelligent farmers who insist IN
cross breeding and make failures of ii. This
is all wrong; should always breed in the
same line Take one of the many good
milking breeds and stick to them breeding
from thoroughbred sires.