Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-06-27

for bedding In winter, I've Of those use
leaves, two use plaster and the Others
use straw and other waste material.
Replies to question eleven and twelve
are given quite fully In the Individual
statements which follow, and indicate
the general opinion Of the farmers on
this great question Of road improvement.
The remarks and suggestions are given
quite fully, both those which seem to
favor the old method and the "highway
system" as well a. those who are look
Ing for improvements and progress
along this line, ~ well rs others. Your
careful vttention 10 asked to these state
ments, ~ we believe them to be Of spec
isl value.
lFollowins Are selected from the replies In the
Bulletin.
ANDROscoGGIN COUNTY.
SOUTH TURNER-Am milking nine
American j. q. G. registered, and eight
high grades, seven cows and ten heifers,
making about $50 pounds Of butter per
month.
In regard to the matter Of road max.
Ing and repairing hope the Board OF
Agriculture will keep Il before the peo-
pie. One Of the largest improvements
that can be brought up with the least
expense In q long run Is In underdrain-
Ing many Of our roads. There are plen-
ty Of old stone walls the farmers would
like to get out Of the way, so 1t would
be helping both farmers aud the public.
am satisfied II I could manage the
roads In our town for ten years we
could have better roads with less expense.
Our roads are In poor condition now.
ID. j. BRIGGS.
EAST AUBURN-SOme people always
have and some probably always will,
fiud success In dairying. And u
equally true that others have ana VIII
find only failure. The cause OF the
difference is generally to be found with
the people. Common sense, energy ana
attention to details count more than
breed or the tariff. | am always glad to
know how other dalrymen conduct oper-
stions and have been helped and en-
coursged thereby. /
Think Of a man putting on his great
coat, double mlttens, and cap pulled
down over his ears aud allowing them to
remsin from housing time until May.
That Il not much more senseless than
keeping cows In an equally close tleup |
during that time. We regulate the
temperature by opening or closing lids,
doors, or windows. Never allow cows
out In cold storms or In very cold wealth |
er. Water In the barn I'm winter, and
when the weather is very cold warm the |
water. Feed generally on dried grass
and as little wood In over ripe hay as
possible. Instead Of straw and yellow |
corn fodder, feed early cut Hungarian.
Make the cows comfortable by supply |
Ing their wants at the proper time as
nearly as possible. When cows leave |
the barn to fight flies and hunt food In
the pasture give them gentle push In |
form Of grain ration; II pays. Think
the greatest Improvement In the quality |
of butter In the future will be from
greater cleanliness. j. w. RiCkER.
ARoOsToOk COUNTY.
NASHVILLE CENTRE-I.ess attention IL
being paid to dairying In this immediate
vicinity than In former years. Our
roads are improving and are generally
kept In good repair. Road machines are |
now used on nearly all the roads In town |
and are great Improvement on the old
manner of turnpiking with plow and
scraper. EDWARD WiG"iN'
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
GRAy-I trust you will collect and
widely publish the answers to your first
question. We hear the wonderful stories
of the butter product Of Individual cows,
ranging all the way from ten to thirty or
more hounds per week. Now l give II
n .k. nsNtntnn that tho
average of all the cows In the State IL
below one pound per day for the year,
or even for the time they are In milk.
Your third interrogatory Involves the
much discussed and much abused ques-
tion OF ..cow exercise" "rhe proof OF
a pudding Il the eating Of It." My cows
have not been out to pasture for single
day for three years, and they were never
In better condition, never looked better,
have never done better than now. They
show no stiffness, no weakness, no
trouble In any limb. A COW In the barn,
properly tied and properly cared for,
will get all the exercise she requires.
still I " would turn them out portion OF
every fair day, hut l would do this
wholly for air aud sunshine, especially
for the latter, and foe all the purposes
OF exercise. I would as soon have them
In yard of fair sine, II u was dry, as to
have them In hundred acre pasture.
WARREN II. VISToN.
HARRisoN-During the winter ! have
experimented somewhat In feeding
to my cows. The most salts
factory feed that found, was a COM
pound of shorts, gluten aud cotton seed,
equal parts by measure. Gluten was a
new feed In this vicinity, and proved
very satisfactory. I think 1t Il, In COM
parlson to the cost. fully as good as
cotton seed.
In regard to the road question 1t Is
worthy Of remark, that there IL n grow
Ing discontent with the old system OF
working out the tax under highway sur
yeyors. There has been no improve
ment In the roads here for many years,
and never will be until we have differ.
ent system. Road machines do good
business, but under our system OF re-
pairing road, they do not do half they
are capable of when handled by an ex-
perienced and skillful crew.
ALPnONsO MouLroN.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
HALLOwELL-we keep but two cows
and make what butter We need In our
family and have what milk We wish to
use, selling little at times; and with