Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-07-16
agricultural.


pOSe Inc meetings hdu DtCn SeHeidly WeI dl-
tended, and that considerable number of the
farmers have taken part in most of the discuss
ions. We give the following abstract from the
reports of the discussion on neat cattle.
Mr.. Gleason, of Wayland pays considerable
attention to rearing cows, and is careful to select
calves that come from good mixers; the bull
should also be of good stock. Two calves are
put with farrow COW and turned to pasture
If the COW is unwilling to own the calves, he
shuts up the COW and puts the calves in pen
near by. She will generally own them in a few
days, but if not, he puts dog in the stable
with the calves. The dog will bark and the
COW below, and in short time she will own
the calves. He lets the calves run four months
with the COW. He keeps more or less Of the
no-horn or buffalo COWS, and thinks they are
good mixers. The Boston Cultiyator, in re-
porting this discussion, calls these no-horned
cattle Galoways, and we have noticed some Of
the other Boston agricultural papers apply that
name to them, but with what proprety we can
not discover We have seen, in various parts
of the country, many of these budaloes, ia
strange name, truly, for cattle which have no
horns) but have never found more than three or
four which exhibited any OF the distinguishing
marks of the Gaoways. In selecting cows,
Mr.. G. prefers those which have a bright full
eye light neck, thin shoulders, broad hips,
small tail, flat horn, and the udder Of a yellow
color He would avoid COW with black teats.
lie would avoid driving mich cows any consid-
cradle distauce-cycn half mile he thought
too far to drive to pasture, and was satisfied it
made the quantity Of milk less. He was GER
Jain a COW wintcred in the stable would give
less milk than one which had the range Of the
yard.
For oxen, Mr.. G. prefers full eye, long
face, broad Lack, deep, broad brisket, rump
rather sIopng than rising. Ano with very
thick hide is not generally so spirited lie was
careful not to buy an OK with crooked legs,
as they were more likely to set lame. Com
mences breaking steers when they are two
years old.
In relation to breeds, he said he had reared
Dmhams-they were larger and handsomcr than
native cattle, and sold more readily-had seen
fine mixers among the Ayrshires and Durhans,
bat he thought the native cows, on the whole,
were as good as any
Mr.. Buckminser, Editor of the Massachusetts
Ploughman, admitted he was somewhat preu- |
diced against the Durham breed of cattle. lie
said he had taken much pains to know what
was their product in milk and butter. He had
invited the owners of such cattle to snow the
yield of their diaries, and though he had found
instances of very good COWS of that breed, he
was bound to say, generally, they were not equal
to the native cattle Of the country. He said we
have COWS in New England that have made their
ii, Is, and IS pounds of butter per week, and
he thought it easier to find dozen such COWS,
than a dozen Durhams that would yield as much
in proportion to their size. We want the great
est yield in proportion to the size Of the animal
and the nourishncnt she requires lie called
attention to the fact that the State Agricultural
Society, in its efforts to improve the stock of the
country, had lately imported Ayrshres and De-
yons, but no Durhams. He thought the milk of
COWS which gave very large quantity, was not
so good He had COW which made fifteen
and quarter pounds of butter per week I'M
June last, and the greatest quantity of milk she
gave was s quarts day.
Mr. Sheldon, of Wilmington, had paid con-.
siderable attention to the rearing Of cattle-he
had owned at one time about 100 yoke Of oxen
He thought benefit had been derived from i'm
ported cattle by crossing with the native. The
mixed breed had better feet than the natives
An OK should be broad between the eyes; should
have straight, broad, and rather short hool5,
round ribs straight back, hips falling off about
an inch. Nine out of ten oxen which give
out, fail in the fore feet The legs should be
straight and they should toe straight forw ard
He thought it bad practice to drive oxen with
goad, Ca stick with brad i'll one end OF iD as
they did in Maine-it initiates the cattle, and
makes them either crowd or haul apart. The
best feed for working oxen, he thinks is chop
ped hay and Indian meal.
Mr. 6 thought sufficient care was not taken
with our native cattle, to improve the breed. A /
good mixer usually has pet calf, and it is too.
apt to be given to the butcher. lie said, our
native cattle sell better at Brighton than the Dur
hams He bought one COW at Brighton that had
such excellent qualities that all her descendants
(9 proved superior She had the right blood
lie thought COWS should be stabbed and kept
warm in winter, to afford most proft-would give
them chopped food Ifthc fodder was choppedand
wet they would need but little water. He pre-
erred shorts and carrots to Indian meal for COWS
He thought it very injurious for COWS to drink
ce-waer-woud make the water for them toI
drink, as warm as that of brooks in summer'-I
If cattle were swelIed (hoyen) he gave .hem half
pound of ground mustard seed mixed with
lard
Mr.. Brooks, of Princeton, said he raised
from 100 to $50 hefers annually. He buys the
best he can find, before they are weaned, and
weans them on porrdge. They were mostly of
the native breed. He generally gets about four
good cows in every ten reared.
Mr.. Davenport of Mendon, had kept COW in
the stable four or five years, she seldom leaving
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