Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-16


development of particular function
Is, of course, dependent at first ON the
use aud continual use of the organ that
performs that function, In order TO
develop that organ Il has got 10 be
supplied with sufficient nourishmenl,
and here comes In very hard matters
that Is, "a keep up the requisite extra
nourishmcnt Tor the special part with
out causing deterioration of the other
pnrts OF the body When you are try
ing TO develop creature You must nj
WAYS bear in mind the due proportion
that must he maintained, because the
minute YOU exceed IL You are going
back and you are going TO get nothing
nj all, aud surely spoil your animal.
"Now In breeding llolstein cattle
my idea Is that We never want 10 lose
sight OF size. You want big animal
with plenty of strength In all of its
organs, in order 10 give IL the neees'
sary power TO carry out its large pro
duction of milk. II is n remarkable
thing that we should have been able
to develop this animal up to this stan
dard and in order to maintain the pow
or You have got to keep ON working
all the time. You have got TO find out
the best methods of feeding You have
got to keep nourishing the milk fune,
tions. Giving cow rest, as you call
It, when she is young should be a
thing very seldom done, ms the only
time YOU can increase that function II
when the animal is young. / should
advise milking up TO pretty nearly tn,
period of parturition. Some people
have tried to breed the Holsteins very
small. think they are making big
mistake. A few years ago | saw
herd of a gentleman in Syracuse. w,
drove out to very handsome farm
When | looked at the stock the i'm
preston on my mind was that they
looked like Jersey herd. He had
large number of under sized animals
/ think he has given up that Motor
now.
"The main point which j would like
to impress on this meeting is my belief
that we should not try TO reduce thu
size of the animal and increase thu
percentage of the butter fat
"In feeding a cow great deal II
said about balanced rations and ther'
is n vast amount of difference in opin
ion as to how much protein or how
much carbohydrates cow ought u
have, but if we want a large amour
of milk of course you have got to sup
ply certain albumoids to make tina
milk solid. The other vital pom
which / wish to talk about is the dis
posal of surplus bulls. 1t seems to m
, lii is a very easy matter to solve. U
course, if you are reaching out AM
want to get every dollar out OF tn
herd you will sell every kind OF a bul
, you have. You are perfectly Justlhe'
and It is your due l think if you hav
: the interest of the breed at heart, I
, raise only bulls which are of extr
good shape and of extra good parent
age, and you will never have too man
I of these.
Mr.. C. NJ. Winslow of Brandon
q Vt. secretary of the Ayrshire Breed
, ers' association, made brief &C
! dress. after which followed vigorou
discussion upon various phases OF tn
i breeding problem, in which sewers
. breeders participated.
The after-dinner exercises include
y addresses by Mr.. F. l.. Houghton, SCI
y retary of the American Holstein- frie
: ian association, Mr.. F. P. Knowles
Auburn, Mass, Mr.. Ernest Hitchcoc
;. of Pittsford, VT, Colonel Taylor
!. Brattleboro, and Professor ii. la!
!. ward. of Mt. Hermon, Mass.
!. After adjournment, the visltIn
4 breeders inspected the fine herd of Ho
= stein Friesians at the Brattleboro n
: treat. and the offices of the secretar
= of the Holstein- Friesian association
o America.
a The following breeders have Joine
. the club since the meeting in January
:. w. X. Ware, Chesterfield, n. H.; We
mont Experiment Station, Burlingto
). VT; George NJ. Tuttle, South Londo,
g derry, Vt; James H. Hyde, Nor,
=, Franklin, Conn; James II. Marsha
y Springfield. VT; John W. Prentis
! Walpole, N. H.; M. II. Chickerin
h Brattleboro, VT; Phillip J: Cornwe
> Hudson, N. H.; W. .; Pierce, Ea
y Pepperell, Mass; E. Hitchcock, fltt
q ford. Vt; NJ S. Whitcomb, Rlchmon
% Vt: STAFFORD County Farm, Dover,
y H.; C. S. Goodnough, Nottingham