Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-04-17

PC ydlt mere nine mOutt 5 out OF TIE LWtlFe
Hence this elevated coast has usually a
short, rich scanr, nutrItl herba.e, from
being saturated 50 frequently with SALINE
moisture. Thus the cattle on this side ars
small. fine Limited and hardy. The southern
half of jersey may be called an inclined
plane gradually aud beautifully slantlng to
che sea shore watered by lnnunerdble streams.
Che cattle Of this district ure con equently
ed % richer posture Toy are larger in
.arc4ss, souie think EaudsUmer, than those
4 the uplauI | consider them more deli
ate From This il viii be seen that there
ire good and sufficient reasons why tn &c 90
-.li,d Jerseys should not always present 70
- the saue appearance.
Between tie Jerseys and the Guernseys
here is d maraeI q ference, while m9n2
lie former there are enough disturbing eic-
.aeut- 10 prevent tae,u frl IN al 'ays exhibit
ne a uniform stand ri OF form and color.
" the Gts1 introduction 0f Jerseys into Jhi>
-3untrv, ~ little Is known. They were
,ccariOudIiy imported nearly 50 years ago.
M were the generally known as Alderncys.
Within the last twenty years the ImpOrta-
IONS have Eeeu nue. larger and more ire
4eut, ard aim, Sc exclusively from the
Island % Jersey, 70 that they are now extern
.rlv scatter, over the eastern ami SOD c Oh
e middle states. Such berg the history
the Jer-ey COW az nearly as | can trace
t. the subject assume. a practical form ard
he question arIre-, Is sue adapted 10 our
His ard valleys, and can she be made pfChta
D. for tie purposes OF the dairy. And here
J may e proper 10 mention IN the first
lace wu4t Is claimed Or tins class Of an
nails Tiny are not en-, to state it neEl
-gely, bred Tor beet for IN that respect
her nds are much superior t1ey are
iJI equal 90 the woke 10 the mme,rlcal and
etutItuI DevOnr, aud Tor milk alone, with
Jut reiereuce 10 quality, the Ayr-hires are
doubtless their superior. The JIsey, If
myth NJ, - prominently butter COW
o this end she has been bred and Tor this
ne j. hest adapte i. 80 As a broad PROPOSE
ION, says Col. Warning, " the sole Oihce Of
tue Jersey COW is to produce the largest
possible amount Of rich and highly cCl0ied
cream from given amount Of food. Every
hing else in connection with the breeding
q tie race il, or should be, Incidental. =
Another question naturally arises OUT OF thi-,
/, 1t advisable TO breed any class Of cattle
d n single line and for specific purpose
IS c are 50 accustomed - consider rhe GO"
q AMIN ID OF all wJrg. one thit viii give us
milk tor tie airy, beef Tor the butcher ond
the noble X for she husbtudmtu, that we
-d.n away with KIND Of contempt from
cuJ-e that will not fulfill all these conditions.
ana very Tuacu dE he are luQu IcC4 tIF our
precJnceiyed notions on this point. shall we
be governed in our choice OF animals for tbs
amlly OF dairy. And here dc having direct
bearing ON this subject, | wish to quote IRON
letter from J. G. Converse. Esq +, Boston.
who for q long time has been an extensive
breeder Of Jerseys.
" Now comes your inquiry il re
gard 20 the Jerseys. Are they especially
dapted 10 the business OF butter making 2
: tie question presume your association
would ike Information upon. Their value
u Tar as proved IN TINS stare by present ofFu-
re-, is Iedy based on the production OF but
Ter q be sold ID the market fresh. have
1uowa B. very l,tlc ~ be laid down in toe
lsgei way Tor keeping, aud have therefore,
10 means 1T Known NOW it would ia qure,
th.s pest. wltu thag id ode from con
mon cows. 10 - sJld fresh - made 10 ia-
proved successful ia the highest degree.
II own dairy for years, and several Otaers
producing over 100 pounds per week Tor siA
months Id tile year, nave been sod no lje
or pound through grass season, ana SON,
ID 5Gela IEtes as b iZH aa ninety cents L.
dollar per pound. The demand TOR y arse5
)utter Is yearly On the Increase. Il VII
ring mere market aui that, / consider
ne proper test. As To the product. % Is a
sell established .act that il requires only
make pound Jf butter as is required Oh
he milk oi the common cows u the country.
Il is alsJ true, [ THINK, that the Jerseys VIII
yIeid AN amount Of mix very nearly equal
ID Chat q. other cows ia proportion e. BE
IUd keeping ILac J.. q Jersey cyw o! CqIa
e " ia grade u Irlam or common native.
% the same coping, Wiz yield about al
-lual amount 9t mdz Ou the average. from
.tli To calf. and produce nc4r.y double th.
faHuu'y Ot butter ot richer and better quail
lsy. Twelve pounds, Gj ia lrts, IF yr-ey
uIs for ID pound oil butte, Is Considered
ar average l.r the whole season. Amos, e.
act has been pretty conclusIvrly proved ana
is his. that hal blood, produced bg tie
Jersey sire and the Durham OF grade Dur
ram dam makes COW in ID ,-t cases nearly
IT quite equal 10 the iull blood Jersey iOI
butter.
have myself had one that made twenty
pounds OF butter per week, giving eighteen
10 twenry quarts OF muk per day, and size
Held out mtrkahly | have known other
t.m IT equal, | have never tested any of the
Liik 81 the half floods. Some good butteI
-Ows are f0utd among the mixed breeds o.
the country and hy careful selections from
close commonly 10 use m your STATE, many
very foe daIr a. may be cured.
Bat jud5Iuz IRON my eXp.rItnce 0i som
years and a very careful study OF the sub
Ger am lei confidently t. believe that th-
value Of the dJi y stock Of my native State,
Vermont, 80 far as the product Of butter D,
-ouc,rued, may very easily De nearly OF
quite doubled n the space vi a few year,.
10 may be done, il you DO not care 10 be al
che expense u importing int your ate the
Jdll flooded dams of first quality watch are
now EXPENSE {, TO gre extent, by the 10
PRODUCTION ot Jersey sires Of choicest quality,
md ma gf NJ IN TTs =, no hr-i ..r,ty
% the best butter cows you now have, care
iully selected for the purpose by competent
Judges Associations formed fOr this pur
pose and vigorously prosecuted by men Of
enterprise and foresight, IS just what is
wanted and | must say, that / have been
surprised and ashamed, as a son Of Vermont
,uJt this work has not been undert4ken be-
ore. Ine New England States may become
cch by furnishing the near By consuming
population found Ia cities and large town.
WITH their luxurics, among winch may be
prominently named, choice fresh butter and
che best English mutton and lamb. Butter
should be sold fresh made, aud now that
railroads run almost everywhere there Seems
% be no obstacles but Indifference and IN
thrift. The idea OF furnishing only or chief
ly, stale and ranc d butter, always difficult
70 dispose Of on any terms, where the
demand is constantly increasing for fresh
and sweet, as the price for it shows, strikes
many people here as being " behind the
times"
L, will be noticed 10 this fall clear state
ment Of the Ruhject that the perfect adapta-
zion Of the Jersey to our soil and climate Is
tulIy asserted. The fact Of her hardness,
endurance and vigorous appetite is plainly
Impl ed, while 90 4 butter cow she j s with
out riv a.
More testimony on the same point could
De easily produced. Mr.. Flint OF Miidlesex
County, Mass, says, a. The Jerseys have
long teen esteemed for batter mailing. !
They universally hold out Dnger than
other breeds, seldom going dry more than