Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-03-13

mulberry COW, the chestnut COW, the gray
speckled COW, the clcuded COW, the black
COW, the short-hOrned cow the lnng-horn-
ed COW, the up-curling horn, the down-cur-
ling horn, the straightforward COW, ahd the
COW with the crumpled horn--all are here
between two aud three handicapped
all over the broad, downward lnpiLg pas
ture, feeding, Eliminating, standing, lying,
gazing with Mid earnestness, reclining with
characteristic thoughtiulness, slceping, or
wandering hitler and ihlther. 4 soft CLEAN
Of golden sunshine spreads over the past
uro, aud falls upon many ct the cows with
a lovely, picturesque effect
And what cows they are, as VIC approach
aud pass among them Studies for Nor
land, a Gainsborough, Constable. We
had never before thought there were any
such cows out oflheir pictures. That they
were highly useful, amiable, estimablc crca-
lures, who continually at the best, appear
ed to be mumbling grass in recumbent POI
sition, and composing sonnet, we never
doubted but that they we're ever likely to
be admired for their beauty, especially when
behold, as many of these were, from dis
advantageous point of view, TO their POI
sitiou, we never for moment suspected.-
Such, however, is the case. We have Nv
ed To see beauty in the form of cow--a
natural, modern, mich COW, aud no descen-
dant from any Oyidian metamorphoss.
We Will now descend this broad and pop
ulous slope, and pay yisil to Frien Manor
Dairy Farm, TO which all these acres--some
two hundred and iiity-belong. together
with all these " horned beauties We find
them all very docle, and undisturhed by
our presence, though their looks evidently
denote lhu they recognize str ugef But
those who are reclining do not rise, and none
of them decline to be carresseo by the hand,
or seem Indifferent to the compliments adj
dressed to them. la passing through the
cows we were specially presented totbe COW
queen, or master cow" as she Is called
This lady has been recognized during
twelve years as the sovereign ruler over all
the rest. No one, however large, disputes
her supremacy. She is a shori-horned, short
legged con-, looking at FIRST sight rather
small, but on closer examination YOU will
find that she is sinrdily and solidiy built,
though graceful withal " She is very sweet
tempered" observed the head keeper, q" but
when newcomer doubts about who Is the
master, her eye becomes dreadful. Don't
signify how big the other COW is--she must
give IN to the master COW. lis not her SIZE,
nor strength, bless you, is her spirit As
soon as the question IS once settled, shes as
mud as a lamb again Gives US eighteen
quarts of mix day"
We were surprised to hear Of SO great a
quantity. bnt ihis was somelhln1 ahsied hy
consideration of The rich, ya-ied, and a
bundant supply of food afforded to these
cows besides the AR, attendance, and 9TH
ar favorable circumstances For ,hcir food
they have mangold-worlzei, bo.h the long
red and the orange globe SORTS, parsnips,
iutnps. and kohl-rabi, (Jowsh cabbage.) a
curious kind of green turnip, with cabbage
leaves sprouung out Of the toy an round,
like the ieathery arms of the Prince OF
Wales. OF this last mentioned vegetable
the cows often eat grecdib aul sometimes
endeayoting TO bolt too large a piece, II
sucks in Their throats aud threatens stran-
gulatiou On these occasions, one of the
walchiul keepers rushes TO The rescue witt
thing called probaag, On fact cows
throat ramrod,) with which he rams dow
the obstructive morsel. Bot, besides these
articles of food, there is the unlimited eat
ing of grass IN the pastures, so that The
yield OF a large quantity of milk seems on
ly a matter of course, though we were no
prepared to hear Of It's averaging from
Twelve to eighteen and twenty quarts O
milk day, from each Of these two or three
hundred cows. Four-aud-tweuty quarts
daY is not an unusual occurrence from som,
of the cows and one OF them, we were as
sured by several of the keepers, one yielde'
the enormous quantity Of twenty -eigh
quarts day during SIX or seven weeks
The poor COW, however, suffered for TIL
mnnlhcence, for she was taken very III wit
Il fever, aud her life was given over by tn
doctor. Mr.. Wright, the proprietor, toll
US that he sat up two nights with her him
self, he had such respect for the COW
and IN the morning OF the second night al
ter she was gwen over, when the butche
came for her, he couldn't fad il ia his hear
to lei him have her. No butcher" sai
he, she's been good friend to me, an
I'll let her die quiet, natural death" Sh
hung her head, and her horns felt very cold
aud so she lay for some time longer; bl
he nursed her, and was rewarded, for sh
recovered and there she stands-ihe straw
berry Durham short-horned-and yleias hii
again from fifteen to twenty quarts of mil
day
= Instead of proceeding directly down ii
slipping fields toward the Dairy Farm, "
made a detour of about half a mile, an
= passed through a field well enclosed,
which were about a dozen COWS, attende
by one man, who sat beneath tree. Tn
: was the Quarantine ground. All newl
IA purchased cows, however healthy they mi
& appear, are first placed in this field durin
rs four or five weeks, and the man who mill
e or attends upon them is not permitted
touch, nor, indeed, to cone near, any
e. the COWS IN the great pasture. Such IS Il
ID Susceptibility Of COW 10 the least contat
I'd inatlon, that if one Who had any slight di
te ease were admitted among the herd, ia '
ne ~ short time the whole OF thetn would
affected When the proprietor has been
IN purchase fresh stock, and been much
ID mong strange COWS, especially at Smithiiel
IN he invariably changes all his clothes, al
III generally takes bath before he ventures
er mong his own herd.
to From what has already been seen, q
op reader will not be astonisled on his arrIy
with us at the Dairy Farm to find every q