The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-06
Clipped and Condensed.

TIE dairy COW il the creature of
habits, as well as most other animals,
and is very susceptible to favorable or
unfavorabe influences.
THE difference in the results OBJ.
tanned from feeding sweet skim.milk
and sour skim milk are so little that not
much can b. claimed in favor of sour
milk
The deed by which every farm is
held is recorded ia the last few verses
Of the first chapter of the Scriptures,
ana the terms of this grant should
never be forgotten.
TIE trouble with large share of the
trotting horses is that if they haven't
speed they haven't anything, and are
practically worthless in filing any
profitable demand of the market.
THERE are indications that the ex.
cellent Spitzenberg apple is deteriorat-
ing. This is bad news, for there are
few better winter apples than the
Spitzenbergs, especially for eating out
of hand.
No one more than farmer depends
80 much upon the perfect sincerity of
his work or the thoroughness with
which he carries it through. Every
one has examples of this, Goth of sue
cesses and failures.
WHAT is the opinion of our readers
concerning the best position of cows
in the barn, with heads towards each
row, or with tails? We don't care for
theories, but which style do you pre-
fer, with the reason?
THERE is world of satisfaction in
knowing you do perfect farm work, and
If you then fall short o. good results, it
is for failures of Divine Providence or
the shortcomings of Mother Earth,
which is seldom the case.
PROBABLY a very considerable por-
ton OF the milk is elaborated by the
COW during the time of milking; and if
this is true, it is not difficult 10 under
stand that the COW should be in perfect
comfort of mind and body during this
time.
A MAN who does not know his indi.
vidual cows as he knows his own family
is not a dairyman to-day. He should
have such intimate relation with each
COW that they will have confidence they
are to receive nothing but absolute
kindness.
SOME farmers think it a matter OF
little importance to be so particular as
the good dairy farmer is about milking
cows exactly on time, but it is grave
mistake to omit this duty. Every dis.
appointment you give the old COW, she
Furnishes you for severely.
TAMwoRTH swine, in England, en-,
Joy reputation quite equal to that OF
the Poland Chinas here. They are be
ing introduced into this country some
what, and the claim is made that il
certain points they are superior to any
other breed. The carcass contains
large portion of lean meat.
ONE man will ask, "Does dairyine
pay?" another, docs mutton farming
pay?" another, E" Does hay farming
pay?" and $50 on. The bedrock fac
remains that all these kinds of farming
pay with some and with others they dc
not. 1t depends more on the mar
than it does on the kind of farming.
WE haven't much faith in doctorins
cows. In the first place it is almos
impossible for a farmer to correctly
diagnose the case of sick COW, anC
even if he did he would not know wha
medicine to eive her. The better wa,
is to use the ounce of prevention which
is proverbially said to be better than
pound of cure.
THE feeders who have made tn
most money of late are those that hav
properly finished their cattle in III
shortest time. Not niece ssarily at tn
earliest age, but with the minimum
amount of grain feeding. One hun
dred days of full grain feeding shoul
be enough for making prime beef GU
of any good steer.
If "a general-purpose fowl is wante
one that will ay fairly well, and tina
when killed and drt ssed will furnish
fine, large, plump and delicately fla
vored carcass - the American elias
probably offers the most sensible can
didates, and of these the Plymout
Rock and the Wyandotte are the mos
favorably known.