Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-23

tercst, now 81 fuilN AWAKENED among itAt-
teal men, will undoubtedly lea 20 far
higher development Of the diary husband
~ Of this country, than anything We have
as vet attained,
In any system Of dairy farming, 1t u
apparent that the sci etlon Of suitable
breed Of animals must lie at the ioueda'
ton Of success, whether il be in dairy
district, or upon the innumcrable small
farms 10 be found here and there IN all
parts Of the country Not that erythIng
depends upon the animal, but that -
much of the real economy of production
depends upon ii, that it eanpot BE- over
looked without running the risk OF fail
ure. 1t is not 10 be denied that We have
the elements in our native stock Of build
ing up herd Of superior dairy COWS, but
the uncertainties of relying upon II, and
the advantages Of selecting fixed and
well established breed, are 80 obvious,
that few farmers would hesitate 10 give
the preference to elass Of COWS whose
characteristics We're especially adapted 10
lead l. certain results, ofthr animals Of
this class. We have the Ayrshire aud the
Jersey, two woll known and popular
breeds, differing in their points aud in the
general character Of their products,
( For purely dairy purposes, who're til"
object is the production of tina largest
quantity of milk in return -of . certain
amount Of food consumed, IA sell as milk,
or Ia manufacture into cheese, the Ayr
shire COW undoubtedly deserves the hrst
pace in country Of only ordinary iertil'
ity and ia variable and trying climate.
She is small, hardy, compact and symmet-
trieal in form, with somewhat narrow
chest, but big stomach, There Is littl,
chance Of waste through her f,sdiatory
system. and there is thu most complete IL,
,imiMsion Of food, So that she converts a
comparatively large proportion Of her food
into milk This characteristic Is So re-
markahlc that few farmers who have had
practical experience Of her good qualities
in this respect, will deny that an Ayrshire
Cow generally gives a larger etuvn OF
milk for the food consumed tuan a cow OF
any other breed If the absolute quanti'
is not so great, il viii be- found, On care
full examidati6n, To- be obtoiued al les
cost. and ON this point the question ot
prof, turns.
We speak now Of tho wei known chorac
teristics Of the breed, and ii the expert
enee of any farmer does set agree will
this, he has been unfortunate in his seize
ton. and he cannot Judge the breed fIun
a few i'll selected individuals \ herd Oh
well Ired Ayrshires from a pure brec
male and good native cows, otfers. the con
ditions for the production Of milk which
can hardly be too highly appreciated.
Now, If the farmer Is engaged in tn,
production Of milk for butter, the JERSEY
cow or its grades are at hand, and 81
widely IL this breed distributed that IT i,
! not difficult 10 obtain high grades of ;
quality superior to that Of most ef tn,
common stock of the country. The Jer
sey cow is certainly remarkable for th'
completeness and the readiness with which
} the rich particles of butter are separated
from the other constituents of her milk
Two or three pure bred Jerseys in a larg,
herd #
the general quality of the milk, or if it i
found impracticable to get pure hreds, !
generous infusion of Jersey blood through
out the herd will effect the same object
The butter will not only be OF aighei
quality, and command higher price, bu
will be of higher color and favor.
l We had the good fortune to receive,
few days ago from the hands Of kim
friend. few Jumps of winter butter
made from the milk of Jersey COW, i
was ''sweot AS a nut" and apparent!
equal in flavor to the best June butter OF
the farm
The jersey cow has gained her pres.n
high reputation through much prejudice
many an ill-natured remark was mad
about her soon after she came to thi
,, country. but she has lived down all opp,
sition. and to-day commands II highc
price than at any former period, and TIN
price il not mere fancy" Ii is base
: on. and justified her intrinsic qualities
which are becoming more and more ~
preciated.