The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-02-03
The Farmer.
"A WIS Ia irc Cow .

"A yrs la i re Cows.
While on visit to Boston, few years since, we
had the pleasure of viewing the beautiful Ayrshire
cows imported bylMr Gushing, well as those more
recently imported byCapt. George Randall, of New
Bedford Being DESTROYS Of obtaining the opinion OF
Mr. David Ilnggerson, the able and efficient manager
of Mr. Cushmg's firm, addressed him on the
subject, and the following is his reply
al will, with plea sure, give you my experience Of
the Ayrshire stock As mixers they are quite equa
to the best native stock have ever seen, and for
years procured the best native cows that could be
found without regard to price; for of which we
paid as high two hundred dollars, which was not
for fancy bat considered the actual worth Of the
animals for their milking qualities, but have found at
all times of the year, when the cows were in full
milk that the Ayrshires the best, and whenever
we have kept an account Of milk given for a length
Of time from a native COW and Ayrshire, the Ayr
shire held out the best invariably. This consider
one OF their grand qualities Another good quality
they have, the progeny are good the parents,
IN oil cases Our Ayrshire heifers have all proved as
good for milk as their mothers, and this has also been
the cnse with those that Mr. Gushing has given away
near home. think know at least twenty Of them
that last season fully developed their milking qua-
ies,anG their owners say that they the best cows
they have ever owned and many Of them have milk
farms, with large stocks Of cows
"A!auY crosses have known ure very superfor
but lron experience, as far have Observed it is
necessary TO repeat the cross more ,Aan once. |
will explain; We htd a native cow or 50 called, from
Marlborough Mass and an excellent mixer. From
her we have raised two he,lers both Of which were
n lac Thor Er,,, h,r
fct that tho Short horned bull Duaion had been ken,
in the immediate neigbborhood Of the farm where
she was bred, and tia; her owper (Mr WilliamsA
when alive, was mprover of stock, it is evicn, to
me that the first strain from DeHfon; then nut.
ting her to an Ayrshire bull, produced stock that
looks well, feels right and shows a most decidedly
improved stock, on which you depend to breed
from
1--WE have had two native cows both orthen very
great mixers, for which we paid high prices, more
than the cost of any one Of Imported Ayrshire
cows One Of them, prior to our purchasing her.
gained the first premium at Brighton, at the State
Cattle Show, three years in succession FOR the best
mich COW Of amy breed One of them was owned
by painter, the other by mill sawyer, both Of
whom kept only one COW. They were originally
bought out Of drovea from Vermont or down east.
we have raised several calves, from crosses of both
Durham and an Ayrshire bull and no one Of them
has proved good for any thing as mixers tossing nil
their mothers good qualities in that point, improved
some in shape, but still very ordinary in appearance
we DID not continue with another cross, as we did
MOI think it worth while.
'As our bulls have always been free TO every
one, they have been freely used, assure VOC, and
1t is acknowledged by the farmers that their young
stock is very much improved; hut whenever the i'm
proycment has been visible in the Grst cross, it has
always been evident that the COW has had moro or
less in proved blood in her.
"AIter taking all things into considerations have
como 10 this positive conclusion, that the AYRSHIRE
stock, for mixers, superior to the natives,
"lst. In all cases of fair trial between natives
and Ayrshire stock, to quantity and quality of
milk for making butter, that have come under rny
observation, the Ayrshire has proved the best.
"2d. The Ayrshires dociIe and much
less apt to be unruly, in regard TO fence breaking.
"ad. The Ayrshires are equally hardy and healthy,
and will give more milk on short feed than the ma
tives.
"4th. The Ayrshrcs are decidedly the hnndsvm-
est animals, and most pleasing to the eye.
"5th. In breeding from the Ayrshres, YOU can
depend upon the young stock have found them,
in all cases, equal to their parents; mean the bec.
ers' as we have raised only full blooded bull,
and was poisoned when Ia years old, and was
then the handsomest animal that l ever saw, with
handsomer points than his sire.
9th If for beef, the Ayrshres are much easier
and quicker Galtened.
THE only advantage the natives have over the
Ayrshires. is in one pout-the size of the teat.
think the small teats of the Ayrshire great fault;
aud heifers with their first calf often sule. much'-
Central NJ Y. Farmer.
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