The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-03-23
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---aI AGRICULTURAL MEETING.
to' ,,,culural Commissioner opened the a,s
i ", mon live stock, by remark'ns '""' :" .'.'
ru''oO UI' h.vo several distinct breeds of cattle,
SnNW Wv" ~, ;nermixures or crosses The orig
and HhO SI 80 call our native stock, he believed
iaa' O' VIVA Mo Durham (Devon0 OF fine dark red
W Ohl'e O'' cases these have been crossed with
so% TnE,bhe, "a large and coarse breed. IN 0'her
% ". cross has been with the Ho'derness,
t'" r,oat mixers, though the milk is not
VI a1'" ~Lo uere(ords are large, white in the face,
x ',,, dojps very well in England
N ' ~. ,,,o,oyed Durham Short horns, produced
I'm, nv Mr. Bakewe, have been FOR the great
s,or the last half century the most approved
rs,,Dd There are two lines or races ofthese
# fan, I|ri,ain- one famous for milking proper
IA W. have had several individuals of this race
M ,.h when pure are symmetrical and every way
N ,,,,;mI Mr.. c. himself had owned several, but
NJ I,r had failed to meet his expectations, and were
atheist bnl ordinary cows.
n Tho Ayershires arc in good repute, and Mr. Cush
X o, Of Walerown, is giving them fair trial. lie
X very generously giving bis young stock 10 the
r.cbboripg farmers, and thus aHording opportuni-
n =, n compare this with other breeds.
a Some our native cows are AS good for the
"a ,nn as nny of which we have accounts. But the
~ nelen qualities Of these animals arc accidental;
rs We cannot depend upon iher transmission. Care,
"a and LONG continued care, in the selection of breed
"A a. yrccessary for fixing good properties. Our
a ne>don now Is, whether the imported stock, o,
,e improved native, is the best for New England
n Wchvo herd formed or forming from n cross o
native COW with the imported bulCoelebs (which
!; extraordinary for tho richness of milk.
Here Col Jaquos, OF Charlestown, who is form
M io,hshmd, rose and addressed the meeting. lie
had lmshold the opinion that to meet the require
meols aNew England soil and climatc,it might be
s important 10 (olm breed of our own. For the
n ..ne.c F sGss,;rs stris,0 srarteupy me purchase
+ of abuN IN $50, for which he paid $500. This
buN, Cocebs, was selected in England and though
he has not bis pedigree, he believes him 10 have
been ofthc C"'ns stock, (by which, If we under
X sWd him, we are to infer that he was full or near~
n.y. hlbIooded Durham) After Inquiiing aud
M looking long for a suitable COW with whicl, to be-
ghbs course, Mr. Haskins, of RoxbnrY, purchased
omn Groton that promised TO answer his purpose.
\ This cows points were good; Aank deep, touch e.
sIn and silky. Coelcbs was put to her, and she
4 thought first heifer calf, and nexta bull These
were called Young Groton and Young Coeiebs.
SAequently, Col ]. obtained these animals, TO
glT with the first calf Of Young Groton. These
were The parents OF his herd Young Groton., the
1taeason Of being MIXED, gave Is quarts per
day. The family name now is Croam Pot-Don
Iieem Pot Betty Cream Pot, &c. At this time
ihehmilY numbers something like sixty,
lie thinks much OF 6io0d-goes for blood. Give
him time, name carnations, and he will breed to OIL
der, any color or any shape Got his first instruc
tim from Jacob; though he thinks there was some
Thing he,'des the peeled sticks produced the result
Of old. Formerly he fed his stock with sitrc'
PO0n-ied high; hui la,teily has given no grain
Il nay and grass with from one 10 Two Pecks OF root:
per DAY to torS IN milk make his feed Some pre-
OOMaI is feed which makes the difference in
aNmaIs-he says it is the Jtood AS well nigh,
IVr, % nanuring, think 10 make out of the wild
r'@dA Mchaois as to produce the peculiar Gx-
''"eA'cS OF breed OF animals by the iced. lie
T""''er, Iced well. The milk from his cows is
f''y f'ch' the cream is very thick, and yields very
F"' ou''ermlIk, He maintains that 100 pounds
- "' v'eam viii make 95 pounds Of butter. From
80 " MS cows he makes on o pound of butter to
~" 'ouf quarts ofmik. The cream can be con
he.' '"'o oulter by beating it with a spoon in {
M :" '"e shoIt space OF one or two minutes
,I was actually performed on two separate par
u u.s. !" "Ie presence Of the assembly at the Stat,
az "e color, however was not much chang
y remained white; but we understood that il
A. '''Se OIL twenyfour hours it usually becomes
I. nal ~ s"od butter color. In this case we saw
%OuNemilk. ITNa 1alg 'a
vi >" sheldon, of Wilmington, well acqpantet
'"ns subject, next favored us with the points o
,ls.1 "OOfklng OK, The head should be long ant
m;,, Inc shoft>headed OK may start tolerabl,
eve sl " ,1a whip, but he will soon forgett Tn
or N'u Oe sharp but pleasant. The black eye,
have a~" 10 run away. For strength he SHOULD
ba s,... "'' bosom. For travelling the legs shoul
r.. so', and the ANGLE smaller than The foot: III,
sbon liquid be directly forward. If the ANNA
will h. "' out, the knee will bend in, and the le
c,ooL. much weaker than straight one, as
in, SUCK Is weaker than straight one for be a
be 's"' placed upon the top: with such form
ssy, :, cav Is liable TO be strained Avoid, h
ur,i,t' long peaked hoof. lie: the back b
b,ct o"' from head to tail-lhougll from the lin
ne slope little it is not much Of