Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-12-04
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WARMERS ASp rxrrmarSr.Rs pls-
AGREE.

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On the question whether the proper
tion of cream can be increased by Ju-
dicious feeding, there seems ever to
be q confiict of opinion between farm
ers aud experimeniers. Farmers know
Il can be done-hsve done u time aud
again. While on the othe- hand s,i-
entific Investigators have proved by re-
pest,d trials that u cannot be done.
llere !. q square contradiction of author
ltie.. We take sides With the hrmerr,
for We are one of them, and doing busi-
nes. after their methois for many years,
hay, at time. concluded that, like Others,
Ne had learned something from expert
ence. though without the assistance OF
chemists tests or the delicztely adjusted
/ balance.
OF course q farmer knows II when he
takes q COW and by judlcious feedin.
aud dillgeut care brings her M To give
richer milk than he formerly drew from
her. ~, too, the .xperimenter, when
he take. a coz aud puts her through
feeding period. on radically different
fodder. without change la the quail
~ Of her milk, he knows IL. II u unjust
for the Investigator Ia dispute the enpe-
ri.nc. of tie farmer. for Ne had many
feeders Who knew how Ia make COW
give = literal dow of rich milk, or to
grow q steer rapldly, before govern
ment experiment station Was ever 60
tabli.hesl. Thi. l. no criticism on the
stations, for they have already done q
great work In developing the science In
,olNed In feeding, snd especially In ex-
tending . knoslcige ~ how Ia do u. On
tn. other hand, there s.ems to be no dis
position on the part of the farmer Ia dls-
put- IN. result. reached by the expert
m.nter. Hut they do not agree.
The fact l., they are both sound Ia
their Concluslon.. The rrsson of The
wkie discrepancy between them u that
an important factor In thi. great sud
complicated problem 10 milk production
l. Iost sight oi. hi. iscior L.; IAs
fed l. NJ isrard3y dad IN fall r,pr's'ai-
- D. a. mHl pr,-isci or conversely. tAs
s,HE 4. aai 90 an iitass tAs dirsci asd 'r-
elasirs pr,.iscf - "a fs,-i. There !. an-
imsl existence bstNecu that must al all
time. o, sustained. This animal exist
rnce draws upon the food Ia build az or
sustain Itsslf, according 10 IT. condition
aud the consequent wants oi its sy.trni'
The cOs slso, st times aud under certain
demands. draws upon this stored up
reserve aud give. IL Out In her milk FUR
ni.hsd.
Eyery dalrymtu knows that COW BE-
low normh milk-giSlng condition of
fie.h will not give a. much nor =. good
milk from the same feed a. when In
proper condition. Aud the reason !.
ob,iou.-shr sppropris,es portion oi
her food Ia build up her..lf. ~, too,
every dairlman has had the experience
that cos In superior fesh aud condl-
tiou. coming Into lactstion aud giving
large foN ot milk, wlllrun down In con-
dition. or, Ia oth-r words, CIV. oif of her
stored up Fat or ne.h, or both In part,
into the milk pail. No one can tell In
either case hoN much 10 the food or the
stored up weight oi the coS u drawn Ia
N. form Of milk, or la the particular
Kind Of it, solids, nor Nh.ther protein or
carbohydrate. !. the particular class of
nutrient. appropriated. The Gov, un-
der certain conditions, draws upon he
food and puts II Ia storage. ni"r
other conditions she draws upon her
storage aud deposits IL In the form of
milk. In neither case i the MIX either
In quality or quantity representative of
the daily ration led.
Il.ucr In a bri.f feeding period al n
station or el.e~hcrv, widely differing ~
tIon. DO uot result In variation In the
milk proportionate TO the difference In
the Kind of food fed. Therefore both the
farmer and the scientist may be right,
though they do no, Agrc,.-Mslne farm-
er.