THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
a 
THE VERMONT DAIRYMEN. 
(Continued from page 68.) 
The afternoon sessiou was principally devot¬ 
ed to ensilage with an apparently unanimous 
feeling that it solved one of the chief diffi¬ 
culties of cheap and continuous milk produc¬ 
tion in this country. Several inexpensive 
methods of silo construction, (mostly of wood) 
and rapid methods of filling were described; 
and it seemed quite generally accepted that 
continuous filling and weighting, are unnec¬ 
essary to the production of good silage. Tne 
paper of the session was read by Mr. John 
Gould, on the “kind of dairying for the times,” 
and was a rapid and graphic recapitulation 
of the chief points of successful dairying 
according to the latest and most progressive 
ideas. 
Following Mr. Gould, Mr. E. A. Harris, of 
Faneuil Hall Market, Boston, who had been 
employed to judge the butter exhibit, gave 
an explanation of the rules and principles 
which guided him in making his awards. In 
regard to salting, as he had given the highest 
number of points to many exh bits differing 
greatly in saltness, he explained that the pub¬ 
lic taste required these great variations, and 
that if the butter was otherwise good, and the 
salt clean, pure, and free from grittiness, he 
gave the same number of points, whether the 
samples were lightly or heavily salted. 
At the business meeting following, F. D. 
Douglas, of Whitny, was elected President. 
Alney Stone of Westford, and J. C. Oliver, 
of Charleston, Vice-presidents, and E. L. 
Bass, West Randolph, was re-elected Secre¬ 
tary. Some amendments were also made to 
the constitution, chiefly to bring it into har¬ 
mony with the requirements of the Legisla¬ 
ture in making an appropriation in aid of the 
association’s funds. 
On Friday morning, E. F. Bowditcb, of 
Framingham, Mass., discoursed interestingly 
on “Wny I Chose Guernseys." The gist of his 
story was that after trying Jerseys fora num¬ 
ber of years, he discovered that in winter it 
was often necessary to color their butter. 
This being a proceeding unpleasant to him¬ 
self,and seriously objected to by his customers, 
he was led, by hearing that the milk of a sin¬ 
gle Guernsey had distinctly improved the 
color of the butter of a number of cows with 
which it was mingled, to make a journey to 
Guernsey for the purpose of investigating the 
subject. Finding it to be the fact that the 
butter of this breed was always sold without 
any coloring, and that it possessed a color 
that was matched Dy the butter of Jerseys 
only by the addition of coloring matter, he 
purchased a herd of these cattle, from which 
his present herd has descended. Though a 
larger and by far less uniform breed than the 
Jerseys, he has found the Guernseys to quite 
equal the latter in productiveness for the but¬ 
ter dairy, and has never had the slightest in¬ 
clination to return to the Jerseys. Among 
other matters elicited by the questions of his 
auditors, Mr. Bowditch gave an account ot 
his method of breaking his Guernsey bulls to 
the yoke, and thus, besides making them ex¬ 
ceedingly useful on the farm, rendering them 
entirely docile. 
In reference to feeding his cows, he uses 
little besides good Lay with corn-aud-cob meal 
as feed, in addition to pasturage. He is very 
strongly opposed to cotton-seed-meal, not only 
for cows, but for auy kind of stock. H9 ap¬ 
proves of linseed-meal, but feeds it only occa¬ 
sionally, in a sort of mediciual way. 
After some interesting account of Western 
dairy schools and conferences by Mr. John 
Gould, Dairy Commissioner Brown, of New 
York, occupied an hour in describing the pro¬ 
gress of the dairy interests in that State, es 
pecially the active crusade agaiust oleomarga¬ 
rine. He also described the method of cou 
ducting the agricultural institutes and dairy 
conferences, and referred to the proposed 
'egislation in regard to the skim-cheese 
manufacture. He declared that in New York 
cotton-seed-meal is most extensively and suc¬ 
cessfully used by the dairymen, with no prej¬ 
udice to their products, but with a vast im¬ 
provement in the quality of the manure. He 
also referred to the small attendance of ladies 
here, and informed his hearers that the farm¬ 
ers’ wives in New York are pretty good 
farmers themselves, and are numerously 
iu attendance at such meetings, and extreme¬ 
ly interested in the proceedings. But Mr. 
Brown gave us, too, some of the dark shades 
in the dairy of the Empire State, saying that 
the extensive statistics gathered iuat bite office 
proved that the average milk yield of the 
cheese cows of the State but slightly exceed¬ 
ed 8,000 pounds. These unpleasant conditions 
of the business, he said, had first to become 
known and realized, and should then be earn- 
eitly amended. It was necessary to find out 
all about every individual cow, by a careful 
record of her daily yield. Weigh the milk, 
and learn its quality. Unless the milk of each 
cow can be made to reach at least a minimum 
of 5,000 pounds annually for the cheese fac¬ 
tory, or enough to make not less than 200 
pounds of butter, the inferior cows should be 
got rid of at once, as they are being supported 
at the expense of the more profitable members 
of the herd. He insisted on the importance of 
procuring good thoroughbred bulls, and of 
feeding the calves aud heifers from the start 
with the kinds of food which will develop the 
tendency towards deep and rich milking. It 
costs, he said, not less than 15 cents a day to 
feed a cow; and it makes an immense differ¬ 
ence whether she runs dry 100 days or half 
that time, a difference which may cut down 
the profits to nothing, or less than nothing. 
He wound up by a most wholesome advice to 
every dairyman to consider his customers’ in¬ 
terests, and to look upon them as his best 
friends, whose interests should be considered 
as carefully as his own. This was, he said, a 
principle in mercantile business among all 
honorable and successful dealers, and the 
farmer, being essentially a business man, 
should adhere closely to business principles. 
Some concluding remarks were made by 
Mr McPherson, of Ontario, upon the impor¬ 
tance of increasing the fertility of dairy 
farms by the use of rich feeding stuffs, and the 
careful saving and intelligent use of the re¬ 
sulting manurial matter. It is following the 
true commercial principle, which teaches us 
to buy in the cheap market and sell in the 
dear, which we can do oy feeding liberally of 
that class of feeds from which we can extract 
their entire cost in the milk of the cow, and 
retain an equal or greater value in the fertiliz¬ 
ing matter returned in the r< siduum. h. 
CATALOGUES, ETC , RECEIVED. 
P ATENT “EAGLE” ANVILS.—Circu¬ 
lars from Fisher & Norris, Trenton, 
N. J. It is claimed that tnese anvils are 
made of the very best material, and in the 
best possible manner. The body is of gun- 
metal—which neither settles nor breaks The 
face and the horn are made of the best tool- 
cast steel welded so perfectly to its place that 
it is warranted to remain ihere. This anvil 
is in use by hundreds of our best blacksmiths 
aud mechanics. 
Delaware Horticulture — Bulletin No. 
20 from the Delaware Experiment Station. 
In this pamphlet Prof. Beckwith outlines the 
work that he propcses’to do in his department 
the coming year. 
A spin wall Potato Planter.— Catalogue 
from the A-=pinwall Manufacturing Co., 
Three Rivers, Michigan. This is a new pam¬ 
phlet descriptive of an old and well-tried 
machine. Our i eaders know that we consider 
this machine one of the most ingenious labor- 
saving devices ever originated. 
C. N. Dempwolf & Co., York, Pa.— 
Circular of fertilizers, poultry food, etc. 
Send for it. 
Hamilton Milk Jars.— Price list from W. 
Hamilton & Co., Pittsburg, Pa. In every city 
and town in this country there are people who 
are willing to pay 50 per cent above the price 
of ordinary milk if they can tie assured that 
they are buying a piure and clean article. As a 
means of securing this trade, glass milk jars 
are indispensable. A good many milk men 
have discovered the secret of securing the 
extra price and we may say that all such use 
glass jars to supply milk to their customers. 
We may also say that the Hamilton jars are 
as good as any. 
Hench & Dromgold, York, Pa.— Circulars 
describing Heiich’s improved riding or walk¬ 
ing steel cultivators. These circulars contain 
cuts, testimonials, etc., aud are full of interest¬ 
ing reading for farmers; send for them. This 
firm has in contemplati n a new and improv¬ 
ed spring-tooth harrow. The reputation of the 
fitm is a guaranty that it will be a valuable 
implement. 
N. C. Bauqhman, York, Pa.—C ircular of 
the celebrated Becker washing machine, one 
of the greatest indoor labor-saving devices of 
the age. 
Experiments with Sorghum.— Bulletin No. 
5 from the Kausas Experiment Station, con¬ 
tains two reports that ought to interest Kan¬ 
sas sorghum growers. Prof. Failyer has made 
some comparisons of varieties of sorghum 
with a view to determining the most valuable 
variety for the Kansas farmer—considering 
size, quality, feeding value of by products, 
etc There is a table giving the results 
of this test. Prof. Keilerman contributes to 
this bulletin an article on Sorghum Blight— 
a disease discovered on the college farm last 
summer. 
Tuberculosis. —This is the title of Bulletin 
No. 3 Issued by the Massachusetts Experiment 
Station. It was prepared by Prof. C. H. 
Fernald in response to many demands for a 
brief and comprehensive account of this 
disease. The pamphlet has evidently been 
prepared with a great deal of care, and will be 
of much value as a reference book for cattle¬ 
men and farmers. That our readers may ob¬ 
tain an idea of the scope of the work, we give 
the following list of the various topics discuss- 
e d. 
1. Animals attacked by tuberculosis. 
2. History of tuberculosis. 
3 Distribution of tuberculosis. 
4. Is human tuberculosis contagious? 
5. Is bovine tuberculosis contagious? 
6. Is human tuberculosis communicable to 
lower animals? 
7. Is bovine tuberculosis communicable to 
man? 
8. Are human and bovine tuberculosis 
identical ? 
9. Is bovine tuberculosis hereditary? 
10. flymptoms of bovine tuberculosis. 
11. Is it curable? 
An examination of this list of contents will 
show that the subject is exhaustively treated. 
“Ohio” Ensilage And Feed-Cutters.— 
Catalogue from the Silver & Deming Manu¬ 
facturing Co., Salem, Ohio. Tne n anufac- 
turers of this cutter believe they have a ma¬ 
chine that can be relit d upon to stand any 
reasonable test. Sensible farmers wili appre¬ 
ciate the following statement made by the 
manufacturers of the “ Ohio.” 
“ In regard to the capacity of our cutters 
we will not use the words of a competitor: 
‘They will cut twice the quantity, size for size, 
of any other make iu the world,’—because 
that wiuld be mechanically impossible, in 
any well constructed machine over another. 
We will say this, however (and can sutistanti- 
ate the same by many actual tests), that our 
power cutters are heavier and stronger, con¬ 
sequently more durable than other machines 
witn the same cutting surface; they are more 
convenient, easier to operate, less liable to 
breakages, and will do more work, size and 
price considered, than any other cutters manu¬ 
factured.” 
This catalogue contains some excellent ad¬ 
vice to those who are interested in silos. 
Ayer’s Calendar —This calendar is re¬ 
ceived fiom N. W. Ayer & Son, Philadelphia, 
Pa. It is an elegant affair—one of the best 
we have sten. It is sent for 25 cents to any 
address. 
Eureka Spring-Tooth Harrow —Cat¬ 
alogue from the Eureka Mower Co., Utica, 
N. Y. This is a new implement. The man¬ 
ufacturers state that many farmers have ob¬ 
jected to ordinary spring-tooth harrows, for 
the reason that they wear out quickly and 
are horse-killers. The Eureka harrow was 
designed to overcome these objections, aud 
after a thorough testing in rough fields it is 
confidently offered to the public. Our readers 
are invited to examine this harrow. It is 
well to keep informed regarding new im¬ 
plements. 
THE POST OFFICE CLUB. 
U NCLE JACOB has not had much to say 
of late at our meetings. The argu¬ 
ments of the parrot have befen a little discour¬ 
aging to him. Anyway he «ikes to let others 
talk first while he sifts the arguments aud 
sums the thing up. 
The parrot has grown bolder than ever 
Many things have gone to suit him of late. 
A good many auction sales have been held, 
and goods have been just about given away. 
This, to the parrot’s mind is a sure indication 
that New Jersey agriculture is in a very poor 
way. So the parrot felt that he could afford 
to strut on the stove pipe and put a little ex¬ 
tra force into his favorite argument. 
"Farmin' don't pai,! Farmin’ don't pay." 
Uncle Jacob rubbed his head reflectively as 
he listened. The parrot, as usual, repeated 
his remark. 
“ Veil, veil” said uncle Jacob at last, “der 
fact vas dot somebody can’t tell shust what 
brofits mit farming vas, so dot it vas a hard 
job to figure mit der brofits out. Dot man 
dot vorks mit der city iu, und draws his pay 
effery veek or moud, vas seem tc get more dan 
der farmer, und yet at der end off der year, 
how much more vas he haf left mit his bocket ? 
I haf a frient dot vorks mit der city in. Ve 
vas poys togedder, und vevas shust ap»out der 
same age old. I goes mit him uiit a visit 
efferj' vinter, und he gots mit me mit a visit 
offery summer. Veil, veil, dot feller vas al¬ 
ways worry about his yob und his rent und ail 
dese oder tings. • He haf a little money safed 
up, but not enough so dot he could 
stop vork und lif quietly und veil till death 
vas come. He says now dot vile he vas grow¬ 
ing old und veak, yunner men vas come along 
und take his blace avay. Now den, I vas 
nefer go in mit style mit my life, but I have 
a goot home dot vas my own und nopody vas 
throw me out mit a yob. I vas an indepen¬ 
dent man, anyvay, und my home vas secure 
mit me vile 1 Ufa, Dot friend off mine would 
not shange mit me 30 years ago, pecause der 
goundry vas too quiet und dere vas no motey 
mit farming, but now he vishes dot he vas 
haf my home und my beace off mind. Maype 
dere vas Dot much money mit farming, but 
dere vas some pay anyway.” 
The parrot lister ed attentively, and when 
Uncle Jacob stopped to sneeze it filled up 
the spare time with:— 
Farmin' don't pay! Farmin' don't pay! 
small pica . 
Pi.scellaneou.iS 
L j^CHI Nq 
m Sides 0 BacK 
Achilla Sides anil Back, Hip, Kidney anil 
Uterine Pains Rhi-ummic, Sciatic, Sharp a> d 
Weakening Pains, relieved in oue minute, by 
first Guticura Mi-Pain Plaster, ana 
only instantaneous pain killing, strengthening plas 
ter. 25c.; 5 for SI. At druggists, or of Potter Drug 
and Chemical Co., Boston, Mass. 
Newtown Dcnbl 1 - Geared, Level Tread Horse Powers. 
and Threshers and Cleaners are the Best. 
We also manufacture Self-Dump Rakrs, Corn Shell 
ers, Farm Rollers, etc. Send fort irculais and Price 
Lists. A. BLAKER & CO., Newtown, Bucks Co., Pa 
Retail Price List (Revised lbS:,) Mrawbi rry Hill Pork 
Products: Salt ork. 5-lb. keg=. . salt Pork, 2Mb. 
kegs 85; Lard. Kettle Rendere I in 2.3.5and lO-pourd 
pails, p- r pound 25c.: Sausage, in 1 »n 112-pouiid bags, 
per lb.. 25c.; Hams, sugar cured per lb., sue. English 
Bacon, sugar cun d. per lb , 25c.: Loin and Spare Rib, 
per 11)., 25c.: Scraps, per lb.. 25c. Send order to — 
J. li. LEARNED, Prop’r. Florence, Mass 
Circulars and Press Comments sent- on call. 
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