Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-06-25
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JerSey Stock FOR Dairy
1t appears 10 me iffarnlers would study
their own interest they would give more
attention to this now popular stock, which
is just beginning to take its stand as the
first for dairy purposes, which should
have been done long ago. Probably the
best stock of this breed to be found an
yIaincis in " inthrop. and adioining towns,
which has been preserved from the Inn
portations of the late DIR. Holmes, who
wished TO do something for Maine farm
ers, but his efforts Were appreciated by
but few, which should have been other
wise. But when this importation was
made to this State they appeared to be OF
pGny weakly nature, and rs The farai-
ers of this vicinity were largely Deepen
dant on stock raising for profit from their
farms il was not so much 10 be wondered
at that they did not enter into it with so
much zeal, but the time has now arrived
when every farmer keeping three or four
cows should have one or more of The Jer-
sey. They are not so great mixers as
some others, but il is no uncommon thing
for them to produce milk of such quality
and richness that four quarts OF milk VIII
produce pound of butter of fine grain
and beautiful favor unknown to ali 9TH
err breeds. They are hardy, small eaters,
aud docile; and are fond of being petted'
and in fact Just what every family should
have. As to profit, l will give few ca
ses of the product and roiitaccruing from
them. from the dairy and from the stock
A fair jersey will make from Il to ii
pounds of the best of butter per week,
which is readily marketed at about i've
cents per pound above the ruling prices
of butter of other grades. Nowyou have
to keep two cows of larger breeds topro-
duce this amount, and the cost for keep
ing much more for each than for the little
Jersey. Certainly when butter is worth
from 40 to 10 ceutS pound, and hay Sl2
to $50 per ton, is there not a balance In
favor of the Jersey? IL looks SO to me.
Again, I met man on board Of the cars,
recently, from Yarmouth, who in 1861,
purchased full blood jersey COW from
Winthrop. of the Holmes stock, from
which he has sold one thousand dollars
worth Of stock and has now on hand one
four year old. one two year old, the old
cow. and two calves. Now who can say
they have realized more in eight years
from one COW? He has received $500
and upwards for them when two years
old, at which time they generally come
in, and has generally retained the calf.
The Wellington brothers of Lexington,
Mass, have made an importation Of fifty,
direct from the Islands. of their own Sc
lection. three Of which they lost on the
passage out. They have sold the balance
to good account. the lowest price obtain
ed was 1912 and this was not well ami
NAL, and the highest price obtained was
$3.50, i. e.. 5000 for COW and $3.50 for hel
bull calf They have now gonetO Europe
to personally attend to the selection ofan'
other importation. Mr.. Chenerey has al
so made an importation of very fine spec.
linens of this stock which viii be scatter
edthrough New England, and ere long
we hope we shall see our farmers giving
more attention TO this long neglected
breed. and our dairieS stand on \ basis
with Vermont and New York may be
lengthy, bat iC can sag anything TO in
duce our stock raisers to launch outin thi,
breed, l think they cannot he otherwise
than well repaid for the first outlay il
they do pay high figures. When calves
q tew DAYS old bring from thirty to forty
dollars, and two year olds two hundred
dollars. think they must see it is not al
excitement or speculation. for they have
gredually Increased in favor for the last
ten years ahd viii continue for the next
tcnto come.