St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-08-20
Tim BUHEef' on tie JerseUs,

Cur friend Timothy Bunker, Esq,
h.,> invested Il little OF his spare cash in
the purchase Of some Jersey cattle, and
being satisfied he has done Il good thing,
ike the excellent gentleman he is, is
anxious others should follow his example
He says:
There hasn't been such stir in Hook
crtown since | introduced the subsoiI
plough, rs my Jersey cattle have made
! have mad visits every day since they ar
rived y dozen men ut the barnyard
-1te i nothing uncommon. The Jersey
cows are small and thin, bur their milky
qualities are fabulous. Il i somewhat
unfortunate that the claims Of the Jersey
by Aievs ARE. misunderstood utyc, 2Gt
working cattle. :ur calves, milk, butter
and cheese. and breed doesn't amount
to much with him unless it meets all
these ends. He sees Jersey COW,
weighing five hundred or less, and Il
ycarIing bull That he could put in his lum-
ter wagon about as easy as he could
have such trash upon the farm. They
won't make oxen the calves are no
bigger than wouIchucks, and they are
worth nothing 10 fat, for there is next to
nothing ul en- when made into beef"
The Devon breeder with his sprightly
team. w;,Nin" oil almost as fast as hors-
-, turns up his nose at the Jerseys.
They will never make working cattle.
ihcy are homciy i'll color, lacking in size,
and can't endure much. what fools
men are tc buy Jerseys" The admirer
OF Short-horn> is still more di>gustcd
wiki our little tavoriteS. lie can make
a thousand pounds OF clean beef on one
"t his frame, in two years. why should
sensible men trouble themselves with
such paltry rats. Ii you are going to
make beet. take something that Will
make ii, and see it crow" Now, | do
not scc why We may not breed cows for
butter just as well a. ior beef, or for
Iarst quantities OF milk, or to give us
-prl.hyy rcd working oxen. There is
certainly need enough of it, for butter Is
about the dearest among farm products.
II | wanted everything III one animal, |
culcn a> goUd beef OF this stock as ever
came to market. | want good. rich
milk Tor my coffee, cream TOR my straw
ucrrcs and other fruits, and golden but
ter tor my johnny cINes and lima beans.
II there j. any animal that can equal the
Jersey cow in giving rich milk, Ihave not
tonnd il. They will make more rich
cream and butter out ot a given quanti-
~ OF fodder than the DurhaIns or Dcvons.
There is indeed difference among them,
~ there is among other breeds. But
,u,y u, uniformly give rich milk as the
sSuurt-horIis 1--WE large carcasSes of good,
uicr beet. There are multitudcs of
men, and the number Is steadily increas-
rn@ in our cities and villages, who keep
ont one or two COWS for family supplies.
IAey do not want to sell milk. They
do not want TO skim milk for the pigs.
They want good milk for the baby, plen-
ty OF cream, and butter of the best quail
IIy Tor the table. They have tastidious
tastes, it may bc, but they have them
very decidedly, and are willing to pay for
them. Now, claim that it Is the farm
er's business 10 supply the market with
those articles III hls line that are most in
demand. Ii scrub COWS are going out OF
tasuion-and nobody wants them who
can get anything bcttcr-what Is USE OF
my raising them These folks, too, who
want family cows, haven't great deal
of barn room, and they want the cow put
up in the smallest compass. The Jersey
hts this nail exactly on the head. You
can't put her III 4 hen coop exactly, but
YOU can put her and the coop INTO a COM
mon stall without overcrowding. They
want something, too, that is just little
handsome, and fond Of being petted. |
know there are some very bad looking
Jerseys, with ugly heads, sharp bones,
and thin, lank carcasses But take them
as race, they are fair TO the sight and
an ornament TO the farm-yard. y little
oil meal inside and the brush outside i'm
plo.e t..cir looks and help the butter
wonderfully. Their mealy mouths, per-
haps, Indicate the want of meal AT
any rate, it is pretty safe rule to follow.