Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-08
Afternoon Session.

Great interest was manifested in the
afternoon meeting and a large audience We
in attendance. Prof Isaac q. WInslow Of
ST. Adams, the lecturer, was at his best
entertaining. instructive and convincing in
ali his statements. His subject WAS lie,
management of the dairy and the gruwinu
of such crops as should be specially ~
tended to by the dairy farmer that he may
make his farm more self supporting abl
depend less upon foreign than upon hon,c
grown f. ed. At the commencement OF III,
lecture Prof. Wnslow described the work.
ing of the Babcock Milk Test, and The
revolution i, has worked in our practical
dairy management While this explanation
was being made Secretary Mckeen was
preparing samples of milk for being test,l
and during the afternoon and evening thir-
ty-six samples of milk were tested. Tie
following farmers brought samples
of milk which were tested: s. Ken
NEEDY, Whtefiel1; f. A. Lapham. Pitt
ton; w. l., Bum, Dresden; h. W. Tow les,
Whitefielt; Mr. Morse. Whitefeld; II. VI.
I.apham, Pittston; j. c. Cheney, White
field 5. s. Moody, Whtefeld; besides
several samples that were only marked by
initials. These tests we're studied with IA
great deal of interest by those present. e.
pecially by many ladies', ami the cxplaua-
tons of Peof. Winslow were entertalniue
and educational. The percentages of but
ter fat in the various samples varied from
two TO nine. After this preliminary exer-
else to the afternoon programme, Prof.
Winslow spoke of the conditions or ele-
ments necessary to success in dairyins
which he regarded as resting upon az sur a
basis as any farm industry in the State ami
one not likely to be rapidly overione. as 1t
takes two or three years to accomplish any
great increase in the number of cows kelt
Dairying is necessity in the grant
circuit of the farming system; Cows,
their product for the creamery. the skim
milk for the farm, the RAISING of pigs. tin.
, making of more manure and the keeping Of
more cows. Dairying also enables farnie r.
TO enlarge their business in lines which are
sure to pay. and by feeding green crops IN
Summer, FARM RS are not Obliged to have, re-
gard to the size OF their pastures in incr, as-
ing their bHsingss. Success in daifFing
however, depends upon certain leading con-
ditions which must be fUllowed in order %
succeed. The first Is, that the farmer " hn
goes into 1t must like the business and
make all its conditions a study, with a view
10 the highest profit. Then obtain the
best cows, and make it point to only keep
those that yieli the Most aud pay the best.
| Feed well ami take the best of care Of the
COW s-there is merciful AMI humaniSa.
rian slde to this as we'll as bushes
. side. 1t pays TO be humane and kind to
mich cows. In regard to the feed of Gov $
Prof. Winslow explained with great clear
ness the chemical points involved in feeding
what is termed balanced or nutritiye Ia
ton, showing that the best foods are those
" hich can be SO combined as to give the pro-
portion of heterogeneous matter, ami also uf
the carbohydrates as hea, giving properiies.
In feeding aim at general good results 10
not feed ali cotton SEED and clover bat feed
some corn meal and coarse hay. Give good
hay, cotton seed or wheat bran, au4 ,.urn
meal Or gluten meal Feed cows rrgalarIv--
twice a day is far better than eighteen time.
day, as was the obi CUSTOM. or even three
times. A rational daily ration per COS il
twelve pounds of hay two quarts cotton seed
meal. two quarts corn meal an txo quarts
wheat bran. In aro~ ing crops with a vie y
to dairy farming Prof. Winslow recon-
mentled Germ for ensilsge clover hsy. its
and peas. Has very high opinion of
ersiiave, packing the corn into the lilo ears
and stalk together. During the lecture
Prof. WINSTON was frequently INTERN pte.l
by vuiley of questions all of which were
answered in the most ready and sat sfactory
manner; and at the close Of the lvctare 4