The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-21

is that which runs along the line Of
work, work, work.
in the development Of Hood farm You
win be pleased to know that one Of your
Chelsea boys, my nephew, Mr.. Julian
9. Hood, has been Of the greatest as
sistanee to me. lie is now superinten-
dent Of the farm, and there Is every
prospect that under his management it
viii 20 forward to greater success in the
future.
II would like To say something to
you about the dairy interest in general,
but the time allotted to me viii per
NIT only suggestion, The value Of the
dairy cannot easily be estimated. Its
fioducts always command ready money
and its effects can be seen on every hand
in the improved fertility and the increas
ed production of the farms.
Il wish could convince the farmers
of this town OF the necessity of two
things which are absolutely essential in
order to secure the greatest profit out
Of the dairy business
First: That the milk of every COW
should be weighed and record kept,
and that the milk should be tested by
the Babcoc1 test twice month.
You will never know the true value
Of each and every COW in your herd until
this ii DONE 10 do it will require
little time, but it viii prove the most
profitable time you devote to your whole
business.
THE fact that careful investigations,
not only in this state but throughout
the country, prove that about 80 per
- 49, IMs
poses do not pay for the feed they con-
sumo, makes weighing and testing i'm
peratively necessary to a correct knowl-
edge Of your cows and TO the profitable
conduct Of your business.
THE reason such records are not kept
everywhere ID that our farmers are con-
tent TO rely on their ability as guessers.
Bit only the scale and the test will
tell you the exact facts, and you can
rest assured that their application win
give you some Of the greatest surprises
Of your lives.
Second; That to get the greatest
profit from your cows, you should use
only those from the breeds known as
the great dairy breeds-the Ayrshires,
Holsteins, Guernseys or Jerseys. 1t may
not be material which one Of these four
You may prefer, although in the great
public competitive tests the Jerseys have
scored the greatest net profits.
Gradually to grade your herd up to
the greatest production, you must con
tinually weed out the poor cows, and
never sell your best ones, You should
always use a thoroughbred sire, never a
grade or scrub unless you are willing
to drop down in the game. And when
buying this part Of your outfit, always
remember that the better the dam the
better the progeny and pay the last
dollar you can raise into the best you
can get.
1T Is right here you win get your
greatest encouragement your greatest
profit and your greatest pleasure.
In the herd Of your former select
man, Mr. Monkey, You win find good
illustration OF what | am saying, and
his success should give you much food
for reflection. He has cows that are
practically thoroughbred, except that
they are not registered, and this regis
tration regulates the price. The value
OF a grade is limited TO 500, but there
is practically no limit TO the value of
q registered COW.
Perhaps the most important thing to
this town and 10 every farmer in the
town is the subject Of interesting the
boys and young men, who are coming
forward to take our places, and IL seems
to ME that the most potent way Of doing
this. is to send rs many Of them as
possible to the agricultural colleges. The
special courses OF education at these col
lcges are all.important to the coming
generation Give the boys the oppor-
tunitics which these great seats Of learn
ing afford, to know the soil and the
methods OF cultivating and fertilizing it,,
which will bring the best results,
This education will give them an in
sight to what is known today as inten.
sive farming, and there is no business,
no occupation, no work in life, that IS
more interesting and perhaps more pro
fitahe than the making Of two blades
Of grass grow where only one one grew
before. This education viii keep your
BOYS on your farms; will enable them
TO see opportunities right here at home
OF which they had not dreamed The
dairy business OF this town should be
veritahle klondke.
Il urge the merchants of this town
TO encourage and advise the farmers TO
begin breeding registered dairy stock at
once. because il will prove a profitable
proposition TO both. The greater the
thrift and success of the farmers, the
greater the thrift and success Of the
merchants.
"The one thousand milch cows of this
town. now valued at about $4,000 and
assessed at perhaps $4,000. should be
increased 20 two or three thousand COWS
and If they are registered stock, prop.
criy handled aud selected, they will be
valued at from 100000 TO SlS0,000. and
will bring to the town taxable property
TO the amount Of from $4,000 TO $780,
600.
sTen years Of good. hard, intelligent
work along these lines by the farmers
and merchants OF this town can pro-
duce this great result.
Hence;
Il urge You farmers TO invest, at once,
in few thoroughbred registered dairy
animals-cboose from the dairy breeds
only-and by a united effort push the
dairy industry right here in Chelsea TO
the very top Generally speaking It
may not be material as to which breed
You prefer-the Helstein, Ayrshire,
Guernsey or Iersey-but with the I'M
usual opportunities the great breeding
establishment at Hood farm affords you
believe I am Warranted In unhesitat-
ingly advising You to select and bank
on the Jersey breed for three good rea.
sons.
"Firsti Because they are the most
profitable dairy breed
Second; Because you can buy at
Hnnl firm the verv hot hnnh OF the