The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1860-05-24
The Dairy.
Editor american Stock JOURNAL !.

Calh COWS suitable Tor dairy purposes,
not a breed better than any now known
for the dairy. He who undertakes the
latter, should have an assurance of a
long life, plenty of means, and good
courage to bear disappointments J, for
he has many more chances of failure
than success in the end. | am not
aware it has been systematically at.
tempted IN this country, but in one in
sIance' ana that by one of our best
breeders but while many beautiful,ex-
cellent animals have been produced. the
breed have yet failed to establish them.
selves as distinct race, superior. or
equal to either the Ayrshires, JERSEYS.
or even some of the best milking herds
OF Devons. Much has been done by
crossing the improved, and imported
breeds upon the common COWS of the
country: indeed in almost all instances
the produce has been superior to the
dams. even when the sire has not been
selected for any very strongly marked
character for dairy qualities in his fam
lily OF breed, and this result has contin-
ued to give the breed of the sire ficti-
tlous character as dairy stock, unpos-
sessed by the pure females of his race.
Many excellent mixers have been OBJ
tanned from Durham bulls, though there
has been great variation in this respect.
For crossing, Durham bull should be
rather small than large, very fine breed,
even more so than would be desirable
to breed to pure stock of his own kind.
and should come from a milking family.
and his dam should be fine bred ami
NAL, and rich as well as large mixer.
But the more sure way would be to
procure at once bull from some of the
milking or dairy breeds, and to secure
at once thoroughbred Ayrshire bull.
and breed him to as good mixers as
could be procured from among com
mon cows. The produce would be al
most certain to be an Improvement on
the dams as mixers in constitution, form
and uniformity: and also in the rich
ness of the milk. But these qualities
cannot be perpetuated by breeding the
produce together, among themselves,
Tor the tendency of animals so produced
is back to the elements of production,
generally towards the poorer; and the
result would be mixed stock having
no fixed qualities. Nor would it be
best to make a second from the same
blood, as 1T would not usually be found
superior to the first, but often inferior.
The best cross now would be JERSEY
bull from very rich mixer and of as
good form as possible. The produce
now obtained would be most certain TO
be very superior for the diary, especial
ly as deep rich mixers as well as prof
table animals for the butcher. though the
cross resulting from the Ayrshire would
be best for fattening. For the third
cross again change to an Ayrshire and
then again to Jersey, thus alternating
from one to the other, and the result will
oetound more satisfactory than to breed
towards one kind through successive
crosses, and it will perpetuate the fine
form, hardy constitution. deep milking
qualities, and tendency to fatten easy
when not giving milk, of the Ayrshire.
and the superior richness of the JERSEY.
qualities for which those breeds are
Justly celebrated 1t is of great impor-
,ance that bull for crossing should be
well bred of his kind, be sure that his
blood is pure, and that he possess not
only in his breed but in his individual
characteristics, the peculiar traits sought
Tor IN his stock, then be sure that those
characteristics have been bred long
enough IN his ancestors to become fixed
SO that he may transfer them to his
progeny, or that "like may beget like"
Always avoid coarseness in the sire
lIfhOnOch L I
lam, in the sire never.
Again avoid using an extra large ami
nal of his breed or kind--such have nsn-
lilly been forced into an unusual growth
by stimulating feeding, and if so, much
of bis power to impart his best qualities
% his descendants are impaired, and the
among them will be to gross
ness but he should not have been stunt
ed by illiberal feeding and thus preyen-
ed from developing his true qualities,
or certainly IN just so far as these caus-
IS have forced or retarded his true de-
7elopments, they have weakened his
power OF reproduction and ability to
stamp his best traits and valuable char
lctenstlcs. Avoid choosing one that
has some poor points or defects, because
ais blood may be extra good; for while
blood will tell, }" be assured there is no
surer way it will tell than transmitting
The weak points and poor Characters
ilcs rather than the good ones, if not in
The Immediate descendants in the sub
sequent generations this many breed
er has found but too true, the utmost
care and careful breeding failing to pre-
vent stain appearing that had been
introduced in herd. In
from pure blood animals On
both sides, the weaker of one may be
overcome by the possession in an extra
degree of the same on the other side
Though it is poor dependence at the
BEST, but defects of a strong bred ami
NAL will seldom be thus overcome by
an inferior or cross bred animal.
BUTYRUM.
Bs5@ New Orleans boasts of a beard
less, because female Blubeard. This in
tcresting lady was married on the 8th
instant to her eighth husband. She has
married every year since 1852; each
year one husband dies, but the widow
oses no time in filling his place. The
niger wherein she wears her wedding
'lngs must bear some resemblance to a
certain rod. 1t is said she has nothing
in her personal appear
ance except fine set Of teeth. Judg
ng from the number of husbands she
has devoured, her teeth ought to be
good.
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