Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-03-19

tail fine. at rirht angles with the back, and
banging down to the hooks: skin thin, light
color and mellow, covered with hne, soft hair
f,rlers short. straight. ana fine below the
knee. arm swelling and full above; hind
Quarters lonrand well-flled hind-lecs short
md STRAIGHT below the hooks, with bones
rather fine. squarely placed, and not too
closely together; hoJls small, udder full in
SIC. in line with the belly, extending well
40 behind teats Of medium size. sluarely
placed ana wide apart, and miik-veins very
prominent. The color is generally cream,
dun, or yellow, with more or les white.
In this country, the butter cow does not
hold the highest place among lancy-men and
amateur breeders. but most practical men
prefer her to keep or milk Good butter cows
may be obtained by selecting from the best
l of our native cows and crossing them with
pure bred butter cows from abroad. In the
market. the color OF the butter is the test of
its quality, bat this quality is entirely falla-
clous. for the color is made up, and 1t may
be added after the cream Is taken from the
milk jersey COWS give TO butter a rich yell
1w color. hy n pigment which is waste mat
ter thrown of OF scereted by the system, but
it gives no richness 70 the article except in
appearance. This pigment or color, belongs
to the jersey Is a breed. and Is one Of the
qualities transmitted by them, but the reason
1ftcannot be explained audit isaCainst them
/ Tor beef They are not good beef cattle,
though some individuals fatten we'll. They
are not good rs working oxen, and are not
bred for that purpose.
The Brittany cow. ike the Jersey, Is
butter animal. Sheis noted for the excellent
flavor Of her butter. which Is n great demand
as the best in France. They are remarka-
| BE for the quantity Of their butter, and il is
recorded of one Of this breed that she made
four pounds a day. The Brittany cow is
small, with fine points and beautiful in form;
lose Joints. soft skin. and % q glossy black
color. though some are found black and white.
| Brittany cattle are the foundation of the
! JERSEYS, Ayrrhires, and Dutch cattle. They
/ IRE an old race. and have been there since
1 the days of the Gauls: they have spread
/ yer France. the Channel Islands. and Eng
and. The Brittany Is cmincnav the POOR
man COW. giving large return Tor the food
| consumed. and she sl5lld have % high place
| as a butter COW.
These two breeds are the yvpe Of butter
| stock. bat not .1r milk. The Two qualities
arcsome-imes. hatycry aroiycomhined. Ii Is
| not in the jersey race, it is not 10 the BRIT
| tany- Co give large quantity IN tie milk
dairy quantity is what i-'s1ught. and large
strong, constIiuuored COWS that are great
feeders, should be sought
The short horns. asa breed, date from near
the close ot the a-tcen,-ry. They are large,
and OF fine form, and were originally great
mixers, but "y being bred for beef, that
quality has been lost I'D the breed, though
there are some families t1a- have retained Do.
These families are good i1r tAe town dairy.
where milk is Todae-- Tor transportation o.
The cities, asn sueA cases quantity Is the
standard. As '1a. % the a'ri-A'rns are
not adapted 10 the Dal'y--i mean the in-
proved shori-Aorns- l-a early improvement
m tlis breed was ih tie county durham,
IN England aeata they are o.iaa called
llUrffnuI .