Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-03-02

| improve them until such abuses Of pronri-
ETY. are reformed. Milk is a secretion, and
there must be in the cows receptacle sue
| cutent food from which may be secreted.
ne functions of the skin must be duly
maintained; that is the circulation of the
blood should be free and vigorous, so that
The insensble moisture may exude, the
pores being unobstructed, and the hair Of
soft and velvety feel. The will then feel
| comfortable, and all the secretons will go
onklndIy. The currycomb and brush would
be as little detrimental to horned cattle as
to horses but the former seem to be treat
ed as 1t they were bound to give all, flesh.
fat, and milk, upon as short commons,
and with as little care, as possible.
Well. Sir, | bought third cow at a
sale. She was young and mich, giving
the astonishing quantity Of half a pint per
day! | discovered this after having bought
| and paid for her. 1t was too late to make
| beef of her, so permitted her to live in
hope of better things. kept her two years,
but affairs became worse instead Of better.
She rever proited me any thing, as you
may Judge from the fact that gave seven
| dollars for her, kept her two years on the
Virginia system and put her up to auction
when about to emigrate, but could get no
bid had no alternative therelore,a las no
one would buy her or have her as a gift,
but to leave her to her own resources in
the woods. To dismiss her case in few
words, she was c0rne0ps vexation and
vaccine sore to the eye.
By this time had learned the force Of
these truths, that it matters not how excel
lent the stock, neither milk, butter, fat, or
flesh, need be expected, unless they are
we'll supplied with plenty of wholesome.
succuent, or juicy provender /; that good
shelter is necessary 10 cop;ous secretion,
and is great saving of fodder ; that a few
horned cattle aceH Kept, are more profitable
in every respect Except in the article Of
hides, numerically considered than three
times the number of anatomies uiranteS, or
living skeletons Of cattle too commonly
found providing around stacks aad barns
and heaps Of manure; and that good price
paid for good cattle, is cheaper than low
price paid for country cattle. Convinced
Of these things, determined 10 sell out Of
the Virginia system, in which every thing
dcgenerates-land, cattle, hogs, and wheat,
&c, &C., and in the fertile West begin
again, and in beginning have few stock
cattle and good. In purchasing COW, there
| fore looked out for good milker,as far as
| could Judge by her actiferous apparatus,
and blood and accordingly found one Of
| good udder and half Durham; but not pay
ing sufficient attention to her chronology,
| ! boughta vixen. This is certainly fault
for COW ought to be gentle TO give full
complement Of milk; for if they are not,
,hey will, when in i'll humor, hold up their
milk, which mine often does, much to
the vexation Of our family, who all delight
in the English notion Of "plenty Of milk
and butter" Many cows, believe, Of
good dispositions, though not such abund-
ant milk yielders on special occasions, in
the aggregate give more milk than an ex-
traordinary COW, of touchy, i'll habit of
mind Mine will sometimes, and not sell
dom, after to-day giving good supply, to-
morrow scarcely yield pint {; SO that in
the milking season she has given less than
a common COW of good temper.
In addition to this effort % get into gooL
stock, made another. On my journey hi
thcr, | halted at Springfield, Ohio, and
made DEPRESSION TO the city Of Cincinna-
ii, in the vicinity Of which, understood
could purchase pure blooded stock. There
found proprietor of "lmproved Shor,
Horned Durham Bulls, in the person of
Major Daniel Gano, friend Of mine, and
u liberal, enlightened and spirited patron OF
agriculture withal. He had two years
old, whose parents are well known 10 stock
farmers as .'herd book" animals. He gave
$3.50 for him when six months This one
purcha and sent of by boat TO Dayton,
from whence drove him hither.
But, Sir, | must here close my CONVEX
sation with you on the subject of my vex-
atious experience of Horned Cattle. sus-
pect their horns have hitherto been too
long; shall hereafter endeayor to have TO
do chiefly with the shor, horns, of The i'm
provedkind. 1t may perhaps then be more
propitious both to the feelings and the
pockets; for the present small profit has
attended my dealings in the cattle kind
am, Sir, your most ob'd,-,
JOAN Thomas.