Middletown transcript., 1895-01-26
Wilmington, January "a, 1895.
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
A Practical Address Made by Prof.
Powell,

| Powell.
The Farmers' meeting in the Comegys
| building OH Tuesday was addressed by
Prof G. T. Powell, of New York. His
subject was How to obtain the most value
| from the Dairy" The address was very
| interesting and was heard with close atten-
ton by those present. He said that it
requires both skill and knowledge to make
| the dairy business success. One of the
chief troubles with dairymen. he thinks, is
keeping too many COWS, and advised FARM
ers to examine their herds, make tes. of
cost and profit, and thin out the COWS that
are not paying. The practical way of do
ing will be to keep an account of the pro-
duct of each COW, but it will not be right to
condemn one animal if she may not equal
another il the quantity of her milk, for
what her product lacks in quantity may
be more than equalled in quality. In
every stable there are cows eating up tbe
profits of their neighbors, and the first
important step will be 10 eliminate all in
ferior animals. 1t matters little how they
are become rid of, so it is done. If the
butcher has no use for them it will be
economy to kill them and place them
under your fruit trees.
How to handle what are left is the next
important thing to learn, and it will be
wise to fix a standard to work to, say
yield of 800 pounds of butter year for
each COW. This is not a high standard.
but very good one. 1t has been found
profitable in the end to allow cow to
stand at least six weeks without produc-
ton. There are good COWS to be found in
every herd, no matter what the breed may
be, and by carefully studying the demands
of the animal, in which the question of
food is very important one, dairymen will
have little or no difficulty in coming up to
the standard mentioned before.
MIR. Powell used chart by way of illus
trating what kinds of food are best. Wheat
bran and oats make very desirable feed,
but linseed meal and cotton seed meal con.
tain more plotine matter than any other
food. Clover is richer than any other class
of hay, and is recommended as good to be
used. Corn is not equal in plotine matter
to other kinds of food for cattle, and it is
very unwise to depend upon it for increas-
ing the milk product. Corn is used almost
entirely to fatten hogs, but while it will do
this it does not eliminate enough plotine
matter to make blood, which fact is known
to frequently cause their death. As food
for cattle, corn is fattening, but is not cal
culated to benefit the milk product, unless
used in connection with some other food.
The matter of stable management, care
of the health and comfort of the animals |
were also among the vital questions dis
cussed; the mere smatter of ventilation |
bears a close relative to the vitality of the
herd.
The relative merits of individual dairy
ing at home, and the cooperation plan of
the creamery were discussed. the preference
by all odds being given to the creamery,
which is more in keeping with the manu-
laws of our country, and the pro-
ceeds are more satisfactory. 1t is of the
greatest Importance for every creamery
patron to understand that the highest sue
cess of the creamery depends upon his
efforts to insure success.
Prof. Powell made a plea for better edu-
,at ion among farmers, and said that when
,ur farmers come from colleges, high schools
tic. the future will look more promising.
DR.. T. A. Neale of Delaware College, was .
present, and among the representative ]
armers of this community who were at ]
he meeting were: {
Harry Ellison, A. P. Corbit, Frank Pool,
ieorge F. Wilson, Sereck Shallcross, Sr.,
elias Moore, Sereck Shallcross, Jr., Sewell
:. Begs. Michael Keegan, William G.
lnotts. Frank Padley, Isaac Green, Man. 9
owe D. Wilson, James Roberts, James i
Davis. Benjamin Caulk, s. Boyer, Jr., r
'harles Ellison, R. T. Cochran. John Price, 1
William Evans, Richard L. Naudain. Joseph
'iggs and Vincent O.. Moore. and others.