Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-10-08
STOCK RAISING AND RyrNe
In Hancock County Experiences of
Some Farmers.


bulletin % Maite'- department Of agri-
culture contains the following from some
OF Hanecck counsy's progressive farmers:
NORM sEpawfcR-I have been trying
for t.teea sszss 10 breed up tesd
81 butter producing cows without
buying AZ fsoey prices. hat so Tar have
GOT made much headwsy, rs Il IL praefi-
eaiiy Impossible ,e bay good COW III
this section, ana All the other farmers e
breeding fpr ttff tna butter too, and Il
Is too expensive fsr ane to Keep bun Tor
his own use.
A few years ago get bull calf from
Lowell Junction, Mass, descendant OF
{. I. Hoods stock. snd gsve Il to
neighaog to keep, but we got but few
good cows from hin.
In regard 10 beef raising, good deal
has been said the past year about the
high prices OF beef being such benefit
TO the farmers OF Maine, but so far as our
observation goes this is not correct, as 1t Is
only the few who have fancy stock and
pat It 10 fancy condition and send II to a
fancy market, who realize much advance
In prices, while the great majority who
have pair OF oxen or few young cattle
or beef cows to sell to the local butcher
have to cell at about the old price.
Last winter had pair Of heavy beef
oxen to sell, and ! never have found 1t so
difficult to dispose of beef oxen before.
Every dealer approached claimed be was
using western heiier beef, aud did not
want heavy beef, SO ! was obliged to sell
at less than seven cents dressed weight,
which Is as low as ever sold at that sea-
son OF the year. Wool and lambs seem to
BE- hard to dispose Of, too, at any
advance.
So, with all the elements against us, and
the fact that 1t has been impossible to
hire help on the farm to take care OF
what did grow, this has been the hardest
year 1 have experienced in my twenty
years of farming. p. b. FRIEND.
PESoRscoT-Stock raising has been
neglected somewhat In this section, but
the times are changing. People are begin
ming to think that they can raise beef as
well now as they ever could, with a very
thoroughbred Durham bulls and one
Hereford In this section'of the county,
ard we expect to have some nice stock
from them 10 he nesr future. The Snort
uorns are my choice
Sheep husbandry Is carried on to some
extent. l am trying the Shropshires with
very good results. My lambs were
I a.. "A a. "a "a Ia.
July for "a apiece.
Four of my sheep had twins. ] sold the
eight lambs for s32. do not know OF
anything that pays better than this kind
Of stock on a small farm. ! give my
sheep what good hay they will eat up
clean aud let them run out Of doors " ben
they wish to. When they drop their
lamb- | give themIa little extra feed,
as few oats and cracked corn mixed to-
ges her. N. +. NORTON.
DEER IsLE-oar experience with
| dairyiBg has been with Jersey cows, the
object being butter making. There is al
always good market here for good
0utlsr, aud ut remunerative prices.
| " inter calves pey best, as they can be
leu Ob thp eit ic'tJ W
pasture la tn. spring. Where the market
| .- for milk oniy, msny prefer the Hol-
stein breed.
Ny method OF raising calves Is to give
new milk the fret two weeks, change
gradually to skim milk, ssnd after a
| mont or more little white middiings
| may be added TO the I, ed, either cooked
l q. 20,
ducc scours. The csifwiiI be old enough
| to do with less milk 10 the spring, and
The milk can then be fed to good White
Chester pig, and pork enough made for
large family. OF course n it'll large herd
"aTs Ca sss ai4a n.ofo pigs eosia ps
r.i-sd.
| give my calves skim milk as long a.
| nsse II 40 slats Tor tntn. upto year
oia. For pie. ! puf,r @ote miooii"R'
ar low lrsa. Il t1r with some corn, rather
thsn corn feed alone, as IL makes more
irsn meat. 10 ohe likes all tat use corn.
r. 5. WARREN.
ELIswoRTH-I noted not long ago sn
article In the lewiston Journal headed
..saye the heifer Calves, " hIcu / believe
to ne good sense and good advice. IL
then quoted the New England Home
stead on Future Dairy Prices, aud
produced these facts looking toward the
rise and probable continuance OF the
high prices for dairy goods of al KINDS.
The most important factor Is the shortage
OF m,lch cows.
According TO the census bulletin the
population has gained q per cent. since
1900, snd the humber of imilch cows for
the same time has increased less than
four per cent. This is for the United
States. In the New England states the
gain In number OF cows was g per cent,
while the population made gain of 10
per cent.
These facts show In part the cause OF
the scarcity Of milk, cream, butter, etc,
and speak for themselves. For beef
should prefer the Herefords; for dsirying,
Iar.sua I think are heat like the Pr.