The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-05-19

il is not, perhaps, 50 generally known there j.
great contrast ia the qualify of milk from differ
emf cows, even Of the same breed. 10 prove this
the following accidental experiment Is adiuceG
person in England who kept only one COW fet
the use OF his family. bought one Of neighbourine
| farmer that had Iage stock: this COW was recon-
nended as an excellent beast that gave large
qaaatity of milk and that of the best quality Be
lore the bargain was concluded the pul chaser took
Cure TO taste the milk and found il answered his
expectation. But although that milk was ihiek
| and rich to the taste, ii never could be made 10
yield bit OF butter, though every method vas tri
eJ which could be devised for that purpose. TIM.
COW had gwen milk for three seasons before she
was sold without its being discovered suspected
that her milk did not give as much butter that Of
any COW in the dairy.
his experiment proves there may be individual
cows among great nunsber, which yield milk that
possesses qualities extremely different from those in
general Of that breed although TO the eye and taste
It appears moi TO differ from thefl al all. Every
person who would conduct his business with atten-
tion and economy should always ascertain the quail
ty OF the milk OF every COW in ividuaily as soon as
she IL turned into the dairy otherwise he may be
going on for years together and never know be is
subJecsing himself TO great expense daily, with
out drawing any return for il.
Other benefte will be found TO result from the
practice OF keeping every cows separate az much
as possible, aud examining it Individually very
often, than that of ascertaning the quality Of The
milk taken from different cows OF the same stock
il may happen that frod, casual diseases or other
circumstances The milk Of one may become
tainted al particular time with peculiar taste or
other quality which would greatly injnre the whole
stock IT il be mixed with il, and occasion loss 10
tue owner which this Caution might prevent ,bes.des
be will then avoid the danger of being induced,
with that hasty decisiyeness So IN rural az
iairs TO attribute thesefects that rise from this
expected source TO other circumstances that have
had no influence whatever upon ii.
From these considerations writer's on this subject
have recommended il az an invariable practice in
every dairy, TO keep each cows milk separate, on
the FIRST day of every month at least throughout
the year, for the purpose of ascertanng the quala
ty sc. of the milk yielded by every one of them
individually. SIch course OF proceeding would
advance the practical knowledge Of the dairy more
in the space OF year than the random mode usu-
ally adopted in a century.
IL has further been found by this experiment that
some cows yield very Urge quantity of milk
soon after calving, which continues 20 flow for a
short tine III vast abundance but this flush OF
m * lasts only for short space Others which do
not give SO much at cavng, continue 10 make an
equal progress, at first, for long lime, and give
-
caivlng as during the first mouth, il equally well
fed. e.s N A,t Nh H.
II is q general OPINION that milk which affords
the richest butter wilt necessarily produce the best
cheese-butit has been proved this is not neces-
sary consequence aud therefore the fact requires
be proved before il is admitted Lit has also been
supposed that the milk which afords the greatest
quantity of oily matter Will necessarily afford the
,ehest cheese. This fact also requires to be prov
ed, which, perhaps will not be an easy matter for
ii is asserted thai some cheese made OF milk only
were richer ARD more mellow than Others made en-
tilely OF cream, - "7
Ii has been remark ed by those concerned in dali
res and by graziers that there beasts feed
mo kindly than others, aud fat sooner upon The
same pastures bat is not universally recogni-
sed truth. that inolS .eDais may be found which
give al the >auie time gseat quaattyof milk and
laat of the richest guatv and fatten easily aud
are as hardy 10 all respects as any others. We
nave heard il asserted taCr and are ourselves
fully Of the same opncn that these Qualities whei-
evr they are found are fansissahie 70 the descen-
dunts 81 the beasts which possess item, among
Which descendants by prcpet degree OF attention,
these vauacie Qualities may not only be prevented
from Degeneration, but maybe kept on Tor an in-
definite length OF tiue IN state OF progressive i'm
provement.
la addition I'd what is here offered on this SUBJ
ect we wo2la refer our readers 70 Mr.. Aadefson's
remarks tle management 81 the dairy, repubisll-
ed in The Hit Agricultural Journal 1917