Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-05-15
4 TALK ON rHt CARE OF DAIRY
STOCK.
TIrpI>G AND DRINKING, WARMTH 90
srABLr, KIND of FLOOR, UsE 90
FAsrURE. FATIE>I>o AND nurr>o.

Ata rcc.ut farmers institute In Bell
lngham, Mr.. Geotge l.. Ciemence Of the
board % agriculture read an interesting
paper on the care Of dairy stock. and AZ
the conclusion WAS asked q great many
questions BY the practical farmers pres-
eut. The following are some OF the
questions and answers;
"woald you feed meal dry I'll
would"
"IIow late la the season would YOU
warm the drinking water for cows
"Uutil about the time OF turning them
out"
"whst dcc- your grain ration cost
your "Aboat 90 cents per COW Ter
day."
GLOW warm should barn be- In Win
tsrr' II DO not intend "a let mine ge,
below 80 degrees or above Go. During
the coldsst day the past winter the ten
perature fell "a a. degrees"
"whAi Kind of foor do YOU have In
your stablsy' "My cattle stand on
plank, aud hav. found by experience
that pine l. preferable to chestnut or
hard wood. II does not bccome .o slip
perry and wears better"
"po you water your cattle In the barn
In summer" II do.F
"whAt system do you user' "'ihs
Buckley"
"IIow warm do you give the water Ia
the cattle In the winter About 81
degrees"
"whai time of day do you turn out
your cattler' "During the coming sum
mer intend 10 turn them out In the
morning after milking. return them 10
the barn about nine, and keep them
there out of IN. sun aud iiies until after
milking az night"
would Il not BE- cheaper Ia keep the
cows In the barn all the timeF'' ut
would prove hardly profitable Ia discard
the pasture altogether " one has H."
"iIow much milk must cows give "a
paw their wayy' "rhey should average
al least eight quarts per day. when a
COW gets much below that she !. being
kept without profit"
'.Do YOU feed cottonseedt' IL have
not fed much lately. when feed u
am apt 10 feed too much and have les.
trouble with gluten neal"
.what do you do With cows that give
80 ANAL an amount of milk az To be un-
profltabley' "fatten them for the
butcher"
..what feed do YOU use for fattenlngr'
.sIndian meal l. best for that purpose.
"what does u cost To keep q COW
during the few week. she Il dry "Ien
dollar. might be an average"
.'In buying COWS to replenish your
herd how old one. would you select =
II like 10 buy cows from three TO i've
years old"
.'IIow much 10 you pay for cowsf
II paid si5 each for two recently. VI
IN. range Of price. was from sij to So,
probably the s;5 COW would be cheap
est
II. not the ss5 COW more liable "a
break down aud he a loss on one
hands, "Not In my experience"
"IIow large a COW do YOU preferr
II would buy one weighing from Loo
% go pounds"
"whsn you 20 out TO bay COW do
YOU have an ideal In your mind of What
YOU want and rcfuse 10 buy until YOU
hnd it, mo. n I did ! would never
make a purchs.e. A milkman 10 some
times driven 10 bay COW by the neces-
.ity of more milk and must make . pur'
chase AZ once"
"po you believe In raising ealye.f
II intend % rsise souls, bat there IL nc
money In Il. lfi can get two good
calves out % Ave thlEk ! am doips
WELL
"Do YOU buy any CO.'S at Brightonf
II do not. In the vicinity of my home
I can 60 back from the ,illsgc q fe~
miles where there are no mllkmen and
~, good cows that have never been fore
ed. such will develop and do well or
my hands"