Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-08-19

Interesting Letters from Hancock
County Farmers.

The last bulletin OF the State board OF
agriculture is devoted principally to dis
cussion Of milk productions, and con-
tsins the following letters from Hancock
county farmers
BLUEHILL.-The three most essential
things in successful carrying are; the
mau. the COW and the feed. or these
three the man ranks first. IL the man il
a natural dairymsn, he can easily manage
the rest. To discuss fully the questions
asked by the secretary would take several
pages OF the bulletin. Therefore 1t Is
necessary for each one to be as brief as
possible. Speaking partly from expert
ence and partly from observation, | VIII
say that TO produce butter Mt the lowest
figure, woulo take good Jersey cows and
let them calve about sept /. When at
the barn would feed ten to fifteen pounds
of good hay per day, and as much straw
or coarse hay a. they would eat at night.
Would feed ensilage or roots, with from
four to eight quarts OF bran, corn meal
and cotton-seed meal, mixed equal parts
by weight. In summer would stock my
pasture heavily, and feed winter rye,
hungarian, peas, oats and corn. IL my
herd was small, would cream the milk 10y
the Cooley system. II more than ten
COWS. would use a separator. Would sell
the cream to private customers, il posi-
bic, or send 1t to the creamery. Would
not make butter at home IL | could avoid
ii. In raising heifers, would feed new
milk until six weeks old, then plenty OF
SKINNED milk and good hay or pasture
Would avoid feeding grain II possible,
and never overteed. \ calf once overfed
viii never eat as heartily as before.
II. Il. GRAY.
DEER lstE-Not being a chemical eX-
pert, this correspondent is not prepared
TO say " hat are tue best feeds or comhina-
tions OF feed To use but an experience OF
over twenty five years may count. have
used he best red top. timothy and clover
that | could get, aud ration OF shorts
and middlings mixed. four to six quarts
per day, according to age and time In
milk OF cows. ! keep more stock than my
pasture alone viii support. thus giving
the ground more than take: XIV. some
grain feed IN summer and feed sn4if bern
corn green, and any green feed that l.
convenient. My dairy :, ruu ;ur bu.5eJ,
and Jersey COWS are preferred. also - later
calves, COW That comes iu III inter
Will hold out to give more tn SUNNI
thhn he could be induced to CIV. ia late
fall after coming Ia Ia spring y ith me ut
least ]. lie flr 60 yts HFe >ly.,l,d Two, Ct
three day. Thea fed with part new mjtk
TIL two weeks Old or tnor' then tultu,d
ak aud after four or i've weeks little
graham Hour or u / cake scsided WITH tie
mix. ht"n tht -. IySsNs Gr,t ing. q mt
stunt them 10 save little feed. la this
section butter i RiWa salad e AT good
prices, There being guoi yrppoFt Ion Of
people WHO work at trades atd consun,
without producing, 70 keep clover III
the heid son seed and top ute-s heavily.
aud mad enough seed grows to keep from
running out; specially ai-tke. ana Ia
tcr"-ted IN tue opinions given in tn. bull
Ettin- aud hop" to get many uew ideas
from them. fher. was a very large crop
Of hay IN this section, but The wet Weather
prevented gett ing II ia good condition,
and macu 81 il Mas injured, some spoiled.
l.. :. MAKREN.