Show dalri fR MING the following interesting resting com cona on dair dalr dairy dalry y farming wis was written at the request of bishop edward hunter by a member of the cope family of pennsylvania respected proprietors of an ah exten siv earm earp in chester county we commend 4 11 it itt lit to otho tho the at attention on of our oui farmers and stock men generally I 1 bishop 11 unter hunter bib sin according ing 0 0 ybur your r i request T send bend you a brier brief ef description of 0 our PT our farm as conducted by my brothers and myself when there your first question Is i ho how w is it managed in ails atie answer veri weri I 1 will say all the at a ni e very every morning mer ning they generally number abent 11 person persons galeand maie male ma leand aud and female females each being expected to milk 25 cows which cows all stand together behind each animal is her record which is taken af after ter each milking by a guage affixed to the aide of the bucket the milk is turned from the buckets in which it it is milked through strainers into intha A 60 gallop c anchich can An which is placed DH acar a car running on a tramway directly behind the cows after milking two cows the W washes ashes his hands bands in vessels placed forthal for that purpose behind the tramway Mil mii kers kera are cautioned to be very strict about taking all t the he milk from the cows and until we cibit can place entire confidence in a 6 new hand we 0 o from time to time try the chivi cows after them as we consider this aa a very important point if atthe at tha tho end of three months at which time the amount of milk obtained from each cow is ascertained by her record she does not come como up to the standard which is 22 quarts per diem for the first four months after calving she lis is sold the number of cows milked varies between and your second question is how are tho cows fed in spring when the cows are first turned out we let them graze graz 0 through the day only aeao as we do n nob not 0 t consider that a too sudden change from winter feed to kree green pasture is beneficial if the I 1 vather weather is cold we put them at night in their winter quarters if mild into stock yards where they are fed with timothy hay I 1 may state here that the cows aro arc invariably milked in the barns and are fed in summer eummer time a amount of either cither brewers grains or t corn ground on the cob immediately before milking the are curried daily if at any during the summer the tho th egrass grass get searce scarce the cows coas co va are given much hay as they will eat at night also mangold wurt zela three times a week if a cow should at any time show signs of sickness such aa as a swelled or fevered bag or did dibin a cli cil clin nation atlon to eat or any other of t the he numerous diseases to which highly fed milk eattle cattle eire are liable they immediately taken from tue the and kept separate W we 0 allow days to intervene between and using the milk in winter the feed consists principally of corn ground with the cob root roots hay and corn fodder twice daily they are fed warm mashed food consisting of turnIP tur nipa 93 bran mangold wort zela and corn boiled together and thoroughly mixed after which some chopped hay I 1 ia added of this mash each animal is given about twelve quarts hould any animal show a disinclination cli ell nation to eat her hor mash up clean it itis is immediately imm e taken from flom her und her heir allowance diminished for a few days should that fall fail to restore her appetite her food ia Is changed d in early spring we wb use alfalfa hay liberally I 1 in n order to purge the cows as much as possible before turning them out to grass your ne next at question of the farm produce it la Is excel i tio nally good as the land is abw always a ys kept in the highest state of cultivation two large teams being kept on tier the oad road winter and summer hauling m manure allure from tant taut SO miles they generally take hay bay to market if we have not hay of bf our own for sale we buy froal froin our neighbors in order to have freights for the teams on the land where we plant the roots we orten often put r ut as much as ten tons of manure to the she acre and I 1 have ha seen as much aas as six aix hundred bushels buhel sot of manid man ld wort zela taren taken from an acre of land so I 1 consider con cun sider the root to be the beat milk producing food I 1 know of and I 1 may here take takee the liberty of mentioning that broin what I 1 havo seen JI 1 think your soil heroia admirably adapted for it its cultivation wheat we raise but a small quantity of but can in a fair fail season raise 45 bushels per acre aa As to corn it is difficult for me to give an estimate as the crops vary so very much with the seasons but on a hundred and fifty acres we seldom fali fall to obtain bul sut mcdent for for cattle and hogs besides we generally put about 15 acres in wath vegetables which are a very c considerable 0 s source wice of profit in summer time they are loaded in the milk wagons and be served loved to our regular customers asur next question is n now ow mi much ach hay to the acre in answerl answer I 1 will say that we have raised as much as three and a half tons to the acre but that was a very 1 cro ero crop p we would consider two and a h half alf tons per acre an ordinary crop your next question the number of nien meri employed taking the byear year round they will average 14 next question breed of cows principally holstein which taken as is a class are the largest milk milli producers I 1 know of but their milk is not as rich as that of many other breeds breeder and on that account we mix the milic of one jersey alderney with that of every four holsteins our other breeds are ayr shires and a fow few short horn durhams but I 1 do not approve of the latter class aa as dairy cattle cattie next text question amount of milk s sold old taking the year round it will average 1600 gallons per day price in summer eight cent cents sper per quart in jn winter 10 cents per quart cream in summer 32 cents per quart in winter 40 cents per quart the size of the farm is acres of which is is put in corn 50 in roots wheat and vegetables and in hay the remainder is used for pasture there are three barns used for the cattle of which the largest is 1115 feet long by 65 broad the other two are 95 by 60 they are all built of stone atone and slated and can be heated in winter time by burp fur naces connected with the smaller barns but the large barn is heated by steam from the boilers of an engine which is kept for chopping corn fodder roo roots to and sun bun sundry dry other purposes hoping thattie thab that the foregoing imperfect sketch will give you some some idea ides of what you desire I 1 remain dear or sir th thy friend FRANKLIN core COPE |