Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-11
FARM BUREAU PRESIDENT
nIsAPpRnYES "FARMING,, 1

Hugh r. Whitman, president of the
New London County Farm Bureau. does
not approve of the proposition for ship
ping calves from Connecticut farms to
Vermont farms for raising and later re-
turning them to their owners as devel-
opad cattle by the payment Of their
board and keep
Such a, scheme has been under con-
sideration by Comm ssioner of Dornes-
tic Animals James NJ. Whittiesey and DIR.
]. E. Brigham, Of the Vermont state
commission.
The suggestion is made that because
of a lack of cheap pasture land in this
state farmers generally find it necessary
to slaughter ell their young calves with
out making any attempt to rai1A them 1t
is said that many promising calves are
thus lost to the farmer who might 9TH
erwise raise them with considerable pro-
fit TO himself.
Mr.. Whitman says that Connecticut IS
far from a leader IN the raising of well
bred livestock. He said that if this were
l.tle case the proposition might be con-
sidrel but before Connecticut farmers
can raise any good livestock it would
be necessary for them to invest in thor
! cughored bulls and high grade cattle
| and tbs would be more costly than the
| situation warrants.
He said that the raising Of calves Is
merely an incident in the life Of the
| farm, ard that farmers sell them for
what they are worth as food and that
is all that Connecticut farmers expect
| or desire.
There is no profit IN raising calves, -
/ said Mr. Whitman and there Will not
| be until the Connecticut farmers get a
better grade of stock on tine farm" 81
In letter received from Dr. Brigham
i the suggestion is made that the calves
| be shipped in crates to Vermont farm
ers, who are to buy them at market
! prices: The Vermont farmer will board
| them, SO to speak, until they have reach
ed the age. at which they are valuable for
| dairying and breeding purposes. TheJ
are then to be re-sod to the Connecticut
farmer at a price con1nrensurat witt
their value as developed cattle.
/ In his letter. DR.. Brigham points out
i that the. situation IN Vermont is par.
ticuarly favorable to the scheme. 4
lar-e r,saentaee ot the q ate's tair
''airy product is SHIPPED to CHER state!
>. IN ii, form of butter which means tina
there is a very. large supply Of skin
milk left on the farmers hands.
This by-product of the dairying indus
try. he thinks. could he nut to no bette
Use than the feeding Of young calves
until suf-h time as they are able TO sup
no-r themselves on the same kind o
Land in Connecticut.
As far as the danger n infection I
TIE Dung calves from bovine tuherculo
sis is concerned. he roi-ts cut that fh
campaign against that disease in ve-
mont has progressed to such a stage tina
It Will be possible to place all OF tn
calves onl yon such farms as have &C
cre'ited hers free from the disease. L
this connection. Cornniss,or-r Waffle
sew has signifed his willingness TO re
ca!ve any OF the 'boarde-s" hac'z int
!, Connecticut without the necessity @
: their being re-tested provided the Yer
mont authorities are willing to certtt
Il them rs free from the disease.
u 81 alternative -pian.- suggested by III
. commissioners. is that the Connecticu
. farmer should pay a-fxed rate o. boar
for his calf du-inr the soiourn n We.
. n,ont. DR.. Black thinks, however. tha
/, this. scha-le might result in serious -.
7utes IN cases where the Connecta,l
e farmer was not satisfied with the CO.
= iit:on Of the animal upon It's return.