The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-02-23

to eight Much interest was manifested
in this scoring, as many of the audience
were not familiar with the work and
wished to learn how it was done.
MANAGEMENT OF THE HERD.
The afternoon meeting was opened
with an address by Professor Campbell
on sThe Management of the Dairy
Herd" dwelling with particular empha-
sis on the feeding of t! e young calf. He
advised the fathers and mothers to let
every boy and girl own calf and then
not sell it away from them, but let them
town them for keeps" This would in
terest them in the farm and teach them
how to care for stock and also develop a
love for animals.
The young calf should suck the COW for
the first three days. When taken from
the cow it should receive only three
quarts of milk per day, which should al
ways be fed at the right temperature.
About blood heat, said the professor, is
the right temperature. Keep the drink
ing dish clean and prevent scours by CIV
ing about teaspoonful of dried blood
meal. AS soon as the calf gets old enough
to eat grain begin to feed it a small
amount of a mixture of oats, bran, corn
meal and linseed meal, making the mix
ture mostly of the ground oats and bran.
Do not turn the young calf out to grass,
to be pestered by flies and scorched by
sun, but keep it in the barn. Heavy
feeding is not advisable, but the calf
should be kept growing right along
The speaker next took up the feeding
of the COW, and dwelt mostly on the i'm
portance of feeding the dry COW in such
way as to store up energy for the milk
ing period. Let the COW go dry two
months and feed her for future profit.
The maintenance ration is as important
as the milk ration and shout be as
thoughtfully prepared. A lively discus
sion followed the lecture, and it was evil
dent that many of the audience did not
fully agree with the speaker about the
amount of milk the young calf should re-
ceive. From four to six quarts daily is
the general practice among farmers.
But the grain ration is not usually as
high. On the whole, the talk and dis
cussion We're among the most valuable at
any of these Institutes.
THE FARM AND THE COW.
|, The writer of this report was the next
speaker, and had for his subject 1.-THE
Farm and the Cow. advocating not only
good cows and good dairymen, but good
crops and good farmers. Success de-
ponds as much on the productive power
Of the land as upon the production of the
cows. We should try to increase the
yield OF the acres as we'll as the yield of
the cows. The gospel of good farming
is the COW, or her equivalent, and some
special money crop In connection with
her. In this section such crop may be
apples. potatoes or sweet corn for the
factory. The new agriculture-so called
: was touched upon, and its merits COM
pared with dairying and a special crop.
Feeding the cow largely from the farm,
raising more and buying less, less high
cost protein and more home grown clover,
more attention to the palatability ana
digestibility of the food and less to its
chemical contents; feed the COW what she
likes and what she can easily digest. The
address closed with a direct appeal to
the students present to think well of the
farm and of the profession of agriculture
before deciding to take up some other
work. The fairest picture Ii the bust
ness world is the prospect for future sue
cess on the farm; farm prosperity
brightens the pathway for our children S
feet; there is no narrowness or dizziness
to the agriculturist' life; the rainbow of
promise exists and the pot of gold is
actually there. Stick to the farm and
stick to the cow.
The way in which the students received
these sentiments showed that here, at
least, the sentiment in favor of the farm
is strong among the young men and
women.
The closing address of the meeting was
by q. S. Stetson, master of the Maine
State Grange, who spoke about the place
the grange should have in advanced agri-
cultural work. The grange should be a
leader in advancing the business inter
ests of the farm as we'll as in improving
the social and educational life of its
members. 1t should keep out of parti-
san politics, but it should use its power
to elect men who will work for the good
of the farm and the country life.
1t is believed that the series of meet
ings will help the dairy industry of
Maine, and also show that the State is
true to her motto, which is, Il Lead