Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-12
Burlington, Garch 18Th, lo--
The following j. the article from the Fame


JERSEYS v. tu0RT.HoRSs F1R TIE DAIRY.
The Jerseys are greet fsvorites a. mixers, Is
peci,lly among that class who keep only one
or two cows for family ute. They are valuable
also in the dtiry 10 imrErt richness AID color 10
the milk Of other COWS. 4 correspondent OF the
Boston Cultiyct0r recently wrote strongly N ia-
vor Of the Jerseys, saying
" II we wish family COW, one oaly, ne teect
a large mixer from the Jersey breed We SC
lect . large mixer becsuse there is never q lack
Of richness Of quality in this breed-lt trrnfmlis
this valuable property II breeding the jersey
therefore, care must be had ior the quantity
rather than the quality Of the milk. If tins csn
be secured, the jersey will he the only COW io-
the dsiry beef A. the end Of the milking term
will be noob ect, AZ the superio-ity il the milk
ing will more than bslancethe siyaa-age ot
beef
This brings out Jonathan T4ico.t, Of Rome,
n. Y, who il exceiiant authority on the subject,
and be discusses the question IS follows;
Having had come experience with the Jerfey
COW, compared with the Short Horn to satisfy
myself which was the better for the farmer 10
keep, hsve given the Short Horn the decided
preference for the following re-Eons, viz;
|. That the jersey COW does not uniformly
ION tie rsme feeiing) give richer milk than
some families o. Short Horns, as tested ia ny
dairy hsve Ind full blood Short Horn c9wsrCu
in the same pasture with pure Jerseys Gt the
same time .thSt would form the same amount Of
milk, raise a thicker cream, and full "a highly
colorel as the Jersey, while she would na.riy
double the qualtiIy OF milk that makes gIeSt
difference in favor Of the Short Horn, IN ny e.
timation.
In the districts where milk i carried 70
cheese isct0ries. the COW thst Will give thirty OF
forty pounds Of milk day is Of much more ya-ue
10 the dairy farmers than one that does not give
more ihsI half that amount, as ten pounds is an
average Of milk tskea Ter one pound OF cheese n
sll good fsctorieF thst axe vel. mans gat by =
good cheese mske-.
Francis Rotten told the writer that the first
Short Horn COW ne had on his farm made seven
teen and une-hs pounds Of butter in week, on
crsss alone on trial that there are good milk
err smong tie Short-HOrns, and thst these pro
pertiCs czn be found as well in hat race Of cat
lie as any other, will mention = single family /;
N purchasing heifer Of MIR. Botch, he told me
che WIS from his bert family Of COVE in breed
ing her to the imported bull Marquis CT Cara
has (ll7s9) the production wss hefer dropped
in 1856 she is now in my herd and q regular
breeder. Her usual yield Of milk in good feed
has been an average Of forty pounds per day /;
che was bred 70 Echo OF Oxford Q5O0) the pro
duce is heier whose daily yield has averaged
forty-fve poundf, frequently giving fifty pounds
in the flush Of feed she was then bred 10 Lord
Oxford, (303l) the produce heiier, thst hss
been fully oqual as a dairy COW to her half sis
ter she WAS then bred to Ellsworth (i7S0) the
produce also a heifer that hiss given more milk
than either Of tie others thus showing conclu-
sivey to ne thst good milking qualities can be
improved and psrpetuAted in Short liorns, and
after trial Of score Of years, am fully o. the
opinion that the Short-Horns csn he bred to
produce ss much and ss good milk as any race
Of cattle, and when dry, viii .Atten As easy ~
any other breed and furnish large amount Of
beef of fine quslity the COVE mentioned in this
family have All hsd finely formed bags, with
'2ree Handsome teE,s, and with one exception,
are NV in my herd, although now they are old
COWS, they are kept FOR their superior excel
lcnce for the dairy
Let ne state some Of the defects Ct the Jerseys.
They are very likely to have small tests
and to milk very slow, frequently taking
twice as long 10 milk them by a good
mixer, than it does 8 COW with good tests,
that gives double the quantity they do then
their milk is not uniformly Ct The richest quail
ity, A. have been frequently told By their own
ers that there is q vast difference n quality 50
well as quantity, and that in selecting, there is
as much need Of care in selecting the Jersey So
in any other breed They are very liable to be
vicious in both bull aid COW, bulls particularly
SO. Francis Roich told told the writer, few
years since, that their wild disposition was Z
great drawback to them SIS farm stock alfo,
that if wanted COW for family Use, IN
le,s hit family was snlAll, the jersey COZ would
not give milk enough, and few persons knew
then, or do now know better than Mr. Rotcn
shout the Jerseys but all are rot as honest 70
tell the truth about them &c be was to me, as
was 10 pursuit. q rome ieua'es Of the breed when
he gave me the information.
The Jersey ID very tender animal, and mus
have the TicAeit toei to keep her in fair condi-
:ion sr larry COW, and that is one great secret
Of the richness Of her milk. have known
them, triei them ss family COWS in several in.
sisnr'., ard disposed Of them becSute they dit
not fill the bill
The writer served as one Of the Judges OF
Jerseys last fall a; our County Fair, and in
quiring about the milking properties of Jersey
from noted herd, the owners ,aid. in reply /,
the question, How much milk does she give to ,
milking About 81 much ~ man can drinl
At once. All the jerseys shown had yer,
ANAL, short teats, and that is one great defec
In the Jersey COW for the dairy In the trisl
have given the Jerfey COW with the Short-horl
IN my own dairy, and from all the information
nave oesn able to get from jersey breeders,