The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-06
WASHINGTON COUNTY FARM
BUREAU ASSOCIATION.
Report for Week Ending Feb. 3.

| The extension school in agriculture and
home economies that is in session al
! Berlin Corners this week. Monday to
| Friday, inclusive, is designed to bring the
farmers and their families into closer
contact with the science of agriculture
The lectures that are included in the pro-
gram all treat on practical problems that
the farmer is up against every day. OPP
| portunity is given for the general dis
cussion of all the topics so as to bring
out the local problems. Every farmer
can profit by the lectures and discussions
on breeding, business dairying, the corn
crop, soy beans, farm management, the
hay crop, economical rations, farm ma
nures, clover and alfalfa and commercial
fertilizers, while those interested in poul.
try and forestry will have the opportu-
nifty of discussing these subjects with
specialists. Remember that these ses-
sions are absolutely free OF admission
and you are invited to attend If you are
interested,
Are you making all that you can from
your herd OF cowsf Here are few facts
mont has 100000 cows. Washington
county has 10000 of these. OF this num-
Der in Washington county there are
about 500 of which there are records of
their production, obtained mostly
through COW testing associations. The
average profit above feed, of all the dairy
cows in Vermont is about 81 for the year.
The average profit of the cows in the
testing associations, OF which we have
records, is a little over $50 per COW per
year. The figures below will show you
where the difference comes in. A cow
giving 5000 pounds OF 3 per cent milk
produces in the year $50 pounds of butter
fat worth about $50, or about enough to
pay for the feed. A COW giving 5000
pounds of per cent milk will produce
$50 pounds of butter fat worth about
500, which makes her profit at least $40
more per year than the cows whose milk
test only 3 per cent. The only way. that
you can tell which OF the three above
cows you own is to apply the Babeock
test and weigh the milk Then by elm
mating the poor producers in the herd
you can increase your profit and save
work and feed. BY raising the heifers
from the best cows you will steadily i'm
prove even the best. Milk sheets cost
from 25 cents to 40 cents dozen or you
can make them up at home. A dozen
will last a year for rs COWS. A set of
suitable milk scales will cost from 81 to
"a. Taking the samples for the test viii
take you about half an hours extra
time one day in each month. You can
get the samples tested for five cents !
apiece and some of the creameres will do |
it for you free of charge When you |
have this information you can figure the |
production Of each COW for the year and |
know which one to sell and what the |
rest are worth TO keep. Or better yet |
Join COW testing association and get |
all of this week done for you for 81 per |
,ow per.year with the figuring thrown in.
II there is no association near you, apply |
10 the county agent and some means will |
be worked out 80 that you can avail
yourself of this very necessary informa-
ion II you expect to get the most from
your herd. Many farms raise the best
IT crops and feed them to cows that re-
urn only dollars worth of milk for
sl.l0 worth of the feed. Is your farm
me of theseH
F. II. Abbott,
County Agent.