Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-06-26

farmers, and the AREA devoted TO bets,
carrots and turnlps will be considerably
In Increase over former years.
y. VI. BAILEY.
SouIu PARIS My butter average,
from four cows and two helfers, last
year, was 32i.30 pounds. To the farmer
who depends on his yearly products, the
subjects Of this June balletin are OF pc
culiar interest. n the dairy Ia fret, fruit
IL certainly second In n large part of
Maine. While dalrying can be unpront-
able through neglect, had management
aud poor machines, the fact Of . fair
profit has been practically demonstrated.
when the fact Il considered that . good
Jersey COW will. on the same feed, make
a. many pounds of butter ss you can
make of beef, on q good steer, one who
Il looking for practical results will not
hesitate long as To where the profit lies.
The rule of mechanics, that the best ma
chine IL the one that, possessing dura-
bllity, will give the best return for the
power applied, IL as well applied To the
cows that give the best return for the
feed given. A cheap priced mschlne or
COW, like = shoddy coat, may he the
dearest In the end. Test your cows.
Compare quantity with quality. study
individuality. Don't expect the hrst
doctrine to apply IN dalrying any more
than In money. Your returns will be
nearly In proportion to the capital em-
ployei, Tor believe that hut few dairy
men We, feed To the point Of securing the
best pecuniary returns.
=. VI. KING.
SouTu wArrRroRp-If question third
had been ssked the farmers In this vicin-
itv one wear ago u could not have been
answered, hut now that the Bsbcock test
IL used st our creamery. each patron
knows the smount of butter fat his cream
contains, and We know that by this
method ~ testing cream each patron gets
his Just due. think farmers In this VI
clnliv are improving their herds of COW.
Nv the Introduction of thoroughbred
Jersey stock. The smount ~ fruit tiees
set this spring aud the grating done is
largely In excess of former years. The
prospect Of fruit crop the coming sea
son Ia quite favorable.
G. y. TIAMuS.
DixIiIip-My cows average 3i5
pounds of butter. For the past week
the weather has been ,erv favorable tn
the growth ~ grass. Old fields are
looking we'll, hut newly seeded pieces
suffered from the severe drought In the
summer and early fall. The season has
O.. a. ...Slss ..nRI nm hss
land, and farmers are well advanced
with their work. Less sweet corn is be-
Ing planted than usual, aud yellow corn
has heen substituted. Farmers are re
placing all cows With Jerseys Of good
breeding; aud nearly all pstroni,s thor
oughbrcd stock. iletter cows With bet
ter care mus, be- the watchword of every
good farmer. Every indirstlon now
points to an abundant fruit crop. Have
not seen th. trees blossomed more fully
for long time. II We escape frost
there cannot fall 10 being = heavy crop.
EUGENE l.. Toggh,.
DrNNARK-My cows have averaged
?Gs pounds of butter the past year. Get
tweuty-two cents for cream enough for
one pound of butter. Average test of
cream nj factory. 1919 pcr cent. In this
town we prefer 10 sell cream and keep
our milk, az We can feed II Ia calves and
pigs, thus keeping the farm enriched st
q small cost AZ drawn milk will go far
keeping pigs, aud some extra
feed Ia the fall hts them for market.
Now add one-half 10 market value Ia
cream sheet value, and II will beat the
milk sheet, and we have our manure on
the farm. We prefer grade rather than
as they are harder, stand
their feed and climate better on the
feed We have 10 give them. Fruit trees
are blo..oming heavier than for years.
GiARLrs u. sNIrH.
PAms-Apple trees are looking very
well thi. spring. No signs of winter
killing. Nearly every tree ~ every
Kind and variety IL In full bloom to-day,
May 23th. The prospect Was never bet
ter for very large crop 90 apples than
now. The farmers are giving more at
tentlon % dalrying every year and send.
Ing their cream to the butter factory.
The Jerseys are the fayoritrs. Hut few
steers ar, raised and oxen are rather
scarce. but old horses are plenty. when
a common farmer sells his oxen and
buys q span of horses. be takes q long
step towards the town farm. The Jer-
.eys furnish the cream and the old
horse. eat up the profits.
HENRY y. HAMMOND.
BErHIL--Average number Of pounds
Of butter per COW, 30s Average test Of
cream at factory. ~ per cent. Numbsr
of pounds Of milk for one pound of but
ter, fifteen. Ny herd Of cows Il small,
numbering only three or four for the
year, Jersey and Swiss. Have q lab
cock tester and find the milk tests from
81 per cent 10 G.i Per cent sccording 10
period of lactation. Quality OF milk
does not seem 10 be- affected by change
of feed to any great extent, as long NJ n
full ration Il given. Have weighed the
milk daily for the past year, and tested
occasionally, So II IL not all guess work.
Average price for cream enough for one
pound of butter, twenty cents.
&. u. VALENTINE.
PARis-Some philosopher has said
that "eiperience IL dear schoolmsster,
but fools will learn Of no other" In one
sense We are all fools, but the real differ
.nce between the Wise man aud fool IL
that one profits by his experience and
observation, the other keeps right on re-
peating his folly. 'ris said that "feed-
Ing old horses grain IL like pouring IL
Into q knot hole" Are old horses all
the knot holes grain IL poured intor !
am not experienced In the dairy business
50 leave those questions unanswered.
Trees In full bloom. Planting well
along. Grass looking finely only on
worm eaten fields.
HARRISON fARRAR.
SUNNER-Ayersge number Of pounds
Of butter per COW, 300. My cows are
not up To the average for the past year,
as We have had two thrce-year-old heller.