Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-05-13
Cream Pot Cows.

Mr.. Samuel Jacques, of Charestown, Mas
sachusetts, has achieved a triumph in breed
ing two classes of cows--one for milk and
one for butter-whch any farmer may secure
for himself by the same care and sagacity.
From an account of his practice in this be-
half We quote the following;
1t has been my object to effect such an
Improvement in mich cows as should produce
the greatest quantity of butter. There is a
greater difference, in pecuniary profits, be-
tween good and poor cow, than among
any other domestic animals. In some yards
there may be found those who will not pro-
duce more than three pounds per week, and
others that would nine, aud all on the same
keep. As we sometimes hear of COWS which
have produced seventeen pounds of butter per
week, and even more, it occurred to me to
inquire why breed or race could not be
formed with the same valuable properties
This have attempted and have carried it to
the third generation, and | am confident of
success. ! have COW whose milk has pro-
duced nine pounds of the best butter in three
days; and this on grass feed only. This |
call my Cream Pot, with red or mahogany
coored hair, yellow noses, mahogany-colored
teats, yellow skin, and elastic to the touch
have obtained the breed by the cross Of
Durham short-horned bull on a selected native
COW, with certain extraordinary points and
properties, anxious TO retain as much of the
form OF the Durham as TO insure capacous
udders, and with the valuable property of af-
fording rich milk Though an admirer of
the Durham short-horns, | have not found
them producing so rich milk, nor making so
much yellow butter, as | could wish. The
Durham race are round and straight in the
barrel, full in the twist, aud inclinng to be
thick in the thigh have wished for some
improvement in the form of the bag Gener-
ally, COWS, which have examined, giving the
largest amount Of she richest milk have had
eapacious bags, full behind, extending far up
into the twist and also wel-iormed, hanging
moderately deep when full of milk, and after
the milk is drawn quite the reverse-for |
would avoid Aeshy bag My Cream Pot
breed are full in the body, drop deep in the
flank, are not quite so straight in the belly,
nor as full in the twist, nor as thick in the
thigh; but in other respects | wish to ap-
proach the Durham as near as may be. MY
Cream Pot breed excel particularly in al.
iording great quantity of rich cream, and
that cream capable of being formed into but.
ter in short time, and with little labor, leav-
ing a small proportion of butter-lnilk. Their
cream produces more than eighty per cent of
pure butter; and it is not unirequent to form
the cream into butter in one minute. Ii has
been zone IN forty seconds. | have a heifer
designated as Betty Cream Pot, one of the
third generation, which produced her first
calf at two and half years old.
Mr.. Brown, my foreman, made the follow
ing experiment upon her milk, without my
knowledge at the time After milking, he
took two quarts Of it out of the pail and,
having strained it into pan, allowed il to
stand twenty-four hours. Having than skim.
med the cream into a bowl he churned il with
table spoon, and in one minute, by the clock,
he formed the butter. II was then pressed
and worked in the usual way, and amounted
70 half pound Of pure bntter.-After this
the following practice was pursued eight OF
ten weeks in succession Al each of four sue.
ccssiye milkings two quarts of the strippines
were strained into u pan, and then churnei.
The average time Of churning did not exceed
ten minutes. In some instances the butter
was formed IN five minutes After being
properly worked over il was weighed, and
never fell short Of two pounds The remain
der OF her milk was for family use, and when
set Tor cream produced the usual quantity.