Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-15
JEWETT CITY
Grange Members Hear Practical Talk on Dairy, Fruit and Poultry Topics Profitable Hints from Exports at Tuesdays institute.

The Connecticut PomologicaL society, by invitation of PAchaug grange, held (Pachaug) on Tuesday, which was well attended.
 The morning session opened with an address of welcome. by w. s. Terry, master of the grange. Tho president of the Pomolosdcal society was not present. 90 that his address was nec-
 E. B. FittS of tho Connecticut Agri- cultural college gave an address on Breeding the Dairy Cow and Work, with Mi1k Records. He said th4 dairy business was becoming a science and study and apply new facts to their bus mess. It is helping to bring the bus mess Of the farm before the public Expenses have gone up, dairy cows cost more, and it is hard to get hired help, so that 1t becomes necessary to pro- ercome this is the question Keep better cows. be economical in feed produce the feed on the farm, a1- though 1t Is more work, It increases the value of the land
 Another dsmnnd is eleanor milk. and proper precautions must be taken The greatest source of loss in dairy pro- ducts is the unprofitable COW, and . very large proportion of cow8 on dai- ry farms are unprodtable.
 Intelligence Necessary. At Storrs a man who had . herd of eight cows made more money fhis winter than two other men who had studied hAs animals and their condt- tions. The persistent mflker. who gives Q. small but steady amount all the year keeps better record than ono which gives large amounts at intervals. F1ve herds were tested for a year. The f &.- I- | <<xHk <1 profit of $3S.9f, and the poorest at q
 loss of s1s.16.
 The Right Kind of Cow. The dairyman must have the right l kind of COW or else go out of husi- l ness. Individuality is of more account l than breed or anything else. The dai- " COW is a hard working animal and l produces in solids moro than hii weight The proper way to study 2 COW is to keep a fecord of each cow l The butter record of the world ds the 1 Holstein. which gives 998 pounds oi butter fat in a year. The results from a cow which gives 4,0OO pounds of l per cent. milk yields 160 pounds o1
 fat, and that at 3o cents pound l yields $52,80 as q years prom- i Statistics Which Tsii.
 Four thousand pounds of milk equals 1880 quarts, which at 1 cents quart equals $74.40. Four thousand pounds l of 4I-2 per cent milk yields 1St pounds of fat at $59.40, and at pel cent. yields POO pounds of fat. Tale in- I crease goes up as butter fat increases The difference between feeding thu
 cows giving the small and largt l amount is almost nothing The 1ndi. l viduality of cows and weeding out and the selection of COWS is the way t< | make profit. Use the good COWS as thu foundation of the herd.
 High Standard Advocated. Breed along one line. Set a stand.
 ard and breed up to it, that is the way I ths best dairymep are doing. Do no l make the dairy a side issue. make 1t ( | business. Denmark, Holland, has thu dairy business better developed thar anywhere else Feeding. care and sani. tary methods are most essential Bt l careful about bringfng in any strange I animals on account Of tuberculosis I Raise clover and ensilage it, and keel the money at home.
 I After answering several questions if regard to feeds, dinner was served bs
 the grange.
 Afternoon Session.
 The afternoon session was opened with music by members of the grange l which was followed by an address I Planting Apple Orchards as a Profit
 able Investment in Cennectocut, by Prof. A. G. Gulley of the Connection IL K I< 0k =