Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-04-02

I claims
| Instead Of looking 10 Canada or the prairie,
OF Tie west for cows 10 I'll up their dlirips
tlicy should supply Themselves and mav f,r
nIsh OtItr sections less fortunately provided
Instead OF seeking & ons where piassls are
morc ncsh ihan milk prducing fJr cows and
| breeders, we should develop the better onali.
Ties Oi our own stock, or that imported from
countries like our own Some will saw 1 am
not quite right in the partiality feel for tho
| AYfshire stock rs breeders and mixers, and
claim that the AldrrBcys are better because Of
the better quality of their milk for rich chcc,j
rs wei as butter, and iD Il Contingency very
llHclv 10 occur under the Improvements of the
chhf""ttf Ol your cheese which time will re.
quirc, shall freely conit'ss myself ~ fault. In
the lighi OF advice 10 private dairymen, those
VINO are TO continue the practice of making
ana marketing their own cheese, may make
the confession nj once They can reap the full
benefit OF tfcir rti and valuable milk, in.
stead OF dividing it with their hclghbors who
produce milk Of an inferior quality But /
! speak III expectation That the Checs factory
system viii maintain the favor which IL now
receives from American dnirymcn
one ol the objections which are now urged
against tnc cheese factory system with some
l"rHr, ~ the iDpracticlbility of discriminating,
in the division according to the differences
winch exist In the quality of different messes
OF milk. These differences urse from the diff.
icrcncrs in the breeds OF cows. as much or
more rs from differences in thcit feeding. or
the care and cleanliness Of the attendants
We mold 1t to be essential in the production
ot the higher qualities Of cheese, those quail
TIES which best please the tastes of general
consumer, that the milk be rich. as well as
clear, pure and sweet, and that not only must
all inc cream be lctt in the milk, Dut that a
more liberal portion of it exist in the milk
"hth laheh from the COW. 1t has been too
much the great object of patrons of factories
~ secure such COWS as would produce the
Ia, hest number of pounds of milk tile heayi.
esi possible credit on the books OF the factory.
Tor the division of the proceeds, while scarcely
il thousht has been given 10 the matter of i'm
proving The richness and character of the pro
duct ot the factory by furnishing rich, creamy
milk.
IRE requisite and desired quality and cl r.
actvr ol Tue cheese have been eXactcd at the
hands OF the manufacturer, regardless of the
character OF the material with which he had
70 ao, ana III how many instances he has been
severely blamed and in others summarily dis.
MISSED or made 10 pay heavy damages because
OF his failure 10 produce rich creamy cheese
from creamIcss and filthy milk
when every request to complete success in
your branch Of industry is understood, ard
carefully practicta by all, we shall expect To
see the Alderney and Creampot, now tou usri-
ally thought more ornamental than useful,
general iavOritcS for cheese as well as butter
iiiahlhE. neE' IKE the Ayrshire, are found to
udlIsn', '"ciI pecu'iar Puahtles 70 their de-
Hue",ui'tS WIN wonderful certainty, and with
careful m mprctuihE IN the special point OF quanii-
III mix upon the best grasses of our county,
'nIy promise 10 become most useful.
We would not ignore the claims of some
families OF native COWS to your notice. Very
gratifying Results have been reached within
lhe range OF our observation, by careful
plceu'nS l'0uh men, ana as lhey constitute
hiuCh the largest proportion of you dairy
SOCK, lley OF necessity, must be your chief re-
''aTre nc, ior .he present
nc man To'nt we would make being that
uairymeh WIN soonest obtain high average
EIh.co vi lhiiherS' ana the pest return tor their
industry ana capital by raising their own cows
rom 'le oest milking stock within their reach,
We MouIu hoi institute special pleadings in be-
nan OF any particular breed, and have alluded
10 particular breeds only MS illustrating results
anu anu hoplhG 10 stimulate lhelr reproduction in
!ou owh interest; Ills Is branch OF the dai-
igimih care, which requires attention and
skiii. Every point bearing upon the hnal re-
sun shouid be carciu'iy studied. If il be true
WIN caUle' us II Is proven to be with some
"'hcr ANIMALS, mat the hrst male copulating
WIN virgin female, makes all her Ofsprings
Win his characteristics, this becomes matter
ol consequence WIN breeders OF cattle, and
i'T '"'h va "oht vi uulIli tue SuoJGCl OF care
iui experiment.
ne suppoSltlon That heiiers are less valuable
rs breeders man maturrd cows, leads TO their
being tnrued to remote fields with males of
cohttmptble grades and thus, possibly, all her
oee"lhe altamted
Inc proper treatment OF your cows is top
&c d'mandlhg at least passing notice, involv
ing as II surely does, more than the ordinary
prohls ol dairylng. Those WI o have been
most ihQrough IN lie intelligent treatment of
thelr cows, can best understand the greatly
increased usefulness Of them under such treat
mcnl
AS much or more depends upon good winter
treatment as that OF the summer. They NOR
lhan compensate FOR The eXlrR feed require 10
Keep them IN even a high condition Of flesh
during the months OF CESSATION, by the album
dant How oi mix during the season of milk,
beside being vastly better able TO resist the ap-
proaches OF disease. During the summer
months, while they wander over the airy pas
lures, breathing an unvitiarrd atmosphere
the pure waters Of your abundant
springs, and feeding upon The sweetest grasses
fresh from the earth, health is condition very
sure To prevail, but under the confinement in
cldent to their comfort during the rigorous
reign of Il Northern winter every appliance
tending to guard their health and secure th ir
ease should he FULLY provided. Pure air and
food are among the mole important
of t!issc.
No stable should be unprovided with the
amplcst provision for ventilation, even at the
partial expense OF warmth, ms no animal can