The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-17

Inc entlre neru, Will lne eAooPtioh Va
the five registered Ayrshires, are either
ful-bood or high grade Jerseys, and to
all lovers of fine cattle they are most
interesting sight. The absolute clean
illness of their managers aud quarters
was noticeable, and was in strong con-
trast to the " smells" and contain
mating influences of some large stables
that might be mentioned. The regis
tered Ayrshire, "Acme," is from the
herd of G. M. Winslow of Brandon, and
took one of the prizes at the Worlds
Fair. AS in everything else about the
farm, Mr.. Howe is experimenting in
different kinds of stanchions to find
the best. AT present the old fashioned
chain and upright stanchion, the Par
sons swinging tie, the lock tie, the
chain swinging tie, and the Newton
tie, are in use. In the opinion of Mr..
Howe, the chain swinging tie has ad
vantages over the others.
THE PIGGERY.
In the pig-pens, where some thirty
Berkshires and Chester Whites were
seen, daily and monthly experiments
are going on to ind out whether swine
will do better on wet or dry feed, on
whole corn or corn me Al, and on butter
milk or skim-milk.
THE sILOs.
In the silos, two of which hold fifty
tons each and one 100 tons, different
kinds of ensilage and corn are placed
to find out on which the COWS do
the best. Experiments are constantly
made as to the relative value, for pro-
ducing butter fat, of highly-concen-
trated meals, gluten, cotton-seed, etc.,
and corn meal and bran. These cows
at the Experiment Station have a
"pull," or the scribe is mistaken.
Their general and individual appear
ance shows at glance the care that is
bestowed upon them. A series of ex-
periments, extending over a long pc
Rod, have convinced Mr.. Howe that
the best en- ,ilage that can be made is
composed of the stalks and ears of
corn, cut up and packed together. He be-
lieves it mistake and waste OF time
to pick the ears dry, and grind them,
and put the stalks only into the silo.
THE APIARY.
Tho with ito mi u- fo, y
swarms of bees, was not the least inter-
esting place visited, although the re-
porter was perfectly willing to take Mr..
Howe's word for it as to the habits, etc.,
of these Industrious creatures, without
attempting to verify it by close per-
sonal inspection. Here experiments
are carried on in wintering swarms
outside and inside the apiary, and also
with the non-sw warming methods, thus
keeping the bees constantly at work,
The Landon non-swarmer is in use,
and the experiments of keeping drones
out of the hives, and putting the
honey-boxes on the front side of the
ulNo, uIC JULIE IiiOu' ho III cNcIy'
thing else from the farm, there is q
home market for all the honey that can
be sold. From some remarks made by
the farm superintendent, the WATCH
MAN man was led to believe that, in his
opinion, no more honey was made by
these non-swarmiug methods, and thai
about the best thing ID do is to let the
bees have their own way. An in
genious continuance is the trap fo
catching the queen, when hive
swarms, thus preventing their leaving
after they light, if no one happens tC
be around to hive them. The queen il
caught as she comes out, and the swarm
is sure to come back to her in the new
hive where she is placed.
THE DAT FIELD.
In a stroll about the farm, the frs
place visited was field of oats divided
| into different nlOts two feet anart al