Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-10-15
From the Aew England Farmer.
IHE- DAIRY.

have generally found that those cow which
gave The greatest quantity of milk, gave the
poorest qualify. II IS not, however, always the
case.--l have also thought hcliers did not give
SO itch milk rs when they come TO 4 or 3 years
otage the quality of milk is always less rich
soon after calying, aud becomes richer, oon-
stantly, ill the COW is nearly dry aud in the
fall, milk is always richer than in the spring ::
all these circumstances must be taken into con-
sideration in determining the value of a COW by
the An ordinary COW, rs TO rich
ness of milk. may be a good breeder for drnught
and failing stock, but, in our country, ! th'nk
the butter and cheese properties are OF first con
sheraton, and as fine animals for labor and
beet may be obtained from them,
In using the laCtometer, the tCh0ie milk should
be drawn from th8 COW, and then stirred before
filing the glass otherwise you do moi gnt tho
lain. average quality in ,Var~ weather, The
cream rises slowly | generally lei it stand AZ
hours, and note its rising every II hours-and
in cool or cold weather | have not knswn ii 10
rise any after 70 hours.
S. X. notices several cows that have proved
great Butter makers-lhese have all been very
high fed animals.-I somewhat doubt, If n far
mer gives his cows good English hay, and e.
nongh OF il, aud also has real good pastnrage,
whether he gets by extra feed of meal, skim
milk, sc. &c. sufficient extra butter or chrese to
pay Tor il Il think S. Y. PROV IS this in Essex
county.
| wish some of four public spirited individuals
would import a few bulls and heiteTs OF the
ayrshire stock that give 900 gallons ofmilk per
year. and also Of the Gditowdys, the COWS of
which produce Their Veight IN cheese per year.
They would be great acquisitions to us, not
withsianding The fine stock we already possess,
in Short Horns. Attorneys, Herefords and D.
vons- and might be easily impoi ted from Glas-
Cow, ria New York or New Brunswick. as from
Boston there is little or no trade with Scotland,
and the expense would not be much.
Sept. 90, 1929.
-01D-
Mr. Parmeniier Of New York, forwarded 10
the Horticulture Society Of Boston, a box Of
rare vegetables, accompanied by the following
note
" /. | send you a box containing some Sweet
Peppers, received of DR.. Lanu=d, from Valen-
cha III Spain, where they are very much admir-.
ed. The best manner of cooking them, is to
stun them IN the same manner as the French do
the Purple Egg Plant. They were found We
r, good at our Horticultural dinner in New
York.
4" 2. Some Seeds Of the same Sweet Peppers,
for distributing among the member of the So.
c'ety. The seed is always good for two years,
and is to be cultivated in tho same manner as
the common pepper.
%. Some roots of the Violet Carrot Of Spain,
received from Florence in Italy-very sweet.
They must be sown late 10 The spring, to pre-.
vent them from going TO seed the same season.
Next spring | will forward some seed for the
d. Some seed ofa kind of bean, received of
EHer!on Allen, Esq. called in South Carolina
Crowder Bean, because they bear so much.
With much esteem,
A. PARMENTlER.
Horticultural Garden. Brook n, N. Y.
SEPTEMBER II, 1929.