The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-07-26
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Cows for the Dairy.

auu OtHeT puTpostS, a1C cUnSluefeut-
1t regards the Short Horns as great
oaters, but says that on superior land
and with sJstem of high farming,
they are preferable, because wLen
they run to milk they pivo an i'm.
meusc quantity Of it, and tho rapidity
With which they fa,ton will enable
their ownors to sell them at prices in
the spring, when good beef commands
ready sale aud remunoratiye prices.
The article continues:
If tho location is near large city,
where milk is the chief otj.ct, We
must have the Ayrshircs, as there is
no race that can equal tho pure AYR.
shire 10 quantity Of milk-t b,itg
generally estimated Mt from 80 to ST
pounds per day. Our oest Ayrshire
cows give 60 pounds Of milk per day.
a committee appoi n;ed for the pur-
pose, testified under oath that one If
Messrs. Waloot & Campbclps gave IS
pounds of milk per day for several
days III succession.
The Ayrshire has been bred cx,
olusiyely for milk, and will probably
yield greater quantity for The food
consumed than any other breed. On
tho other hand, if he proposes to sell
beef and raise ken as we'll ss cheese
and butter, We would advocate the
Davun.
The Devons, as a race, are thrifty,
and with good pasture, present
handsome appearance The milk is
quite rich, and produces butter of a
better color than obtained from the
milk of the Durham. but the quantity
Is not large. They are quick, active
race, and for farm labor, the oxen
can hardly be exoelled. They will
move the plough almost, perhaps
quite, as fast as the horse. To carry
out the latter system Of raising oxen,
beef cattle, butter and milk, to tho
best advantage, we must adopt a
higher order of feeding than when
the ouly object is milk. Wo want
COWS that will cat large amount of
food. This is Of the first importance.
An anima! that will not eat freely
should be rejected.
Ii there is NO great demand for
beef, but large one for good butter
then the Alderncy will come as near
the standard as any VIC have. For
richness of milk they have no equal,
but their diminutive size puts beef
entirely out of the question; but
there Is no race Of cattle that can
surpass them in producing golden
Jumps of butter, aud plenty Of them.
n good butter maker, with herd
OF Attorneys, will produce "fancy
brand" of butter that will command
ready sale, at double the price that
can be obtained for common brands.
GOOD specimens Of this stock will
mako from l2 to ii pounds of butter
per week, Of a peculiar yellow color,
not attained by any other race. Some
extra good COWS have produced from
IS to 20 pounds per week; but this
stock is deficient in beef qualities.
On dit that thcro is in Paris, under
medical treatment an English milord,
distinguished alike for tho grasp of his
brain and the capacity of his $50 mach.
Forbidden by his physician to eat
more than the absolute demunds of
hls appetite required. the question
was where to draw the line. 10 RENE.
dy the difficulty be now wears belt
marked off into feet and inches: bis
directions being to stop eating at
four feet eight. He may be seen,
therefore, ut his restaurant locking
with anxiety, between eaoh course.
TO SEE how many half inches of on
Joyment may be left for him.
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In Sir Walter Soott's Lifo thorc
Is an amusing account Of his profe,.
sional emoluments Of Jedhu,gh. In
ono case Sc' tt's oliont was convicted Of
househreakirg. After tho trial the
prisoner sont for him, thanked him
for his exortions, and said he was sur.
~ he could not give him fec, but
re would give him two bits of ad vice:
Fnst, that yeIpipg terrier, inside
OF house, was n better pr rejection
shan big dog outside ; and secondly,
that no lock 80 bothered house.
breaker rs an old, rusty one.
The cases Of persobs Who have be.
come insane in France In cohsco uence
OF the troubles "tf that country are
very numerous, and the lunatic as,.
iuns have more Patients than The or.
d'nary, hospitals. A Partisan fed to
Lyons, aud was found wandering,
Ho"nt the streets, Of that city, with a
number Of covers Of tin saucepans
medals, and ANNOUNCING TO every
passrr'bylthat he was President Of
the Repablio, and was goiug to marry
Q'een Victoria. The papers teen
with letters rom people, Who deny
that they were ComnInists, and mel.
sncholy cases Of mistaken identity are
cleared nphwhese 2inhocent men have
been executed In, c.,nsennancasF tNya