Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-11-22
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER %, 1881.


TUESDAY. NOVEMBER %, 1881.
Cattle-We are happy to find that more atten-
ton than formerly has been recently paid to the
raising Of stock. The sale Of the celebrated cat
tie Of John Hare Powell, Of Philadelphia, ena-
bled many farmers Of means and enterprise to pos.
sess themselves Of some valuable animals. A
good proportion OF this valuable stock is now in
, the possessions Of Charles A. Barni:z, Esq. Of
Spring Dalefarm, uear York, Pennsylvania. The
following description of one or two of the cows,
which we copy from Poulson's Advertiser, will
be mountaineering tornanyof ur-readers. We
are inclined to class farmers who give their at:
tention TO the improvement Of stock, among the
most, il not the most useful af our citizens.
"To see these cattle alone is worth visit to his
residence. There are about twenty and thirty
head Of the full blnod, besides nearly as macy Of
common and mixed blood. Among the former
is the celebrated BeIlina, the famous butter COW.
In her appearance she is far below many of her
companions, though when critically examined, her
points are all good. The straight back the per-
feet level of the spinal column from the horns to
the tail.-the square sides, the wide hips, the
full brisket, The intelligent countenance and wide
spreading BAG are all there; but she makes pound
Of butter at every milking. and hence she has not
the sleek fat sides, and the filing up so necessa-
~ to 4 finished aud beautiful subject. She Illus
trates the idea perfectly, which We have 50 often
inculcated. that deep mixer or a great butter
vieIder cannot be easil kept fat She illustrates
another position we have advanced, that milk from
different =coYs. apparently OF equal richness, is
.l,H tIyc tpd In ct,o
ter and whey prevail, in others cheesy matter and
oil, and in others oil and whey prevail with but
a slight quantity of cheesy matter. The first
is common milk, afIording 4 small! quantity Of
cream, and poor skim milk; the second affords
medium quantity OF cream, and makes good cheese,
and good skim milk; the last affords very large
quantity ct cream, no cheese scarcely. and very
Door skim mlk--so poor indeed that it is scarce
iy fit for use This latter is the case sith Bell.
ma: when her milk has stood the proper length Of
time the cream, (the milk being three or four inch
es deep,l Is nearly hatf an inch thick, and so
firm that it will almost bear lifting like buck
wheat cake, the skim milk being very inferior. -
Mrs Barnitz took about half pint of her cream
in bowl, and in a few minutes produced six
gunces of the finest butter we ever TASTED, by
simply stirring it with a teaspoon. The butter.
milk produced was less than a small vine glass
full, and that Of quite poor quality. This COW,
unlike the generality Of her b eed, has coarse hair.
and is Of ordinary size, and, as before remarked,
would be taken for an ordinary animal, except up
IN critical examination by good judge. Very
high offers have been made for her aud her calves
Another COW presented remarkable character;
she was the largest we ever saw, measuring be-
tween the points Of her hips about two feet four
inches. We could not take the measurement ex-
ac,iy. as she WAS rather shy Of our stick, but we
satisfied ourselves that we were not an inch out
Of the wav, and think we are within the truth
She Is of good proportion in all her parts. She
has not had calf since she was imported, in con-
sequence as it is supposed of some injury on the
yoyare. Tie proprietor expects TO fat,en this
cow for the Baltimore market, and if he does we
shall be able to boast Of beef superior in weight
and quality TO any ever slaughtered III America
There are many beautiful Young bulls and heif-
era for sale. We noticed a pair of calves as
white as swans; Of equal size aud age, that at
tact great attention, and induce high offers. -
We must not pass over the fine young animal
selected by Mr.. Is. for his stock bull. lie is be-
vond all comparison the finest animal Of the kind
;yc ever saw, and has the 6ne points OF his breed
IN the greatest perfection Imaginable. When
we have heard that il the legs were cut of upon a
line with the bsttoun Of the belly, and the neck
eerpcndicularly with the breast, the body would
form perfect oo'oaS square, Tue s,ues W VIM"
would he Just double the width OF the ends, we
have been in the habit Of considering it fancy
.ketcb,. but actual measurement and examination
of thrs bull convinces US OF its truth"
Willis, in giving an account of recent trip
to the South, says-
"Iyisited Mount Vernon yesterday. This.
Of course, is the most interesting pilgrimage that
can be made BY an American. we took the
steamboat down the Potomac to Alexandra,
thence pursued its banks seven miles to our des'
tina,ion. This celebrated spot has been descr'o-
ed often. and have no time. If it were worth
While, to describe it nlnuteiy again. Inc estate
is the most superb gem Of natural scenery DO
not hesitate to say. in this country. 1t stands
ON a terraced bank of the Potomac. eighty or
hundred feet abcve the water, overlooking that
majestic river for great distance, and com,
.nanding from the front piazza its boldest bend
towards the sea. All this fine natural beauty Is
a proper preparative for the associations OF the