Litchfield enquirer., 1845-10-16

whether the breed found most suitable he fine DuEhah' Hereford, Devon, Ayrshire or any other. There can be no special excellence in one color more than another-the only adyanta0e rsspit;nr rom attention to thls point is that as each part cuiar oreen mas color more or less peculiar, that coAor' whatever II may be, is an indication of the purity or genuiEeness of the blood,
 Messrs. B. and l.. Hurlbut, Winchester, have fine herd of DeVons. There are some twelve or fifteen head of full-bloods, and perhans as many more which are so nearly full-blood that an ordi- nary observer would scarcely be able to distin- guish the difference. Messrs. H. have been breed
 ng this stock for more than twenty-five years, They purchased of William Patterson, Esq, of Baltimore, in 1919, the bull HOiIkh0n, whose im- mediate progenitors were sent as present to Messrs. Patterson and Caton, by Mr. Coke, late Earl of Leicester. Holkham was kept by iIessrs H. till he was fifteen or sixteen years of age He was then sold, and subsequently, came into the state ot New-York He continued to be vigoy- ous and sure getter till he was twenty years old. His progeny in Connecticut were very nu- merous, and their deserved popularity did much to establish the reputation of the Devons in that state.
 Messrs. II. have sold many bulls and bull calves. oi the Devon blood-either pure or of different grades. We understood them to say. that thev had sold over fifty which came to the state of New. York. Their present herd is certainly beautiful one, and seems exceedingly we'll adapted to the climate, soil, and purposes of that section. They are hardy, active and tractable, making the most capital working cattle. especially, where quick and spirited teams are required. They also faten well, and their beef is represented of superior qusli. ty. Their points and appearance for dairy quali. tles Is generally superior to what we expected to see. Several of the cows are evidently superior milkers Two or three of them nearly full ll.bloods, have, on special trials, made from twelve to four. teen pounds of butter each per week, grass feed only.
 There IS no doubt that certain families of the Devons are good milkers. In England, Mr. Bloom. eed a tenant of the Earl of Leicester's, obtained high prize for his herd of Devon COWS, on ac. count of their superiority as butter stock. MT. George Patterson, of Baltimore, has made several purchases of stock from Mr. Bloomfield, and we believe their reputation for the dairy is fully sus. tained in this country. Messrs. Hurlbut have now a bull and several young cows which they pur. chased of MT. Patterson, of the stock derived from MT, Bloomfield. They are beautiful animals. The bull IS very superior one--iar superior in sym metry, handling, and indeed in every good point, to any other Devon we ever saw. "f
 At Pennington we saw very -good cattle. We are particularly indebted to Timothy Cowles Esu and to Dr. Darlington, of this place, for their po- lite attentions in showing us the fine farms and stock of thls rich and beautiful neighborhood, and several oi the neighborng towns. MT. Cowles is an extensive farmer. He has for many years been in the practice of fattng oxen in the winter sea- son. to be sold at the New York and Boston mark cts in the spring. Hay is the most important ar- tice in fattening, though corn meal, and some. times potaoes are used to finish the process. But the hay is made with great nicety-the grass is cut while 1t Is green, not past bloom-carefuly kept from the rams and dews, and put in the barn in the most perfect condition. This hay is SO nutri- tive that animals thrive fast it, as the best of grass feed. a.
 have met vh who, !sesy Ae fs% EfEs I5p Egsn ing, regard the important quality ofhandling. MT. Cowles' observation early taught him the impor tance of this quality, and for nearly forty years, he has been in great degree governed by it in of very fine oxen, belonging to himself, some of which he intends for slaughter next winter, and also pointed out to us in an adjoining pasture, eral other yokes of oxen, belonging to MT. Dem- ing, and some of his other neighbors In general, the best of these oxen showed marks of high Devon cross; but few o: them were half and a quarter blood Durhams, crossed with the mixed Devon and native. One of these, belonging to Mir. Cowlcs, was on the whole. the finest OK we saw
 in Connecticut. MT. Cowles had also a very large, though rather coarse OK, cross of the Durham. which was bred and reared by his brother, the
 late Richard Cowles. He has likewise an oXcel
 lent cow of the same breed, which took the first premium at the show at Hartford last year.
 MT. John T. Norton has fine dairy of twenty selected cows He is crossing these with Dur ham bull of a noted milking family, bred by MT. Prentice, of this city. Dr. Darlington has also some very pretty stcck-a bull and some heifers- some of which show in good degree the leading points of the Durhams.