The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-04-16
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While 10 Stamford a short line tso. sc
paid visit to the inFn q HoS J . San
ford. member Of The state Board Of
Asr,cultnrN We call il , model farm be
cause IL il simply ,ust such a farm - the
mtlouty 81 yetruul farmers might have
vita proper ntnsgemcnt Nothing has
been daus simply Tor show. Ne lsrte
Nmuuut ~ muury has been expended IN
costly tIpeumeuts, Mr.. Sanford iuber
etrd the farm item BIS father, bet VS. oct
content 10 i,lios 10 bis isihtrs foolstsT.
10 IL management. he read the beet
books aud papers 90 itrmrDs and adopted
nes idvss whspeVcr they seerDfd adapted
70 bis circumstances. In doing this be
Use 10 20 crest bssle bat ssited until The
new idea LAd cen wofked out by others
sbi proved to be N Improvement, 10 this
cay be avoided the sometimes too gres'
cost Of experiments,
Asa result bis farm work is pow nearly
ali doue 9th the sid OF machinery, thus
saving the cost Of hited help The land
Is ull "a high stste OF cultivation add be
is saving money EVEN 10 these hard times
shen mosi farmers must struggle TO make
the ends meet, The farm is situated IN
Stamford Hollow, narrow valley tunuine
through the town from north TO south, At
fordipg suce sslon OF foe farms, On
the bills 90 either eide the land is rough
aud the farms bave been allowed to grow
to bushes and britrs until they are almost
worthless for fsrmlng purposes. While
there are many good farms IN the
valley Mf Sautord's is certainly one OF the
beet
The chief source Of Income Is hom The
dairy. He has about twenty four high
grade Jersey cows which be has raised
himself iron lew thoroughbred suimsls.
He says be can raise better Bnl usls than
be can purchase and we do not doubt bis
statement, 1t i a very foe looking herd.
the oldest GOV being % years old and still
doing good work The cattle are dehorn
ed and tie prevents horns from growing on
the calves by using csustic potash, which
is easily applied when they are few days
old without much pain to the animal.
Mr. Sanford makes al equal amount OF
butter summer and winter, feeding ensi
laee and clover hay with a small smount
OF cotton seed meal or other concen trat ed
tei lie claims that farm can be kept
up even il portion OF the bay is sold, pro
vlded concentrated feed is purchased TO
take its place, which can sometimes BE-
done at saving of expense OF course
all the msDure both solid and liquid
should be carefully saved 10 any event
HIS main +, lance is on the silo and some
OF the ensisge is kept to feed 10 the sum
mel when the pasture is short. 10 this
way be keeps up ~ even flow Of milk the
year round He raises large crops OF corn
for this purpose, which are followed
by seeding with clover and heavy crops
Of hay result.
The corn is harvested when the ears are
fully formed. the entilsge being cut by
horse power aud carried into the silo by
an automatic carrier worked by the same
power, 70 that little b Up is required and
the harvesting Is accomplished in very
few days
The Cooley deep setting system for the
milk has been ust With satisfactory re
suits, but Mr. S,uiord has had a separator |
on trial aud has dec ded to purchase one,
rs be ~ satisfied that be eau get little |
more cream WIN 80 labor and the sk N |
milk is 10 better conditIon for use. To
avoid hand labor he will rig up . small
horse power to be run by cali or year
ling, which viii give tht III needed exercise
while doug the separating and churniDg.
The butter Ii sold 10 North Adams, i've
is great sdvautsge, but any farmer who
makes as good butter as Mr.. Sanford can
ind plenty OF customers IN any Of our
,Ities who will pay as much or more for
L, We sampled some recently made and
/ had the liver OF the very best June
)utter We nestr tasted better aud ouly
NO or three samples as good We iuqui'
I'd how be was able to produce such but
er in winter, He replied 1T is clover
ray" We think this Is the secret, for We
ave read Of slL liar results following the
lse OF clover hay iu Gaze ii other farmers.
I clover hay aud eusilsge will produce
ucn butter II seems to us that the prof.
sm OF successful farming, where cOru aud
lover can be easily grown, has been
olved
At sll tv+n's Mr. Sanford makes sue
ess OF 1t aud srtms ~ DO 1t very easily
lis sou has married the dsuy her OF Q
Gig b Dor aud sr,tied down with the father
md will 10 doubt b. ~ tuccezriuI 10 car
yiug 90 the p,ltrnsl acr,s With such
farm aud such surroundings there Is llt
Ie tenn talIou to setk d better fortune.
)nder such clTcLmstsI crs son ought 10
e cobteL ted TO stay st home.
NISTER CANE OF FARM HoEsEs.