The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-01-10
THE DAIRYMEN'S MEETING
Al Rutland-Abie and Practical Paper
by y. L. Gale of GuiifOrd-Other Inter-
esting Papers and Discussions.

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esting Papers and discussions.
The State Dairymen's association
met at Rutland Tuesday morning, with
q large representation present. The
address of welcome by Major J. A.
Sheldon who touched on several topics
of vital Importance to the dairymen OF
Vermont, especially that OF good
roads, and showed by comparative
statistics the great advantages to be
gained by having permanently built
roads. Roilin &. Smith, a former
member of the board of agriculture re
piled in behalf of the $50 alton.
The annual address of President J..
0. Sanford, was full of meat, briefly
outlining the past and present condi
tons of dairying in Nermo It and clos
ing in forceful words of suggestion US
to the attitude the association should
take relative TO the various economic
questions that enter into the daily life
of the dairy a The afternoon session
was opened by T. G.. Bronson of Hard
wick, who read a paper on Private
Dairying, who argued that there is
no market expect for the best goods
and referred to the increasing manu-
facture 70 oleomargarine as having
destroyed the demand for poor butter
in the large cities. j.. f. Gale of
Guilford, read a paper on Economic
foods for the dairy COW" showing the
relative values of farm grown foods and
paper was full of sensible practical
ideas and here are some of its sugges-
tions:
Quite as many caves are spoiled for daily
purposes by overlooking as by being fed too
little; for If q calf Is left too fleshY 1t acquires a
tendency TO so continue. IL should be fed on
new milk alone for two or three weeks, when
skimmed milk should be substituted. If the calf
is in gras- no other food will be required. Until
the calf is two months old the milk should be
warmed TO about 80 degrees. and should always
be fed from n clean pail. Winter calves shonid
be kept warm and dry and given q little fine
hay rs soon rs they will take 1t, or at about four
weeks OF age, They may have ground oats or
wheat in limited quantities, always 10 be fed
dry. Calves should he weaned from milk soon
after they are four months old. No grain should
be fed aft'r the heifers are well started unless
their pasiurage or hay supply Is OF inferior
quality v, when IL may be supplemented with bran
or oatmeal.
The growing hcifcr sno lld be restricted as far
as practicable TO her natural food of grass in
summer and a winter ration Of good hay nY
other cured fodder and roots OF cnsllagc, With
Ittlc If any, grain.
As soonns the COW Is in milk a grain ration
should be provided, beginning with a light al
luNancc. Cottonserd meal is Il pruttable ioOd
at any season OF the wear. by its liberal Use III
the summer season ! have increased the calaci-
~ of my pastures fully % per cent. Gluten
meal produces about the same results, but but
ter from II less firm.
The grain ration may be practically displaced
in the autumn months b. sweet corn wen ma
turei, cutting up ears and all. After the sweet
corn, ear. OTIS and mangclS VIII supply its place,
and unlcss e~nsilage is fed, roots shnuld invaria.
bly, constitute . regular portion OF the winter
food supply.
All gIassintendrd for COW feed should he cut
early. Clover j. a most valuable milk producer.
hungarian grass Is Il boon To dalrymen This
viii probably produce as much urstclass fodder
per acre As any other crop except corn, Time
thy and redtup are hardy and valuable il cut
before too ripe. They make n good second
growth and a field cut in two crops will make
much better butter than if allowed to stand late
for one cutting.
In the first tank stands the corn crop. with
its 81 per cent of digestiblc carlo hydrates. Its
feeding value, as compared with the cost OF pro
duction, has secured its cultivation to a greater
extent than any other hoed crop grown in this
The stalk, formerly wasted, Is now
given its full value by all careful feeders. Oats.
rye, barley, in fact any grain adapted to tho soil
OF the farm, may be probably led 10 diary cows
either in a green state or as u cured fodder,
having care always to cut and cure the crop be
fore 1t becomes too ripe and 1ibrous.
Corn, cuttonseed and gluten meals are The
principal grains fed for the production of but
ter fat. May cows dislike gluten meal, and as
its fertilizing value is considerably below that
of cottunseed meal, the latter is regarded rs the
most economical food. A. n rulc concentrated
grain should be fed in connection with the light
grains. One and q half pounds OF cottonseed
meal with the same weight Of provcnder com
posed of cob corn and oats In equal parts, fed
twice a day With what good hay or c~nsilagc the
COW will take, ought to produce a pound OF but
All the wheat produce are lacking in butter
but they make valuable and economic foods
when fed with heavy grains,
Ten Or tiffYpD npundsp of carrots anti m1nUnlS
fed once "a day through the winter will Keep q
in a renumerativc condition ut n cost less
han incurred in feeding grain necessary to pro
luce the same results. 3
The best results can be obtained by feeding
.hrce times a day. Give u change of food o.
'asionally. Cows like q variety; In winter
supply the cows with water warmed to about 60
iegrees II colder they will not drink "a much
rs they require.
The discussion of these papers,
followed. was lively and spir-
ted, showing a vivid interest on the
part of the members of the association.
Gilbert, editor of the Maine
was present and made q few
as also did Prof. Sanford of
he New Hampshire Experiment farm.
The evening session was conducted
" the Ladies' Auxiliary association.
Mrs. Luna ). Peck of lirookfield. pres
dent of the association. gave a very
interesting address. showing the
growth of the auxiliary during the >
1ast year. III the addresses and pa
were or the highest order and
4 growing interest on the par;
# the ladies in making the Farrl
of Vermont more attractive and
home like. G.. W. Scarf Pho. San
ord of New Hampshire. and oth"r
.cnIlemcn we're called on and respond
d in a happr vein 81 recital amt re-
marks.