Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-03-01
AGRlCULTURlSTS MEET AT ORWELL.



the Goth. Formerly Orwell was one of the
greatest sheep and horse producing towns of
Vermont, but the sheep industry has re-
ceived a setback, which has been felt keen
ly, in common with other towns of the
state; but the horse industry is still pro
gressive, and Orwell is alive ON the equine
question.
Harry Root, esq, was elected chairman
OF the meeting, and Mr. s. H. Barstow gave
the board cordial welcome. Mr. Sanford
of the board addressed the audience
ON the subject of road building. He
shove ed how distance from town depressed
farm values simply on account of the con
dition of our highways. Inasmuch as the
towns are drawing OH the suburbs for their
supplies in men and money, it is but right
that the towns, as provided under the new
road law Of Vermont, should give of thoir
abundance to aid the country places in build
ing and maintaining their roads But it
certainly behoovcs us in the country to make
a good use Of the help we get in this way
that the future lawmakers may scc a result
which Will encourage them to continue and
perhaps add to the present amount which is
distributed III this State among the outlying
districts.
Mr.. Vail address was ON his pet subject
Building up n dairy herd and gave the
audience tho benefit OF his own experience in
that line. One popular error is to ignore
good breeding in building up Il herd The
fixed law of hercdity comes in here. \
good COW brings blood lines and when she is
bred to add to the herd her offspring may
inherit her good qualities, but is more likely
to 90 back to her longer line of ancestors and
prove a great disappointment to the breeder.
In the matter of cheese making Mr.. Vail
urged the addition of the Bubcock
| test for paying for milk at the cheese factory.
! Comparing the two systems of daiIying.
ne referred to the fact that in ALTERNATING
| we leave on our farm about all of the fer
Utility of the milk product while cheese
| making takes almost all the fertility of the
milk and puts it into the cheese product
BY request Mr. Vail continued his address in
the afternoon, speaking ON the subject of
feed and care Of dairy COWS. urging the
early cutting of hay, and proper balancing
of rations i'll feeding.
L. b. Douglas asked, is there danger of
! feeding too much hay?
| ] think there is, especially when YOU are
feeding your cows literally ON grain.
Mr.. -- of Orwel-How about grind
| ing corn ON the eur
If were feeding corn would grind it
cob and oll as the cob. while not very nu-
uitious of itself, helps the digestion of the
heavier meal
Mr.. Cults asked, Is it better TO cut a sec
! ond crop, or put cows in and feed it
| prefer to cut il.
Mr.. r. b. Douglass of Shorcham was
asked to give his experience in the dairy.
He said in part: Get good cows | have
added l2J pounds of butter to each of my
COWS. am doubling the yield of my mead
Ows. ! have got more than twice the hay ON
my meadows that they formerly produced.
| What number of cows do YOU milk
| have 81 cows-am milking 30 How many
of them can you bring up to 800 pounds
When | was milking 80 cows they averaged
me 345 pounds each. The next year they
averaged me 80 pounds each. What
price do you get for your butter This
winter we have got ., and 9S cents What
system of setting your cream do you use
We set our milk in cold water. in deep pals
dipping the cream Oft the pals at the end OF
- hours.
Mr.. |. T. Branch read Il paper ON Farm
ing in Vermont. -
Mr.. Spear of the board spoke ON earn
crops" Success III growing farm crops i,
not at all the result of location or crcum
stances, but of men, and the same amount
of energy expended in any line, with good
Judgment accompanying it, viii produc,
equal success. We have a great adVantag,
over other States in being in tn,
lead in quality and quantity of our dairy
products, and We must keep that advantage
and hold the same lead in maple sugar
which is clearly ours now
The evening session was opened 10y orches
nal music by the family of Mr.. Ocham
paugh. DIR. f. A. Rich, V. 5. NJ D.
of Burlington delivered lecture ON "Th
horse ; foot, - Three-luarters of the case
of lameness which veterinary surgeons ar
called ON to treat are diseases of the foot
BY heredity we duplicate disease, and oftel
ii results from the breeding of unsounc
dams. Lameness is often the result of i'm
proper shoeing, and perhaps us often by no
= shoeing often enough Backsmths canno
be at fault for not shoeing often enough
for if he does not put the shoe ON to sta
about three months we find fault with hun
What is the cause of splnt?
| 1t is usually caused 10y a conclusion il
driving on the road 1t often occurs il
young animals when driven on pavement
1t may be caused by interfering,
TIE SECOND DAY.
The second days meeting at Orwell wa
opened by G. VI. WinslOw of the board wit
al address on tuberculosis Mr.. Winslo,
referred to the subject as one not usually il
the list of subjects discussed by the board
, The discussion is called for by the peculiu
situation of some Of the finest herds in thi
! and neighboring States People have be-
D come frightened and perhaps unreasouab
so, as this disease is an old time visitor, an
e. nothing new has been developed regardin
q it, A most practical and safe way of di,
4, covering the disease has been recently de
veloped and given to the public.
Mr.. Sanford OF Orwel-Are COWS highl
fed and carefully housed specially liable t
this disease;
l No; good care Will prolong the life of tn
animals
+ Is there a cure for this disease?
+ Yes if taken in its early stages and 20
e will always have nature to help YOU
, Answering Mr., Sanford of Orwell regarc