St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-12-28
TWO INSTITUTES.
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on the board since last winter, blu
was put there at the suggestion c
the governor, who wished us to in
tcreSt the farmers in the subjec
which was so important to the State
George Cochran-ln your laying
DOT the work for the men who will
care for the road, would you leave i
all to them?
would have those men care TO
the road under the supervision of thu
commissioners. would put a goot
honest man with a horse, tip cart
shovel and pipe, if he is an Irishman
and let him take care of several mile.
Of road, staying with it all the tim,
and caring for it. One good faithful
man will take care of a good many
miles of road.
Mr.. Meader-Is a stone crusher
practical?
Yes, entirely SO.
Have you ever seen tile draining
tried for wet, low roads,
have not, but we all know that
water and roads don't mix.
In the afternoon, "The Dairy
Cow" was discussed in an address
by II. W. Vail of the board. The
subject is an old one, but there is
nothing so fixed in the line of dairy
ing that we cannot learn something
new every year. When we fail to
improve we always deterioate. We
must be constant in our care of the
animals, and even when we are so
careful, there will be at times a fall
ing off that seems unaccountable.
To find out and counterfeit this loss
is the needful work of the dairyman.
A little change in the guilty of feed or
a slight draught in the stable will
cause a loss that we cannot afford.
Care and the application of what in
telligence we have will overcome the
losses and we will be constantly dis
covering new methods by which we
can secure a greater profit and a
greater product. The question that
arises all over the state is: Does
dairying pay" To this question
there is but one answer-Good cows
well cared for will pay. Poor COWS
carelessly cared for will not pay. To
YOU in Ryegate this quesrion will
not need be asked. You have good
cows and you care for them here
and by these methods you are pros
porous and are enabled to build your
good barns and maintain your farms
IN such good condition. Personally.
am partial to working up my COW
product at home when can, but the
creamery is a good thing and will
doubtless have large share of the
custom OF the state and they will do
well TO do SO unless they can con-
veniently do this work at home.
Some one asked Mr.. Vail if he ever
had any trouble from white scours
and he said he used to have trouble,
but | fed little soda in the milk,
and so saved my calves.
Several parties mentioned the fact
that they had suffered from this
disease, and the subject was thor
oughly discussed and the prescrip-
ton for cure was gratefully received
by the dairymen present: One tea
spoonful of baking soda in the feed
which should be given in reduced
quantity and change the milk, or
feed mixed milk from the whole
herd. The trouble is the result of in
digestion, caused by over feed. One
dose is usually sufficient.
In the evening l.. c. Fisher of Cabot
discussed the dairy cow. when |
hrst began to attend the meetings of
the board | was at the foot of the
ladder. | went long distances to
learn how to improve my herd and
visited many different herds in order
to find how could equal the more
prosperous farmers and dairymen
Finally took the best stock | could
Ind to start dairy herd.
How much hay do you cut per
acre on your farm2
1.-THE average yield Of moving fields
rs at least three tons per acre at two
cuttings.
Now much linseed meal do YOU
feed your cows?
About about a pint day.
Judge Harvey-Do you feed each
cow eight pounds of grain day2
No sir. Some of them will not
take so much, and some cows will
eat 10 pounds.
How late in the season do YOU
feed ensilage?
i would like to feed ensilage every
day in the year.
How much gluten do you feed at
Il ration?
Not more than pint.
Did you injure the flavor of YOUR
butter by the use OF gluten feed ?
{" 1t softens the butter and should
be fed sparingly."
Mr.. Spear discussed the subject,