Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-05
AGEI; cLTgRAL.
BaEtu5 or CATTLE

Al the S. Alb.us meeting q the State Agri-
CULTURAL BJ1ul, a paper vas read by Mr. albert
ghs9rian. Of IiiIlalury, on "Hh hat Breeds Of
CA.tle 10 G.te" tie jaought fret Of all that
the breed should De hardy; next that good milk
Jog qualities thou.t b. secured, and that beef
charssre.ist.cs chou: De REGARDED, but he was
far from The cg.-ioa tast even for this purpose
the large, was best Breeds should be msie to
depend soueahat 90 locsjian. Ii mans pSs-
trre is h.llg. lighter cattle will fourith better
tasn the more sluggish "shsTt horn which
does beat 10 tmoIth-r and more open sections.
Large COWS are ult uelslly the beat mixers nor
the richest. lie then examined the characters
tics of toe didereut breeds. There are more
good brseis Il shlrt-i0rus IN Vermont than any
other kind, bu; they 10 not compare with Al
derueys ana Ary,hircs for TIE quality OF the
milk Under the most favorable condition and
treatment the thOrt-hCra is profitable, other
wise not In Eagand the Hereford is const-
cred bet for sH purp0s,s, but IN this country
they have not become - great fsyorites. Many
like The Hair.eius, but though giving 4 large
quantity Of mix for short time, they do not
continue IL through the year, and in Vermont
they cannot prove SO profitable ss smaller, finer
bonei aud more compact breeds
Among all breeds none are so beautiful as the
DEFOLE. II any AaA EAAhtA &c EANa-tnNAI ava
the dairy as for other qualities they would have
been accepted as the nett breed for Us. But
many had been iorni inferior IL this respect
The Jerseys and Attorneys are vastly better for
milk, ani though the breed Is variable, they are
hard 10 excel FOR making butter Their milk If
deficient IN csseine aud they are lot equsl to
others for beef Therefore they are not the breed
for Vermont
But there is E breei-tEe Ayrshire-Thich
seems adapted 10 all nearly all respects TO cur
uses. The irsl mentioned Of them in this State
Was in 1910, aid they had not been IN this couu-
try long previous. They are good for butter,
cheese snd tcef, are compact light and adapted
to cur climate and cur hills. They have already
supplantej the Devous, and are rapidly becom-
ing more numerous in sll plrts Of this State,
IN Canada and the South. Mr.. Fisher informed
him that the first brought into Fran 2lin County
Was in 1855. and now there are upwards Of 200
Of lhem here
lie then gave many instances Of the rare mils-
ing qualities Of this breed, in which COW had
given more thsu her own weight 10 seventeen
days In addition, he quoted from leading
dairy authorities 10 show thst they possessed in
an eminent degree superior qualities for service,
hardihoci, beef and general usefulness
As Tor grading, which mCst Vermont farmers
must 90. ne btlcNel llete lnOtClELuiels lLt
beet Of any, and advised by ell means that re
touIce thouli not be had for this purpose to any
bat full bloods lie found that cur best diaries
hsd been made up Of Ayrshire and grades, and
thought the position had become by this tine
established that they are pre-emirently the
breed for Vermont
\ rambling discussion arose at the con
ciution OF this paper. Mr. Fisher, Of Fair
fed, the first Ayrshire man Of this county,
testified 70 his early ami unwsvering
faith IN the breed, but be would recon-
mend grades instgsi Of pure boOls lie thought
however, that II was cheer nonsense to h-eel
from grs1e bulls; the issue would take back 10
mongre! breeds. He gave many instances 10
ms experience Of the qualities snd value Of these
cate lie hsieyei N smsl, cattle, and didn't
wsuy coz that would dress over 900 lbs
Mir Bliss put in 2 word in favor Of Dutch ami
Short horn cAtlle -especslly the latter. he
raid slso that On the farm Of the Massachusetts
Agricultural College the Devons proved the hest I
Of any breed last year, having been tu- jectei TO
careful Comparative tests.
Mr.. Visit sisted that he had MIXED Mr. Whit I
ney's Ayrshires al the Sheldon fair two years I
4go, anu he never worked so hsrd nor 60 long be 1
fore in doing the same thing, nor got go sstitfsc
tory resultt. pr0rl9ed his time had not been /
worth anything.