Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-12

nary cows will make great difference in the
At ality of the milk and butter of the whole
establishment, and might perhaps be profit
able for this object if no other.''
| | think there are in Windsor County a
good many practical farmers who would
think such COW very we'll suited to their
general wants, Mr.. Flint's conclusions to the
contrary notwithstanding. Haxton says.
. The Jersey is the dairymau's frierd when
her milk is diluted with that of ten or a
dozen ordinary COWS, O wonder if water
would not do well ! and his enemy, should
he attempt to make butter or cheese from
her product alone, as from the excessive rich
ness of the milk neither would keep long -
and finally that d" she is an ornament to the
rich mans lawn, although devoid of those
rounded outlines which constitute the critic
rion Of animal beauty" These objections
seem to me to possess the merit of novelty
at least, and | think the idea that the poorer
the butter the better it keeps, will be new to
most OF our dairymen, while some NAV be
curious to know how an object devoid of
beauty can be an ornament. To practical
man the beauty Of COW lies in her posses
sion OF those points which indicate good
mixer, and good mich COW very rarely
shows those . rounded outlines - while Civ
ing milk, but she Is generally poor, and her
/ bones show in outlines quite other than
rounded
If the value in nutrition of 200 pounds of
hay and half bnshel of meal is required to
replenish the waste of the system and NAL Ike
ten pounds Of butter in a given time, the
cow which makes that amount will not make
flesh beside. If she takes on flesh she won t
make TIE butter; Ii she makes more butter,
or is fed less, she grows poor. Having con-
sIdeTcd the question in n sort of negative
way, the question now comes up, &" What is
the Jersey cow good for ~
The answer in its simplest form is, good
for milk and butter. We claim, land we
will try to state it modestly). that as the
medium OF converting forage into milk and
butter, she is as breed, unequalled by any
other COW; that she will give larger per
cent. OF butter, of deeper color, richer fla
vor and finer grain, from the same food than
any other, and that she transmits these traits
Hlth great certainty and in a marked degree
to her offspring that she is orderly, docile
and quiet, and will finally when dry make as
much and better beef than any other COW
from the same feeding.
But it is as a butter COW that she stands
prominent. The instance quoted by MIR.
Flint of Mr.. Motley's Flora, is remarkable
one Nearly as much SO was Mr.. Daven-
port S Kate, which gave q quarts of milk
Gold fashioned measure) per day, and Mr..
Reed S Europa, which made nearly I9 pounds
OF butter per week.
These were all imported COWS, and Mr..
Davenport (slnce deceased wrote me that
he never knew poor COW from either of the
three.
Converse and Flagler of Arlington, Massa-
chusetts, report the product of 50 Lady Mil
ton, - six years old, for June, July, and Au-
gust 90 days, as 1881 quarts OF milk, which
'nade 241 pounds of butter, an average OF
IL quarts of milk, and pounds III ounces
of butter per day, or pound of butter from
. and % quarts of milk; also Of " Cream
Pot five years old, which in "a days in
June. July, and August, Sc days in all
gave 1858 quarts of milk, which made 239 !
pounds of butter, an average of Is quarts Of
milk and pounds y II ounces of butter
per day.
MIR. Sargent of Brooklne, sells his butter
/ by contract to dealers for 81 per pound, who
retail it for $l.10. MIR Adams, (of Adams
|xpress Company,) sells his butter at on
nlace for the year at 75c per pound Mr.
| + tward Burnett, an enterprising young far.
ner who has a fine herd of pure bloods al
Sjuthboro, sells his for the same His COW.
give from II to 10 quarts in flush of feed
md now eight months alter dropping thei1
calves give IA to l6 pounds per day. Theil
| butter seems to sell well whether it will keer
well OF not. We mi sht multiply slmilal
rn,tances, but will let this suffi ;e for expe
rience abroad, and turn to that nearer home
The first jersey so far as | can learn
brought into Windsor County, or this par
Of Vermont, was the bull calf, . Bay State,
sent from Captain Daniel BacOn's herd il
West Roxbury, to MIR. William W. Gibson
in Pomtret, about the first of Septem Der
1886, who kept him three years. The bull
- remember him was long legged, thin il
Il tnk and quarter, and rather devoid of thos
rounded outlines we have heard of color
black and white, sprinkIed plentilully witt
yellow and grey hairs, and altogether tn
subject Of much ridicule.
lie was used to considerable extent, an
soon of our most intelligent farmers asser
that there was never in town an animal Q
any breed which left SO marked an improve
ment as did By State in our dairy stock
His stock gained high local reputation. an,
some found its way into neighborng towns
F Mr.. Charles Dana of Woodstock had on
OF lis calves from Mr.. Gibson, which he toll
me few days since that he still kept, wit
three OF her heller calves, and would neve
allow himself to part with one, though ofte
tempted by great prices offered. This ex
pertinent was SO satisfactory that in 1861, i
April, yearling bull, 90 Monarch" wa
sent to Mr.. Obed Whipple from Mr.. Thoma
Motley's herd of West Roxbury; since whic
time there has always been from one to fou
in town. In 1868, Mr.. Dana secured iron
Mr.. George Frost, thoroughbred heifer
and the bull General Stark Ia 1869, pro
cured the COW Jessie, No. ia, and Mr. II
w Vail the heifer Beulah, No. 232. Abou
the same time Mr.. Raymond of BridgewateI
( procured some stock, and Mr.. Whipple, tn
heller Flora, and grade, Duchess. Their
is other stock in the county of which hav
no account, but these are among the first
Some results obtained from this stock ma
perhaps be properly noticed here. MI
Dana, of whose ability or opportunity 70
IN accurate judgment | have no need t
speak, (and whose excellent address befor
our Windsor County Jersey Club, | wish
; could put IN the hands of every farmer i
Verm0nt) says, 4" For quantity and qualit
Of butter | believe them to be unequailed
while homely, blood like and gentle, with
most kindly temper, living to be petted an
r readily becoming great favorite with thos
7 having her about them, whether in pasture
! paddock, dock stable" Mr.. II. w. Va
t from herd of eight grade cows, made 25
pounds of butter per COW in year besid
} milk and cream for the family of nine pei
sons. Two that came in in March and Apr
} made 90 pounds of butter, or II pounds pc
? week eacn, feel good hay. and two quart
of meal per day. Thoroughbred ieifer Beu
? lab, dropped her first calf August 8th, bein
then two years and three days old thre
weeks after made in one week 10 pounds {
t butter alone. Lady Fern two years tn
last half week in June gave 1913 pounds
milk. making pounds 10 ounces Of butter
rne amount of milk, 90 "a pounds per day
, is remarkable
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