The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-07-26
Fine Dairy Cows.-Jersey and Ayrshire.


There is now more inquiry upon the
subject Of raising fine stock, than at any
former period.
The editor ofthis journal has been asked
the question dozens of times, Where can
| get Il fine Milk Cow" The profit of
tine cattle is becoming more convincing
every day, and our friends are preparing
for the Short-H Horn, j Jerseys, or Ayrshires.
The Jersey and Ayrshire COWS are con.
sidered the most valuable now, in Amer
lea, for the dairy, and their prices vary
from 5000 to $500, which is so high
that people are not willing to invest such
large sums.-But if they ever get fine
mixers, they mus pay for them, and
hence we would recommend to the farm.
ers of every county, that they may obtain
fine cattle by forming stock clubs of $50
to $50 each, to buy pure blooded bulls /;
one such fine animal would bring about
wonderful changes in any neighborhood,
and yet at a very small expense to each
stock raiser. In one year the stock com.
pany would get their money, and in two
years they would make several hundreds
per cent. on their investment in n Jersey
or Ayrshire bull.
The Jersey is a dainty, sensitive COW.
1t will not stand the cold well yet it has
a vigorous constitution objected more par.
ticularly to the digestion Of food, so that,
what you givethis little COW will be given
you back again, and that in the richest
milk the world has ever known, that is,
rich in cream and butter. In cheese it
falls below all other breeds. These cows
are a pleasure to have around you. They
are more docile than any other animal on
the farm.
They are ~peaceable and will stay
at home. A breechy COW has never
been known among the J erseys; so it is said.
To those who cannot afford to buy the
pure blood there is a good chance offered
to improve on what they have by a cross
Of this breed. We need increasing vigor
of digestion, OF constitution, in our stock.
and this judiciously applied, will do it. If
We have not the pure, deer-like little cat.
tie in such a. cross, we nave-at least
something that reminds us of them, both
in the pail and in the look, as well as the
gentle, docile demeanor.
We extract the following on the Ayr
shire and Grade Ayrshire stock of cattle,
from the report Of a committee to the
Massachusetts, State Board of Agricul.
ture, as published in its transactions for
1858.
"Should we say that we consider this
stock superior to any other breed, the
statement would be taken as a matter Of
opinion for while the farming commu.
nifty have had their attention called to
blood stock for many years, a more spec.
ial attention has been called to this sub
ject within a few years, and the number
of animals Of various breeds is yearly in.
creasing. All have their advocates and
all have their good qualities. Should
any one breed for beef or heavy oxen
and should their locality afford a bounti
full supply of food, no doubt they would
look for the Short Horns [; and in fact
we have seen COWS of very large size and
superior for their milking qualities. The
Devons have received a due share Of at,
~tention, and we have noticed fine herd.
Of this breed that would compare favora'
bly, with other varieties-symmetrical il
form, beautiful in color, and hardy to en-
dure the severity Of our New England
climate. In the eastern section Of tn,
State, in many places the Jersey COW
largely predominates-not for her size o.
beauty, but for the richness of her milk
particularly for butter-making, as il re
quires a much smaller quantity for thu
same amount of butter. On the island o
Nantucket, the Jersey COW is largely ia
king the lead, and is highly spoken Of fol
milking qualities, both for quality ant