News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-12-28

our roads for all years to come; we
want to make better roads and per-
manent roads and we can do so with
out much extra cost if we will take
care of what we have got, spending
our tax on permanent roads.
WEDNESDAY.
At the opening of the second days
session the subject of 1.-The Silo" was
discussed by Mr.. Arms of the board.
He spoke of the necessity of a silo
usually, for success in the manage
ment of farm, especially a dairy
farm.
Question-Whatis the cost of a silo
to hold 100 tons?
Mine holds over $50 tons and cost
about 500. Build your silo one
thickness of matched sheathing and
paint with tar paint inside.
Mr.. Sanford discussed ensilage and
cautioned farmers to guard the cor
ners from bullying out. Tie the silo
so it cannot get away. In filling your
silo be careful to pack it at the sides
and in the corners, and in finishing
off the top leave it highest in the mid
die, and it will settle toward the sides
and save the loss of poor ensilage
there. In planting make your rows
as for corn raising in hills or drills.
Srve the sunshine of the summer for
our winter use. Use such variety
corn as will grow as large as possible,
and grow good ears. / grow Sanford
corn. Mr.. Sanford advised the grow
ing of Indian corn, but the cost of
cutting, setting up and husking is so
great it makes us ask, "does it pay ?"
l believe that the cheapest and best
way to harvest, save and feed fodder
corn is from silo.
Do you raise corn for the grain?
No.
Can it be raised to advantage
| think it can. and the stover of
field corn can be put into a silo to
good advantage.
AFTERNOON.
The meeting was opened by Mr.. Q.
C. Fisher of Cabot by an address on
"The Dairy Cow and Her Care" He
said that the great increase in the
yield of butter per cow was due in
great measure to the added intelli-
gence and knowledge which our dairy
men gained from the influence of as
ISOLATED knowledge. My choice for
perfect dairy cow is the Jersey. Ex-
periments made at the dairy tests at
Chicago show a Jersey to be the most
available for butter making purposes.
A pound of butter can be made from
them for less cost than from any
other breed.
On my own farm when began with
seven cows, making 100 pounds each
COW per year, seven COWS, a few
sheep and team was all my farm
would keep then. | had no silo at
that time. Now, with a full Jersey
herd and silo, l am keeping on the
same farm more than 40 head of
stock, and from my 30 or more cows
l have made more than 400 pounds
from each cow per year.
Begin with a good breed, good
milking stock on each side, and then
be sure to give them good feed and
the best of care Without the silo |
could not make butter at a profit.
Mr.. Smith-What kinds and pro-
portion of meal do you feed?
l feed 100 pounds corn meal, SO
pounds cottonseed meal, so pounds
gluten meal and 20 pounds linseed
meal with 200 pounds bran.
Mr.. Smith-How do you raise a
calf to make a COW?
My rule is to keep your calves
growing until they are two years
old.
Mr.. Smith-Do you feed your heit-
ers very heavy in meal just before
they drop their calves?
No. We have to be careful not to
give too heavy feed just before
calving, lest you lose quarters of
their udders.
Do you meal a cow just after
calving?
No. Feed very carefully for SO
hours after calving, and by that time
it is comparatively safe to feed lib
orally.
Mr.. May was asked to state re-
garding the proper ripening of
cream. He wished it ripened at
low temperature and wants his but
ter made from ripened cream.
What temperature do you ripen
at?
Sixty degrees?
A great interest was shown in the
discussion, and the speakers held
the attention of the audience every
moment Of tho session Adjourned