The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-26
ORANGE COUNTY FARM
BUREAU.
Notes for Week Ending Dec. 70.

The second number of the farm bureau
quarterly is printed and will be sent "a
members this week after the Christmas
rush is out of the mails ANY non mem
Der wishing to see what we are doing in
this little paper which contains a breed
| directory and free exchange list as well
MS notes of interest to farmers and their
wives, can have a sample copy sent them
as long as extra supply lasts, upon ap.
| piication to the county agent.
The cooperative testing at East Cor
NTH and Strafford this week brought out
in figures some Of the factors which the
county agent has tried TO bring to the
attention of dairymen regarding their
cows and their feed. The value of a rec.
ord Of the Individual COW was brought
out in one herd when one cow receiving
eight pounds of grain gave liz pounds
milk tested % per cent and produced
in the month jos pounds butterfat,
while another cow giving 1865 pounds
milk receiving two pounds less grain
tested SO pounds and gave in the month
20 pounds fat Differences in feeding
by different men was shown by one man
averaging to feed y pounds roughage
and seven pounds grain TO COWS averag
ing 1872 pounds milk and another els
pounds roughage and six pounds grain to |
COWS averaging ~ pounds milk. One
man was feeding much more than the |
average COW requires for this flow of |
milk and the other was undertaking ae- /
eording to requirements Another man t
fed all cows the. same and so one COW |
was getting one pound grain to every
two pounds milk and another one to 35
pounds milk The man who is keeping
records of his individual cows and is
in cow test association or in some
other way has chance to compare his
COWS and methods Of feeding with those
Of his neighbors will usually find some
comparisons which will make
him pay more attention to his cows and
heir feed. The average of all herds at
both ereameries gave record as fol
ows. Compare ii with yours; The aver
lge cow gave 1913 pounds milk per day.
" 593 pounds per month. II tested 4.25
ser cent and gave 25.l pounds butter
mt per month. This was worth at five
ents per pound, sl2.55. This average
ow ate 1872 pounds hay and 23.6 pounds
lage. OF figuring three pounds silage
IS equivalent to one pound hay 20
POUNDS roughage. She was fed six
ounds grain per day Naluing the
ay at Sl2 per ton, siIage at SIS and
rain at $50. the cost of feed was 1919
or the month and the profit above value
+ fat 1919 This COW was fed one
ound grain to every 3.3 pounds milk /,
he rule used by the county agent in
curing requirements would give this
ow about 80 pounds grain instead of !.
tx pounds. or one pound to every 81
ounds milk
Taplin Hill Farmers club held their
lird meeting Tuesday evening About
were present and they proved that :
1e club could be made a success. Fol
wing an interesting discussion of the
,st of milk production and the use OF
fertilizers this year by the !
EN- and a canning demonstration by !
ISIS Dutton on keeping fresh meat for {,
,xt summer for the women, good So !
al time was enjoyed.
Recipe for the week Chocolate corn =
arch pudding-0ne square chocolate, D
ie-half spoon vanilla three tablespoons q
two tablespoons sugar, two a
blespoons corn syrup, two cups milk, a
efourth teaspoon salt. Melt chocolate p
er hot water. Mix sugar, salt and e
add one half cup cold milk p
d gradually to scalded milk and then 8
d all ! the liquid to melted chocolate, u
FIRING constantly Cook 20 minutes in is
double boiler, stirring until thickened; u
d vanilla, pour into molds which have n
en- dipped into cold water Chill. n
Summary for week ending Dec. p: in
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