Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-07
WASHINGTON CO. SURVEY DONE
County Agent F. H. Abbott An.
n0unces Results to Bureau.
Dean Hills to Speak at Annual Meet
Ing thia Evening In Montpelier-
subject, "Feed and Care Of
Dairies,v

Dean j. L.. Hills OF the college OF agri-
culture OF the State university will speak
at the annual meeting of the Washington
county farm bureau. to be held this
evening at the City Hall in Montpel-
Ter. His subject will be Pertinent Ques-
tons Concerning the Feed and Care Of
Our Diaries" One of the questions to
come up at the business meeting will be
that of changing the headquarters. says
the county agent, F. H. Abbott.
REPORT OF DAIRY SURVEY.
More than 200 farmers responded to q
sent to 1900 dairymen in the
county. The following is a summary of
answers to some of the most interesting
questions on the blank
Farms average to keep 1891 cows. Jer-
seys predominant. with 10 per cent; Hol-
stems, 1856 per cent. Ayrshires, Z per
cent; Guernseys. as per cent: Short
horns. per cent. Four and five-tenths
per cent. Of the herds are all pure bred;
255 per cent. of the herds have some
pure-bred animals. and SO per cent. Of the
herds are composed of grades entirely.
or the 200 answers recorded on the ques-
ton of pure-bred bull. Il own no bulls
III keep a pure-bred or registered bull
and IS use a grade bun Twenty-three
and f1ve-tenths per cent gave the record
of the bulls dam. Five per cent. of the
dairymen keep the same bull only one
year; q per cent. two years: "a per cent,
three years: % per cent. four years; 10
per cent. five years or over.
Sixteen per cent. Of those replying run
summer dairy: ass per cent. run win
ter dairy; while 4e.5 per cent run u COM
bination of the two.
Twenty-four per cent. sell milk: 70 per
cent. sell butterfat: and 10 per cent. make
butter on the farm.
OF the 200 answers. 1879 report no COM
plant as to accuracy in test. weighing
or price: one complains of the weighing;
"a Of the test, and IS Of tho price. Fifty
eight are members Of the N. e. NJ. p. A.
Thirty-six per cent. gave the average
production per COW last year either in
milk or butterfat. or both. Thirty-five of
those answering were members Of cow
testing associations.
Ten per cent. weigh the milk of each
COW daily: s. per cent. weigh the milk
from each COW occasionally; Is per cent.
test the milk of each COW. and q per cent
keep q record Of each cows feed.
The following is interesting in connec-
ton with the growing of crops:
Total acres Of alfalfa reported was Is
by % growers: 81 report that they expect
to try alfalfa this year.
Thirty-six per cent. grow no clover: 81
per cent grow less than 20 tons: while
rs per cent. report growing over 20 tons
per year.
Fifteen per cent. seed in corn; IS pei
cent. seed in grain; and 26 per cent. use
both crops to seed in.
One hundred forty-ive Of the 200 72.I
per cent, use a silo.
Thirteen per cent. report growing SOY
beans last year: and so per cent. report
that they plan to grow them this year.
Twelve and five-tenths per cent. planted
early varieties of corn. su.h as Nativ,
Flint. for silage last year: eos per cent
planted medium maturing varieties. sucf
as Early Huron. or Early Lakeside: 8
per cent. planted late varieties, such a!
Late Sanford. 90-Day Dent or Eureka
IS per cent reported that their silage corr
reached the silk stage; % per cent. report
ed their silage corn glazed, and hre
per cent. say their silage corn was ripe.
| Fifty-six and five-tenths per cent. grow
corn for grain the average bushels pc
farm is PA: 1875 per cent. report growing
oats; the average acreage is 81 per farm
Twenty-four and hve-tenths per cent. re
port growing barley. with an averag
acreage Of 80 per farm.
| Forty-seven per cent are satisfied witt
their pastures.
Twelve and fve-tenths per cent. hav
| no hogs The remainder report turning a.
average of 10 hogs per farm per year.
Ninety-two and five-tenths per cent
keep hens. with an average Of 405 hen
per farm.
Fifty-seven have tried raising calve
without skim milk. and of these 80 repor
success. while "a report failures.
Ten per cent. keep sheep. The averag
lis 20 read per farm.
F1fty-five per cent. sell some cash GRO
from the farm. The main cash crop
potatoes. One hundred sixteen sell pots
ltoes the average sales per farm Is III
bushels. Thirty-five report selling hay
leverage tonnage. 1871 per farm. Twenty
1.-TWO report selling beans; average salel
72 bushels per farm.
Eighty-two per cent. make a practic
iof topdressing grass land: of these. l:
use manure. IL use chemicals. and q US
la combination Of the two.
Question 80. relating to the order of in
portance of the different farm operation
as a supplement to the dairy, was al
swered in the following way, as calculs
ted by the average. The average opinio
placed these operations in this orde
First hogs: end. potatoes: Bird. CROWN
hay for sale: 4th, poultry: 9Th. sheep: 6tl
orchards; It'll, beans.
; The farms average to contain 1893 acrt
each. The tilisble acres average 81 p'
farm.