Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-09-21
ONE FARMER 8 WORK.
What Mum 1Ins Done. N1nn Can DO
on Vermont Farm.

In Franklin county. Vermont are SOM
accounts of what ono Of them Ia doing
writs j.. Il. Towle in Hoard's Dairyman
-. ". Stanley Of East Franklin belong.
to the class of young farmers Scycra
years since he purchased the farm pre-
viousy occupied by father and grand
father. and went to farming on his ow,
account. 1t is quite a good sized farm
we'll located. With excellent buildings ant
u fine dairy. There Is a large, wcll-plnn
Md barn 100 feet in length, roon,y and
convenient.
The farm car keep 10 cows with suffic.
lent young stock for the supply Of the
dairy and several horses
| The dairy is comprised of Jersey
grades and is in fine working condition
as will be seen by the figure further OH
Good crops of hay arc grown and quite
an amount of corn. oats and barley
Peas and oats, millet and corn ar.
| grown to feed green and some corn ia
husk.
Last year n good size room was finish
ed off in one side, or corner of the stable,
oeiled inside, with cement floor. in whicl,
| to- separate the cream from the milk. A
| five horse power gasoline engine is used,
and is we'll liked for the purpose. The
room is kept clean and nice. The milk is
poured into the receiving vat through IA
frnrcl from the outside, so there Is no
gong into the room for the purpose and
the skinned milk runs directly back in
to- the stable.
In the basement adjoining the scparat.
ING room there is mill for grinding
rtcvendor run by the engine Here the
grain raiseC the farm. corn in the
ear. oats and barley. quite a large amount
in all. is ground for the stock. 1t does
pon1 work and is we'll liked.
This is not really winter dairy, conf
l'aratively few of the cows coming in
milk in January ard February ard from
thence on until May.
Hay. corn fodder and some straw are
fed while the cows are dry after the
milking season commences. the grain
feeds are made liberal use Of. This feed
Is composed of what corn is raised, oats,
what barley there is, along with bran
in mVrc than equal proportion and one
quart of cottonsccd. some five quarts in
all to each COW. This feed vas continu-
cd until the cows were turned out to
grass and then in smaller amount until
Juno 10.
The heifers are now receiving two
Quarts of bran and gluten. and the older
COWS get what skim milk Is not required
for calves and pigs.
1t is the aim to keep the cows in good
working condition while giving milk. In
addition to the grain raised on the farm.
about $50 worth has been purchased.
out of this tho horses and hogs, OF which
there are considerable number arc
supplied
In January and February, when there
was only small amount of milk. it was
carried to n nearby creamery. Since
then the cream has been separated at
home and delivered to the creamery.
Nc butter is made on the farm. OF
course. moro could be realized from the
dairy, but circumstances prevent. Tho
cream tests about 36.
There is Il list of the amounts recclv-
cd from milk and cream each month for
the first half of the year, the number of
COWS heing IS. that is. after they had
all come in milk; January. $o7, Fehru-
AIRY. AZ March. sl36.S0; April, $29977:
May, s34I 10: juno. s3H7o: total. sl2s2 20.
This would bc an average OF $685. per
cow for tho six months. ii they should
do as we'll the remainder Of the year.
the record will be Il most satisfactory
ono. Estimating the cost of keeping the
COWS at the rate Of so for tine year.
which would doubtless lie high, there
would be left slS.6j above exeyenscs the
hllf year.
An average CT $40 worth of hogs are
disposed of during the year, which are
grown on the skim milk and grain al.
ready accounted for, and should lie add.
cd to the receipts from the dairy
No attempt is being made by this
farmer for display. but he Is just trying TO
do the best he can with the means at his
command. and is achieving a very salts
factory success. lie reads observes and |
puts his knowledge into practice Others
can do tho samc