The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-02-16

opposite direction, with sufficient
} space in the rear for a driveway,
enabling the farmer to load the
J manure and take directly to the
} field for spreading each day, when
, less waste of the valuable prop.
!, critics would be sustained and the
greatest benefit in fertility derived.
Mr.. Van Wagenen assured his au-
dience that he did not expect the
} farmers to Immediately tear out and
rearrange their stables to conform
to his ideas of the coming dairy
barn, but urged them when
changes and improvements were
contemplated to bear the arrange
ment in mind, as it would not only
prove a saving in time and labor to
them but bring them returns in
dollars. One of his beliefs and
practices for the perpetuation of
the dairy business and the enrich.
ment of the dairyman's land at the
same time, was to grow corn to
make ensilage, to feed cattle, to
make manure, to grow more corn,
to make more ensilage, to feed more
cattle, and SO on over and over by
this perpetuating process keeping
the standard of the land to its high
est point of fertility.
Mr.. Lewelling, of Nebraska, fol-
lowed with talk on the Importance
oi frequent but shallow cultivation
of corn in order to keep the ground
in the best condition and to retain
the moisture for the use of the
growing crop, citing an instance in
his own experience where a portion
of field which had received one
more cultivation at the proper time,
than another portion, had yielded
ten bushels more to the acre.
He closed the afternoon session
by discussion of the value of
alfalfa to the farmers and the trials
in getting good stand of the plant,
which when once set sent down
roots to the depth of twenty and
thirty feet, and would thrive in the
dryest of climates, it being one Of
the most valuable crops the farmer
could grow. He also spoke of the
nitro culture as a very valuable
factor in getting stand of this
plant, and gave some illustrations
as to how this is used to inoculate
the soil.
MORNING SESSION 2ND DAY.
| Mr.. Van Wagenen spoke on
"Dairy Subjects" Said, in part,
that there are four recognized
breeds of dairy cows - Jersey,
Guernsey, Ayrshire and Holstein;
did not advise which breed to keep
as preferable, but thought it should
be one of these, in preference to any
other of the numerous breeds. The
Ayrshire and Holstein are more
hardy and can use rOugher feed,
give large quantity of milk, but
not so rich as the other two; where
the Jersey will probably test 5 per
cent butter fat, the Holstein will
test 3.3 per cent. The dairymen
are recognizing the silo as the best
place to store feed, as it is far more
economical to handle it in this way.
Not that he is willing to say that.
silage is a superior food, than we'll
harvested fodder and corn in the
old way, but the labor much less.
He does not consider silage,
alone, a good feed for cows, but
they should he fed grain and other
feed along with it.
Mr.. Lewelling on "Hog Produc-
tion," breeding, care, etc.-The
brood SOW should be very lengthy,
the longer the better, providing she
has back and feet sufficiently
strong to sustain her, should stand
we'll upon her feet not back on her
dew claws, should have broad
back, wide through the shoulders
and equally wide through the hams.
The male should have the same
conformity. The hogs should have
Tapped ears, extending well down
over the eyes, half obscuring them,
then they will not see so much, be
more quiet, grow and fatten better;
should not have too short legs nor
yet too long, especially the brood
SOW. Should have pretty long
head and nose in preference to the
short head and stubby nose.
The SOW needs but little, if any
feed, for two days after farrowing.
The first should be about one gallon
of hot water with double hand