The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-12-19
.FGRFCUL TUR.9E.
stock Raising

Stock raising is part of the system Of farm
ing that must interest and attract the attention
of the farmers III this region of country more
than heretofore.
That we have the means and facilities for ma
king this branch of farming most profitable, is
very evident from the fact that our soil is capa-
BILE of producing a superabundance of coarse
grain necessary for growing end fssttening stock.
We are convenient to Chicago, the greatest beef
packing market in the United States, and it
will be the greatest for packing pork as soon as
our farmers turn their attention to raising hogs
sufficient to consume Onr surplus corn. There
is no country that needs to raise sheep more
than the Northwest. We want to manufacture
our own clothes and we can market our surplus
wool at a less expense that any other article
we can produce.
AS cattle are perhaps the most indispensable
class of animals for the use of man, we propose
to consider this class frat The OK in primitive
time was much depended upon for draft and la
Dor, and now even in the more modern times
of the age of steam, he is very useful and con-
venient for certain kinds of labor For the lux
uries of milk and cream, cheese and butter, we
are indebted to the COW. The most peculiar
food in shape Of roast beef we derive from the
cattle stalls, and their hides produce small
show in the commercial world in the shape of
boots shoes and harness. Their horns are man
ufactured into combs, and their bones into knife
handles. There are several distinct classes of
imp roVed cattle now in Europe and America,
all no doubt, having been improved from the
Wild Ok, or Bison The cattle that compose
the herds of the Lords of England and the stock
growers of America, differ i'll many important
particulars The leading and important char
acteristics are that some are adapted for work
ing cattle, others for milk and dairy purposes,
others, again for feeding and beef. Devous
distinct and popular breed, doclle and gentle,
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very good feeders The color is red and all
red when not crossed with other breeds. The
Devon OK is beast of draft, and for this he is
uuequaed, This breed of cattle, on account
of their hardness and endurance of cold, should
receive special attention from stock growers i'll
the Northwest. We are of opinion, and we be.
lieve is generally conceded, that cross of Dew
Ons with Short Horns would be an improvement
on both breeds. The Devon would make
more hardy stock, and Short Horns W ould give
more size, which is important in feeding cattle.
The mich breeds are composed of several dis
tinct breeds, of which the Ayrshire, Alderny,
Yorkshire, Leicestershire and Kerry are the
most prominent.
AyrShire.-The history of this class or breed
Of cattle, is that of exceeding any other breed
for dairy purposes affording milk of very rich
quality, and somewhat oily. An Ayrshire cow
il is said, will give from 500 800 gallons of milk
III bhO SOulSO VI VIC year. lIFO pSI udy
three months after calEing is not uncommon, and
or pounds of butter per week is not unfre
quenty produced by an Ayrshire cow The
Ayrshire cattle, it is thought, will not endure
the extreme heat and cold of America-as in
Ayrshire the summers are cool and moist, and
the winters mild.
The Attorney is a small breed of cattle, cele
brated for quantity and rich quality of milk
They produce from u to Is quarts day, and
will Mounds IF huffar Iyaoly
ing the months ofApril May and June. The
good qualities of these cattle are exclusively for
milk. They are small il-shaped, rude looking
animals. They very hardy.
The Yorkshire cow is noble and likely look
ing animal, with mild gentle disposition, tend
ing alike to produce milk and fat The guam
tity of milk produced by these cows far exceeds
that Of any other; in some instances the amount
has been % or 30 quarts per day. These cattle,
with their great milking qualities, and their size
and adapt edness to fat, makes item the most
profitable breed of cattle.
The Leicestershire breed Of cattle are but lit
tie known in this country, and are not extern
sively raised IN the old country. They are prin-
cipally distinguished for their cheese making
qualities.
The Kerry is a celebrated dairy COW. Her
characteristics are that of gentleness, patience
and of the kindest disposition, aud a mixer
she is a treasure to any poor family, IS so hear
ty that she will live where other cattle will
starve and is of small size and not grazer,
We have given some of the characteristics of
milcn or dairy cows as exhibited among the inn
proved herds.
That we have among our native and grade
stocks, cattle which possess similar qualities in
& high degree there is no doubt, but there is
much need of our improving our stock, both for
dairy purposes as we'll as for beef, which are the
two leading objects of raising cattle in this
country Rockford Register.