The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-02-01

THE MILK MIRRoR.--In recent visit
to parts of Germany in which mich
cows are harnessed to wagons, and re-
quired to work like oxen, l was curious
to see what was the effect of such habits
of labor upon the lacteal system, and its
outward manifestation. Continued from
generation to generation, such treatment
would naturally show its results in
modification of the organizations for Civ
ing milk, and the visible marks of the
same. This I found actually to be the
case in all of this class of animals which
came under my observation. None of
them had well-developed udders, or large
milk veins, and in no single case did l
find good milk mirror, or escutcheon.
On the contrary, the mirrors were inva-
riably imperfect exceedingly defective
ones. This great beauty in mich COW,
and sure sign of the possession of great
dairy qualities, was well nigh bred out
Of these animals, and in the place of it
they had acquired good degree of the
physical strength and beefy look of
steers. l put this fact on record as one
tending to corroborate the doctrine of
Guinon respecting the mirror, or es-
cutcheon, as visible sign of dairy ca
pacity. l believe his views in the main
to be correct, and to be of great impor-
tance to all persons interested in breed
ing the improved races Of cattle. l have
in my herd of Jerseys family of fe-
males, numbering nine, and embracing
three generations of cattle, each one of
the animals having been sired by a diff
ferent bull, with a single exception, and
each one of which possesses a perfect
milk mirror. 1t is family of superior
mixers and butter-makers and their
full mirror seems to be so well estab-
lished that no change of bulls can breed
it out of them.-COr. Country Gentleman.
GENTLEMEN FARMERs.--A correspon-
dent of the New York Farmers Club
makes this spirited and truthful defence
of his order. He says: "The ambition
to be gentleman with no knowledge
of the true meaning of the term, is TAX
ing from the farm those who should
IN ke our best farmers, and it is leading
thousands of our young men to their
ruin in our towns and cities. l am a
poor man, a farmer and, hope, gen.
tleman. Fifteen years of my life was
passed in the classic atmosphere of a
printing office, and before the war pub
lishcd a paper. l have lived much in
towns and cities, and know something
of culture and refinement. l maintain
that there is no better place in the world
for gentleman than on farm. All
the appliances of culture a gentleman
needs desire are within his reach. There
is no such thing as being forced into
associations and companionships out
side of ones own home and there is no
labor connected with farm which can
at all degrade or demoralize a man of
culture and refinement, providing he
owns the land he tills. To all would
say, adopt farming if your tastes or in
clinations lead this way. 1t always was
the most respectable of vocations,' and
the only limit to the development of it
and its kindred pursuits, in utility, is the
limit of human intelligence"
| FRUIT GARDEN.-Pruning OF fruit
trees, when required, should be pro-
ceeded with at favorable opportunities
We write tthen required, for i'll our eli
mate more injury is done by the knife
than by the neglect to use it. Goose
berries, for instance, are usually ruined
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