Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-01-30
FARM NOTES.

The reason that some cows will give
more milk when fed on ensilage than when
fed ON dry fodder, is that they eat more of
IT,
A fat steer furnishes 80 per cent Of bone
less beef but It would require "a, OOO, ono
steers, weighing 1000 each TO produce the
same amount Of nutrition as the annual
milk product does
The roots of a tree. as a rule, have twice
as great "A spread as do its branches IL is
well TO remember this when manuring
them, ami also to remember that il is the
outside or end roots that get the greatest
part oi the nourishmeut taken to the tree
Connecticut Farmer Every sheep.
keeping farmer should select at starting
out, suitable plot for dog burying
ground Plant deep whenever YOU have
spare time aud don't be afraid If over
seeding
The American Dairyman says: "When
the cows hind legs are so close together
that you cannot have full view Of the I'D
der from behind, or rub against it so as to
make the udder swing backward and for
ward you can depend upon it she is not cor
rectly built for first-class COW The teats
should he full size and set well apart"
Either straw or hay in cold weather is a
! welcome article to have in the corner of
| the hen-house for the fowls TO scratch
among it creates activity This keeps
the blood moving, and health is usually
good when this point is observed The
corn and other grain should be thrown
among the litter, thus making them hunt
for what food they obtain
The farmer of the future will be a stu
dent. He will be business man. He will
have scientific knowledge. He will know
why he must use certain kinds of fertilz-
ers for certain grains. He will know why
he uses certain food to produce fat and
other to produce milk. Hence he must
have education at least sufficient mental
training to comprehend these truths.
IL is just as essential for a farmer to
take an inventory of his stock in store as it
is for the merchant. 1t is needed to de-
termine whether it is profitable to carry
more or less of a certain kind or article. or
whether it is profitable to carry it at all.
sometimes we carry too much for the cap
ltal invested, or not enough as the case
may he We cannot discover this by guess
work
Don't give a young horse a chance to
run away, for if he runs once he is apt to
run again ON the slightest cause IL not
ailoWed TO run when young he will grow !
up III bhssiul ignorance of his power or
ability to do So Accustom a horse TO all
kinds Of noises and accidents by gently
but firmly restraining him when brighten
ed, and he will in time become almost inca
pable of fright.
The Maine Farmer notes the fact that |
Notwithstanding the oft-told story that |
nowadays we do not want to make but |
ter to Keep, the Vermont Dairymen's asso- |
citation at its recent winter meeting offered |
liberal cash prizes for June made butter.
Another valuable prize was offered for best
October creamery butter.
When sowing coverseed the coming
spring bear in mind that you must use
enough seed not only to secure a good stand
OF clover, but also to supply the birds. A
large proportion of the seed may also fail
to terminate, being injured by cold as well
as washed off by rains. Run the scratch
harrow over the field before sowing if the
nature of the land permits
After trying various other means of pro-
tecting themselves from the rabbit nuisance.
the farmers of New South Wales have de-
clded in favor of rabbit proof fencing. At
a large meeting at Ivanhoe, ~ S. W, at
which over 1000, 600 acres of pasture land
was represented, resolutions we're adopted
IN favor OF compulsory fencing with ,yi5s,o
netting all holdings in tha,.a:sr % ,'..e- +
'egionS' * e'xHEHall ard = raDnIt infested
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there is no time spent in the stables in
winter that pays better return than cut
ting the hay and fodder for the stock A
vast source Of waste is saved, and the feed
ing value u the provender is very much .
increased. a correspondent of the New .
England Homestead saws he estimates that !
his cutter saved him 800 the first winter, |
and enough fodder was saved on his farm |
over what was fed in the old way to winter |
six or eight cows
Hoard's Dairyman SAYS For the best |
one sign of good COW we regard that of |
being so built that when in milk a portion |
of her udder can he seen behind her legs as |
a side view is taken. The more there is to
be seen the better and if at the same time
the udder comes forward so as to cover a
goodly portion of the belly, she then can be,
and quite likely will be, copious mixer.
But before a very big price is paid for her
the quality of her milk should be tested,
and If the buyer is particular she should be
OF the breed he is most interested in
Economy in labor is more necessary than
in any other expenditure Labor is the
most costly item of expense the farmer has to
meet. 1t may not be to his advantage to
lessen the number of persons employed az
help, but the labor should be properly ap-
piled. Systematic management and per
forming the necessary work at the proper
time and without delay will save waste of
time and give profit from the labor itself
1t is labor that gives the value to all the
products of the farm.
Calculate the amount of manure on hand
and estimate the expected amount next
spring. Then measure off, or estimate, the
area of land that the manure will properly
cover. Do not waste the manure by
spreading it over too much space. A small
plot that is well MANFRED will give larger
prOportiOnate crops, and at lower cost,
than large field that is MANFRED insuffici
emily, Homeopathic doses of manure do not
give good results. Concentrate your ma
nure on the least space possible for fair