Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-01-21
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sufficient.
| Prof. j. w. Robertson Of Ottawa, on
| "The economical production OF butter" "
said: ''People in New England have the rep
utation Of being economical; nitrogen, phos-
! phorlc acid and potash arc necessary for
growing farm produce; man who grows
and sells his hay and grain exhuusts his
SOIL butter takes the least amount from the
soil, unwa ashel wool the most, and beans
next Showed chart to represent differcnces).
Corn is the most profitable crop to grow,
econom oal to cut in iazsd state to put in
silos; havo over 1000 silos III Province of
Quebec as far as known; silo corn the most
economical food for producing butter. sue
cuient feed in winter and good care of cows
increases the yield Of milk.
President appointed as committee on
resolutions Victor !. Spear of Braintree,
Alpha Messer of Rochester, and P w. Cur
rier Of Berlin
Hon. Josiah Grout Of Derby said in
! his address: al am sure the most important
feature of Vermont is he. farming, her az
rcutural lands are more beautiful than the
world elsewher9 sxuiuits; taken as whole
has the pleasantest homes of any State III
the Union. There is for i'm
provement in Vermont farming would
have improvement made so plain every
where that 1t could be read on the meadows
and hillsides; Improvement Will bring the
farmer power Of property and wealth of
knowledge, he is too apt to depreciate his
own and appreciate others callin5s; farm
ing can be made easier and more produc-
tive; cheerfulness will eliminate much of the
hardshps; let the farmer strive to place his
calling at the head aud soon he Will be all
right. Dairying is improving and all eyes
turning toward Vermont.
Gov. W. D. Hoard of Wisconsin said:
"Tne speaker before me gave a new idea
when he said Bellamy made 500. 900 by
Looking Backward, " and a woman Looked
backward and was turned into salt. How
queer are the ways of Providence, what
great benefit this pillar Of salt could be to-
ward dairying. Woman, dear woman, she
is always contributing something toward
making butter. a drunken man while go
ing home in noisy thunder shower one
dark night was suddenly brought to his
knees by heavy clap aud while there pray
ed 80, Lord God. if its all the same to you,
| would like less rose and more light. "
This is what the dairTmen OF Vermont need.
The daIryman must maze an effort to bs
intelligent, he cannot afford to be without
books 10 treat on daryns, or to be ignor
ant anywhere; intelii xencs will llai him
out, will have better mix producing cows. II
he is to have profitable return Of milk
must have good COW and by wise feeding
and care he can enlarge her capacity. Must
keep stables can and hoathtul, u little land
plaster sprlnklel in stalls every morning
will purify the air and value OF manure
Cows must have nerve supporting food.
Farmers could put money in their pockets
by raising it themselves Two pounds of
pea meal is worth six pods OF bran. With
study | can produce 20 bushels of peas per
acre Vermont land; they should 0e plant
ed four to SIX inches deep; pIougn land in
fail, harrow deep in sprins, SOW - bushels
por acre and turn under with plough; 20
bushels per aero S equal 10 5000 pounds
bran, worth $33. -. Wo are coming more
every day 10 the understanding OF co opera
ting in our dairy work, and must not keep
two cows to do the work OF one ~
+. II. Miller sang n few oct ons during
the Afternoon and evening to accompani-
ment of piano, aaI was loudly encored, and
Tho Philharmonic orchestra rendered selec-
tons.
The association presented n nice rife 70
Homer ". Vail of Pomfret, showing they
appreciated his services as treasurer during
tho past fifteen years
Ii was voted that the entire list of mem
berehip should be printed in the forthcom-
ing annual report.
Al the even ng session, Hon. John Gould
# Ohio il his talk on ''Stable life OF the
winter mixer" said "as we give and ad
minister to the COW, just so will she give to
u,. Heifcrs should some into dairy at 2S
months, should be fully developed AMI not
lave to lie built up afterwards | have
come to the CONCLUSION that we should never
lot n little calf nurse its mother kAep it in
, | he minger at her head for two or
three days. but let ii drink its milk;
Keep the calf in the barn the first summer
and feed foods that will build up and de-
vclop, but don't fatten il t. be raised for
dairy use. Heifers should come into dairy
in fall, at - months, after running The sum
mar with cows, learning their habits and
her place. Barns for winter should be dry
warm and well ventilated, have plenty Of
light, the more tho better. A COW who
eats her full twice day in winter has
enough, aud ba aucs OF time she should be
making that food into milk; water cows
twice day. -
Col. Levi X. Fuller of Brattleboro said
this series OF meetings is a great tribute to a
great Industry that to-day means Il million
of douars to Vermont people; he was ad-
dressing people who had spent their lives
, tickling tho earth with their skill; if
they had a good grass farm they could
make it a better one; they could
maze II speciality of raising corn in soma
localities il they had not that wrong idea
that they could buy cheaper than grow.
, What makes Vermont sugar so valuable Is
/ its peculiar flavor. he knew Of a woman
who set hen on l3 eggs; II hatched aud
she placed them in coop with the Old hon,
took the two remaining eggs, placed them
, IN u warm place inside her cor0ets and soon
had Is chicks. -
THE DAIRYMEN