The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-11-12
PALLsroN rARMpRs. CLUB.
Meeting at Pleasant Prospect" Mr.. c.
&. Burton's Fine Farm-Discus-
sion of Winter Feeding
and Care OF the
= DARN Etc

l. Dairy, Etc.
The Fallston Farmers Club was Hospitality
entertained on Saturday, October ed. at "Pleas-
ant Prospect the very comfortable home of
Mr.. Charles &. Burton, with the following mem
bers In attendance: Messrs. G. E. Burton, James
O. Watson, w. P. Reckord. j. b. Twining. j. W.
Moore, r. s. Preston, William g. Hoskins, Car
vile E. Amoss, Benjamin W. Amoss and W. A.
Harlan. with Messrs. James g. Kane, Charles w.
Baldwin and Harry Baldwin as guests for the
evening. After reading minutes. crop reports.
&C.. Messrs J. B. Twining, R. 8. Preston and
Carville Amoss were appointed committee to
inspect the farm, stock, sc.
When recess was taken the club. Joined by
the guests, walk through the buildings and
over part of the farm was much enjoyed. At
the barn we found thirty cows in good condi-
ton, comfortably bedded in clean, whitewashed
stables. The milk-room was clean and in good
order. The milk is cooled by setting the cans
In running water. (Mr. Twining advised the use
| OF the Star cooler.l
Twelve young cattle and fine Arch Duke colt
were grazing in a field. Four mules and three
| horses were in good working order.
The silo was found full of ensilage, and the
ground from which it was taken is seeded to
| wheat, with other corn ground and potato and
tCHDuuS0 plOCct udkAu8 cuOut ~ 0SAIo AZ "AS~e'
One field had been seeded to rye and grass. The
barn was well filled, with two ricks Of hay out
side. The Toulouse was clean and well sup
Piled. Machine and carriage house in good
| order. Poultry house in good condition and
| we'll supplied with laying hens. The Ice house
had been rebuilt since our last meeting here and
| Is provided with a cold storage room, which is
Very convenient. A very neat tenant house has
| also been built during the summer.
Mr.. Burton has recently purchased about %
| acresadjoining his farm, making Pleasant Pros
| pectn one of the most desirable PAGES in Long
| Green Valley.
/, The dwelling, which has been greatly improv-
ed is heated by hot water from small boiler In
| the basement. About tons of coal. with some
wood in mid weather, heats the entire house,
| which is over go feet long, making it very COM
Portable in the coolest weather. The water sup
ply comes BY natural flow from never-failing
spring of COLI water.
In closing The report Mr.. Burton was compli-
mented uponthe neat and prosperous condition
| of his farm.
Each memtAr of the club was instructed to
repair the rosd finger board nearest his nome
and report at The next meeting.
| The suhject,Of "Feeding and Winter Care OF
/ the Dairy" claimed the attention OF the mem
bers. Mr.. Burton, in opening the discussion,
said "Feeding and winter care of the dairy is
quite an interesting question. The feeding
should be looked after carefully the stables
sBouid be well lighted and ventilated. and the
cattle should be at liberty for from four to six
bours each day. unless the weather is stormy.
Ensilaee is a good feed and will make more milk
than dry material, but will not produce as much
as Green feed in summer. Some bran and hay
should be fed in addition to the siage; little
salt every day and all the fresh water the COWS
win drink. They should be fed and MIXED regu-
larlv. Ifeed about X of peck of bran, with
necks of ensilape to each animal. My ensilage
corn would average about barrels of corn per
acre 1 like plenty of corn in the ensilage.
used IL acres of corn and acres of sugar corn
fodder in. my silo. let my cows out to water
twice day, unless it is stormy. lwould prefer
to have warm water run through the stable"
Mr.. Moore asked: Are watering devices as
popular as formerly ~
Mr.. Burton: IT have a natural how 10 mouse
and barn and a 250-gallon reserve tank niieu
from the bottom and the water does notfreeze."
Mr.. Moore ITO what temperature did 1t get
during the coolest weather p
Mr.. Burton: about 40 degrees"
Mr.. r. 8. Preston ut is very important to
water cattle in the stable. have constructed
trourhs. as recommended by Professor Gould,
and like them very much. I water them imme-
diately after feeding; fed 80 lbs. of ensilage
and half the bulk of cut hay and fodder, TO
which was added 6 lbs. of brewers grains, hominy
chop and gluten meal The feed is mixed In the
morning for that evening and the next morn
ing; salt every day."
Mr.. G. W. Baldwin does not keep dairy and
feeds his steers without the silo, or the modern
ways of balanced rations.
Mr.. James G.. Kane has no slo but cuts his
oats and mixes malt sprouts or wheat bran with
| them also feeds fodder and hay. He has sup
- - -->4a- ti.e an+rrsand waters from buck
| cts in bad weathers mas q large trough IN ehe
| barnyard and turns the water on or on as ne
| wishes the water is forced to a cistern of 800
| barrels capacity at the house by a hydraulic ram
and thenpiped from there to the barn. He has
| a Star cooler and 3O-gallon tank and puts all
! the milk into it; measures it and then draws 1t
| of in the shipping cans
| Mr.. Reckord: IT agree with Mr.. Burton. 1t
does not pay to buy the high-priced feeds; the
| advantage we have in being near the distillery
| is to get the slop where you are close enough
to get this at cents barrel it saves the use OF
| ensilage."
| Mr.. Twining: my way is the old-time one.
| have no silo. 1t has been question with me as
| to the economy of it. l feed cut fodder in the
| winter. grain and cut fodder first in the morn
| ing: then the COWS are turned out in the barn.
| yard to get water after that they are put back
| in the stable and given hay. have gasoline
| engine to pump water, run the separator, churn'
| &c. 1 like Mr.. Kane's plan of putting all the
| milk together as it makes it all alike and the
| cans will be uniform"
| -Mr. Moore: II feel that cannot add any
| thing to what has been said. The subject Is
something like that of Love, as it is always new.
| thought we had discussed it fully but have
| been very much interested in Mr.. Kane's sys-
tenn as it is somewhat different from that gener-
| ally practiced."
Mr.. Harry Baldwin feeds in the old way
never feeds before milking and his cattle are
| very quiet. They are watered in lot and he
| finds that on real cold days they have to drive
| them to the water.
| Mr. Hoskins: "Water is very much of neces-
| sity; the more water you can get COW to drink
| in the stable the better. do not believe In
turning them out especially if you use sum
mer-time feeds. Rev. Mr.. DIETRICH gets results
| by keeping his stock in all the year round. do
| not think We give enough attention to balanced
| rations. I noticed the exhibit of the Expert
| ment Station where alfalfa was used with good
| results"
| Mr.. b. W., Amoss said II think the subject
| has been we'll discussed. The main thing is to
| keep good COWS, have the stables comfortable,
| with plenty of feed and water"
| Mr. Reckord asked: xviii 1t pay to start a
| dairy this fall, having to buy all? '
| Mr.. Burton: II do not think it would pay to
be obliged to buy everything for the business
sMr. Twiuing: 'If you want to establish dairy
| Id the spring you would have to start in the
| fall"
| Mr.. Kane: "Where you can buy distillery
Stops for cents barrel it ought to pay to start
! this fall.vi
Mr.. Hoskins: "You would have to pay high
prices for COWS now"
Adjourned to meet November 10th at Bay
| view" the home of Mr.. W. G. Hoskins. The
| subject for discussion will be: "The Proper
1 Construction of Good Roads,"
WILLIAM A. HARLAN, Secretary.
| Mr.. Wright Buys q Good One.-The
| thoroughbred mare Ogress won the steeple-
| chase at Pimlico on Wednesday in fine style,
beating field of good ones. She was entered
| by Mr.. Robert Ransom and was ridden by
Jockey Saffel. 1t was a selling event and the
mare was in at $500. She was bid up after the
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