Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-02-26
THE BEST COWS.

THE BEST COWS.
You cannot be absolutely certain. when :
you purchase heifers, that you will have.
good cows, but by close attention you may
acquire the ar, of judging pretty accurate
ly whether they will prove good. The first
pnint is the nlder, if this is, s,not;capacious
or if il has not The power Of becoming so.
she will never be great mixer. Then
the color Of the skin issimporlant ifynu
would have rich milk; il should beyellow
or raher a mahogany color; bu, you will.
want good teats, too to draw the, milk;
large lears. not standing close together. are
good sisn These are. the most inpor-
tau, points. :. ...,. .c..l
As to The !orm Of the COW, you will NOT
choose a,larso head aud horps, for it costs:
too much to supppor, them; nor long legs
10 make Won hold The. pail up from the
gronnd,, aud to require high fences. Long,
legs REQUIRE TOO much support, they are.
not good even foi travelling. Choose short
legged animals whenever you have. the.
choice, whether cows, oxen, horses or hogs.
Choose slender necks and tapering tails,
straight backs and broad briske,s, for such,
feed-betscr- nna- ,ats -loss liahle1a:d disease.
The cows body should be large in COM
par;on with her head and limbs, but it is
not an object TO keep very large cows or:
oxen, or horses on our farms as general
rule. Middle sized cows, and those be-
low il, you will almost always find bet
ter mixers than large cows are. .a,. s.,
t, r.1,rJ a., ,to o,1o, &c H. hoI,
or yellow. or yellow briudle, is. as indica,.
tive as any ofa good rich milker. You cam
not always determine by any external
marks, whether your heifer will be good.
COW. After trying her one summer, you.
can tell better, and you can then turn her,
off for beef if you choose. Onpurchasing.
you Vii: nave some regard hu color as a.
matter Of fancy. Nobody wants a black
COW or white one, andthough parlly col,
ored cows are endurabe, no white man
buys a skunk colored horse for lis own,
keeping. 80,
Mild and gentle cows are better ,llan.ir-
rilable animals, and will he more ready to.
yield their milk. BY close scrutiny you
can determine in some degree by the coun-,
tenance and the motions Of the ,heifer.
whether she is naturally docile, yet very,
much. depends on her, breaking, her treat
ment and education during the first season.,
Vicious treatment will make an animal
vicious, still there is.a difference of char
acter independent Of education. Examine
the eye and the face OF the heifer; a large
mild eye, with a yellow circle, or halo
around il is good indication. The face,
should not be large, and the bones rshopid
all lie small in proportion to The body. &,
large chest is evidence OF. good lungs and
Of hard animal. The hips should be er&eH
spread, for obvious reasons. -.t, ~,
By proper attention in selecting and
breeding we may just as well have a, race
Of cows than will yield ten pounds Of but,
ter perweek, as five pounds. We know,
Of no neat stock superior to our red Devon
cattle. such as we meet with in all parts OF
England Massachusetts Ploughman. as
Vinegar.-A writer in the New Gennes-
see Farmer, gives The following reception
making vinegar, barre. of which, .accor-.
ding 70 this mode, win costabul,a irif1e.
taking eight gallons Of cleartrain water,
add three quarts Of molasses. put into 4
good cask, shake we'll few times, ,;then
add two or three spoonfuls or good yeast
or two yeast cakes. 1fin the summer.
place the cask in The sun, ifin The winter,
near the chimney where il may keep warm
In ten or fifteen days. add 10 the liquora
sheet of brown paper. torn in strips, Dip
ped in molasscs, aud good vinegar will be
produced.--The paper wilin this way form
what is calledl The "moher," or life ofvin.
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