The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-02-22

the narrow mOutncu TIN ana niac-
ing the large shallow sea shell on the
strainer, with vigorous hands she directs
the milky streams into the shell quickly
overlooking the shallow brim, the milk
passes through the strainer into the re-
ceptacle beneath This primitive method
has been in vogue for more than century,
They claim for it the merit of perfect
, cleanliness.
whilst overlooking the operation, |
could understand the use of the strainer
clearly enough, but the employment of
the shell rather puzzled me, until the
milkmaid informed me that it was to
prevent the attraction of the streams Of
milk from wearing hole in the strainer;
this solved the mystery.
"The calves are kept stabbed during
the first year, and fed on green food dur
ing the summer; in the second year are
tethered out.
1.-THE heifers are allowed to have calves
at about two years old, and come in profit
in April or May, when there is more de-
mand for them in the English market.
"The bulls are kept stabbed all the
year; in large number that | saw not
one was ringed, and understood that it
was never done in the islands not one Of
those | examined was in any way vicious
Nj. LIE GAIIIEz (the owner Of the prize
bull, of jersey, for 1862 an excellent
Judge, told me that in his opinion it was
due to their being constantly tied up and
daily handled.
"The bulls are slaughtered at three
years old the opinion prevails there that
the offspring of young bulls have most
vigor and stamina.
ain the year 1919, the Royal Jersey
Agricultural Society established u scale
of points for Jersey cattle as guide to
the judges in awarding the premiums.
Thirty-six points established perfection.
No prize can be awarded to COW having
less than 90 points,nor can one be award
ed to heifer having less than 26 points.
A COW having y points, and heifer "a
points, without pedigree, are allowed to
be branded, but cannot win prize.
"The term pedigree is employed to
signify the offspring of prize, or decorat-
ed male or female. The brand is burned
on the horn, and are the letters D. A. s.,
! Jersey Agricultural Society,"
"Bcsdes the Royal Jersey Society,
each parish has stock breeders club ;
the clubs hold their parish shows the
month preceding the Royal Jersey; they
decorate their prize winners in the same
manner by branding with the initial let
tiers of the parish aud clubas for instance,
St. Savior's Club, ST. s. G.
"A choice COW is sometimes seen whose
horns are literally covered with brands,
perhaps winning Parish and Royal DER
sey prizes two or three years in success
sion.
"Many breeders will not allow their
animals to be branded on account Of the dis
fgurement is produces.
THE Guernsey is a larger animal ,coars-
er in the head and heavier in bone the
horns are longer and thicker at the base,
not usually crumpled the rump is more
apt to assume that peculiar droop which
|
there is Il want Of that symmetry and
neatness of form that mark the highly
; bred Jersey, but as dairy COW she is
fully her equal for quantity fmilk and
butter she cannot be cxcelled the skin is
of splendid rich yellow hue, and the
udder and teats are tinted with chrome
"The head of the Guernsey is larger,
and the muzze broader, and the eye not
: so prominent as the Jersey the nose is
usually of a rich yellow or buff the eye
banded with the same color.
The colors of the Guernsey are iawn
running through the various shades to a
deep red, an lumber brown, and peculiar
yellow brindle, which is II iavortc here
although larger than the Jersey, | dc
not think they fatten quite as kindly as
the latter, which has the advantage Of Il
smoother and more round form.
This thinncss, and want of condition
: may be owing in great degree to the
fact that the pasturage in less luxuriant
in Guernsey, and also, that the Guernsey
men are less solictous about the figure
and style Of their animals, being satisfied
if the animal is a performer at the pail
where she seldom dsappoints.
The cattle Of the Island Of Aldcrney
(which is in the third size Of the Channe
group have Il want of uniformity, attrib
utablc to the fact that they are the off
spring Of stock brought from Jersey anC
Guernsey, crossed and recrossed until al
, individuality as breed is lost
"Some are neat and deerlike other
are larger and heavier, approaching thu
Guernsey type.
The island being small and rocky, thu
pasturage scanty, very few cattle are bret
and AS consequence, the breed does not
receive the care and attention that /
i given on the other islands,
ut is as dairy animal that the Chan
mel Island cows puts forth her claim 70
consideration.
Coming into notice after several o
, the leading British breeds had acquires
a worldwide celebrity, her advocates ha,
, to contend with the prejudice of EnglisI
: stock growers and darymcn, who coul
not be made to believe that anything no
English bred could have merit. And for
r sooth, this stock, French breed, with tru
/ John Bull antipathy, they at once decid
!. ed must be worthless. But latterly thi
> feeling towards their French neighbor
I has been wonderfully modified, and as tn
). 'entente cordiale' is now firmly establish
J.. ed, anglo Norman cattle, among man
a other products from across the channe
A have found favor in England. The Eng
v fish dairymen have been induced to TT
them, and finding they produced more an
better butter than the much-vaunted Eng
lish breeds, have looked at the poun
r sterling side of the account, and, per col
q sequence, have substituted the despise
!. little Channel Islander for the queenl
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