The Portland daily press., 1871-05-30
DAILY PRESS,
TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1871.
From the Gardiner Home Journal
That Jersey Cow.
PORTLAND.

SeFsey SOws
we engaged literary gentlemen OF agri-
cultural tastes to write some papers Tor us up
ON farming topics. Below We have his first
one. we do not consider it particularly per-
tinent 10 the subject OF farming, but still il is
full as near as agricultural correspondents
generally get. III he does not do better nex.
time, we shall not try him afterwards:
OUR Cow.-A iiew years ago, when the
Jersey COW fever was at its height, when
neiebbor Moore was selling jersey heiiers at
tue price of farm, and Jackson was selling
SOua with Jersey cream as fast as ten mel
could draw it, we happened 10 have one of
our peripatitc butchers say he had bought to
kill bat she was so handsome ;and he coulJi't
dry her up; and his wife plead tor her lite so.
that he would sell ner. So we gave him $40
tUr her and went after her She was beauty,
but not corpulent. At first we thought we
would bring her home in our arms; but
thought it would not look business-lIke so we
drove her home. We felt a deep interest in
her, and tried to hunt up her pedigree. The
man we bought her of said she was pure Jer-
sey. The man he had her of said she was
tnree-iourths Jersey and one-thiId Durham
The man he had her OF said she was four 6Itbs
Jersey and seven-eights Hereford. The man
who raised her said she "was a mighty Good
heiter" THIS satisfied us. That was better
than any padigree. Josh Billings, SAYS mo
matter about bosses' pedigree, if he is ONLY
fast" And We say no matter a5ou cows
progenitors il she give good milk and enough
Of it-and she did this.
Our first churning was not success. The
cream was so thick the dasher would not 90
down through it. This we proposed to rem-
edy by buying churn on the principle ei the
Beater Hay Press, but our Dairy-maid sugees.
ted putting milk with the cream, we let her
have her way. The "Pet of the Neiehbor-
hood, did give splendid milk, and made rich
golden butter, even in winter. Still, keeping
COW had its drawbacks. She mus eat True.
it would not cost great deal to keep her, if
the Deghbors would let her alone, (for She
had an excellent talent for boarding loundl.
but they wouldn't. She lpOuld cat their
shorts, their beans and their hay; and the
neighbors would fuss about little things like
that, and would blame as. We would fasten
her in the yard, and the neighbors would
come alter water and let her out, and then
swear at us because she went visiting. So
we concluded to sacrifice her and to sell
even il she didn't bring more than hundred
dollars.
With a view to sale We sent --out an advcr-
tisement as follows:
JERSEY COW FOR SALE.
The subscriber will sell his celebi afed COW,
the ''Pet OF the neighborhoOd" for 500, if ap-
piled for soon, sold for no fault, but as he has
butter enough made ahead for thyee yelrs he
has concluded to dispose of her.
SMITH CELLuM
In few days, we got letters from all eur
neighbors. None proposed to buy, but their
letters were so unanimously flatteri'g, and
commendatory of our idea, that we are tempt
ed to publish lew as follows:
NEIGHBoR CELLUM:-I am pleased to con-
gratulate you, on your proposal to sell your
cow. She is worthy oil a larger sphere than
she finds in this village. Send her where
pastures are plenty, and where she can de-
velope her wonderful powers.
GUsTAvUs STEWARD.
NEIGHBoR CELLUM:-I would sell her.
She'll make excellent beef
GEORGE ATKINS.
j have one cow-and for the greater part OF
the time since ysu have kept COW, 1 have
had TO support two. | do not like il and in
future shall keep only one. l am glad you
are going to sell. MYRIcK HOPKINS.
She's got wonderful appetite. She eat
barrel of dry beans, and sixteen large cabbage
heads for ME yesterday. She would be inval-
liable on large farm, where large quantities
OF fertilizers were needed.
VIM. S. HANscoM.
for shorts. j. G. BARTLETT.
She is the most remarkable COW ever saw.
l have written a neighbor, whom | had in
Leeds to buy her. He burned my house
once, but am willing to "heap locals of fire
on his head" hope he will buy her,
81 S. LANE.
She must be an uncommon cheap COW to
keep. Probably barely costs you dollar
week for her board.
GEORGE WOODWARD.
Wish they had such cows in Texas
Mighty poor stock there, wish they had her
there. JOHN PLAIsTED.
We could add any quantity more just such
certificates, but we will not. We have not
cot soId her hi,t shall