Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-12-03
DAIRY TOPICS
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made He woman" and turning over
the leaf he read. and he pitched her
within and he pitched her without"
| He stopped and said, Brethren. |
never read that passage before. but il
is in the Bible and believe it, 1t
| shows that woman is fearfully and
wonderfully made" Such faith should
We have in orr colleges. for it is such
| faith that moves the world.
A boy from the farm should receive
| such an education at the college that
he will be able to go back to the farm
fitted To take up the real work of the
farm as an intelligent, educated, scien-
tific. progressive farmer.
The possibilities that may arise from
scientific Investigations in agriculture
are beyond the scope OF the most vivid
imagination. When plants under favor
able environment are supplied With
| proper nourishment-a stalk of corn
usually produces one ear. surely two
more rarely three, but each stalk has
ten or twelve joints. each joint under
favorable circumstances is capable Of
| producing an ear of corn. Who can
say that scientific investigation may
enable us to raise ten or twelve ears
to the stalk and increase the yield per
acre from 40 to 80 bushels to the three
or four hundred bushels per acre.
Some experiments are now in pro
| gress in developing new races of grain
| of which there is an indicated yield Of
one or two hundred bushels per acre
One is almost bewldered when he
| thinks of the practical results that
/ may follow from the scientific investi
cations Of all the experiment stations
and the teaching of all the agricultural
| colleges. The mind of the most SAN
| suine fails to grasp the possibilities of
the future of agriculture. How tbs
| saying, He who makes two blades OF
| grass where one grew before has not
lived in vain" (Applause.)
| Response WAS made by W. G. Hunton
of Readfeld. member from Kennebec
| county.
Interests" by C. NJ. Gowel.~professor OF
animal industry at Maine State, college
Hay Nov to the Butter Tub by Mr.. C.
| II. Waterhouse the noted creamery eX-
pert of Windsor VT
The afternoon session began at 1.30, the
| first speaker being Prof. j. b. Lindsay OF
| the Hatch experiment station of Massa-
chusetts. His subject was Economic
Winter Feed for Mich Cows" He. gavt
a. very interesting address,. The discus
sion was opened by Mr.. J. NJ. Winslow o;
| Notleboro member of the board from
Lincoln county
by beautiful selection by Il quartet CON
| Sisting OF u, NJ l.. Mari. Miss Leora
Withee, Miss L. b.. Dunton and W. II.
Langley. This evening gathering was a
dairy experience meeting with short
| practical talks by farmers and creamery
men The meeting was opened by Mr..
George Fiynt of North Arson. member
of the board from Somerset county. The
| speaker took for his subject "EnSilaSe,
| and spoke as follows:
Make ensilage prominent cattle feed
1t can be secured in good condition
at the harvest without regard &c
the weather 1t thus furnishes a
green food or nearly 50. by its daily
use. the farmer is enabled to keep more
cows to the acre. Thus 1t will be seen
readily that the number OF COWS need not
necessarily he limited to the capacity OF
| the pasture. BY partial soilinS, the dairy
! man is enabled 10 keep more stock.
The speaker recommended the raising
of oats and peas as good substitute
for hay both summer and winter, Also
the western mill feed is beneficial when
used in connection with these.
In his valuable paper on Eeonomic Win
ter Feeds for Mich Cows Prof. }. +. Lind
say of the Hatch EXperiment station.
Massachusetts, explained the composition
and digestibiity of feed stuffs ard the
| ways in which the different groups OF
'pN" N'N'h+|N"''
| cess of nutrition.
The actual digestible nutrients needed
by the dairy COW are as follows protein,
80 fat 30 and carbohydrates 1900 pounds
| making a total of i6 pounds. They en-
able the animal TO sustain. Il good phySi-
cal condition, and 70 produce q maximum
ana continued yield of milk. The sever
al feeds given her should be classified
| and as a result we have the coarse feed
and concentrated feed
| Upon farms having soif naturally
adapted TO grass. the farmer naturally
raises large quantities of hay and de
Ponds upon this TO considerabie extent
fortunately. there are Il few farms where
land is favorable to production of large
quantities of hay. because of the lack OF
| moisture. Upon such land should be
grown Indian corn, because the corn
plant extends over ii longer period Of
growth and will withstand drougAts bet.
ter than grass. Upon soils naturally dry
one can secure great deal more food
| from the corn crop than when the
| same land is devotedjto the production of
| hay. The silo is the most economical
| way in which to preserve the corn crop.
| 1t might be advisable in some cases 10
cure a portion of the corn crop because
ensilage cannot be used as the entire
| source of roughage.
| In addition to corn fodder as a source
of ensilage, the speaker recommended the
| medium green sofa bean. Tiis article is
two and one-half feet apart. Ii can he
| cut and put into the silo AT the same time
with the corn. 1t serves to increase the
protein content of the silage and also to
neutralize large portion OF the acid.
| Roots are valuable as "A source of milk
production, but are too expensive for such
a purpose.
| The concentrated feeds were classified
and their comparative values for milk
production were. explained in detail. To
produce the well balanced daily rations
| ii is necessary for obtaining the best re-
suits to combine the coarse and concen-
| traIed feeds.
For practical purposes it is not possible
| TO weigh out the coarse feed and II great
deal will have to be left to the judgment
! of the feeder.
! viii eat up clean twice Il day. 1t is hard