Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-02-21
HON M H OOCHRANEs IMPORTED AYRSHIRE BULL CHAMPION

uaysi as 1880 O-f quarts OF mix, which
made 247 l.2 lbs. Of butter, an average Of
IL 3-4 quarts of milk, aud lbs. IL l.2 oz. OF
butter per day, or a pound of butter from q
aud 20 qts of milk also of Cream Pot,
year old, which in "a days in June, July
August, 50 days in all, gave 1888 quarts Of
milk, which made 239 IL lbs of butter, an
average of Is quarts of milk and 2 lbs. II
l-2 OF. Of butter per day.
Mr.. Sargent, Of Brookline, sells his butter
by contract to dealers for 81 per h., who re.
Jail 1t for Sl.1O. Mr.. Adams, (of Adams
Express Co.. sells his butter at one place for
the year at 75c per pound. Mr.. Edward
Burnett an enterprising young farmer who
has fine herd Of pure bloods at Southboro
sells his for the same. His cows give from
IL to IS quarts in flush of feed, and now,
eight months after dropping their calves, give
Ia to 10 pounds per day. Their butter
seems to sell we'll, whether it will keep ,oell
or not. We might multiply similar instan.
ces but will let this suffice for experience
from abroad, and turn to that nearer home.
The first Jersey, so far as can learn
brough into Windsor county, or this part oil
Vermont, was the bull calf Bay State, y
sent from Capt. Daniel Bacon's herd in West
Roxbury, to Mr.. VIM. w. Gibson, in Pom.
fret, about the lst Of Sept, 1856, who kept
him three years. The bull as remember
him, was long legged, thin in flank and quar-.
ter, and rather devoid of those rounded out.
lines we have heard Of, color black and white
sPrinkled plentifully with yellow and grey
hairs, and altogether the subject of much
ridlcule. He was used to considerable ex.
tent, and some Of our most intelligent farm.
ers assert that there was never in town an
animal OF any breed which left so marked al
Improvement as did Bay State in our dairy
stock. His stock gained high local repu
tation, and some found its way into neighbor
ing towns. Mr.. Charles Dana, of Wood
stock, had one of his calves from Mr.. Gibson
which he told me few days since that h,
still kept, with three of her heifer calves
and would never allow himself to part witt
one though often tempted by great prices of
fered.
Ibis experiment was so satisfactory tha
in 1861, in April, yearling bull Monarch
was sent to Mr.. Obed Whipple, from Mr.
Thomas Motleys herd, of West Roxbury
Since which time there has always been from
one to four in town. In 1868, Mr.. Dan,
secured from Mr.. Geo. Frost, thorough
bred heifer, ard the bull Gen. Stark 1t
1869, procured the COW Jessie No. ia
and Mr.. II. w. Vail the heifer Beulah, No
233. About the same time Mr.. Raymond
of Bridgewater, procured some stock an,
Mr.. Whipple, the heifer Flora, and grad
Duchess. There is other stock in the county
of which have no account, but these ar,
among the first.
Some results obtained from this stock may
perhaps, be properly noticed here. Mr.
Dana, Of whose ability or opportunity for al
accurate judgement have no need to speak
(and whose excellent address before ou
Windsor County Jersey Club, wish coul,
put in the hands of every farmer in Vermont
says, For quantity and quality of butter
believe them to be unequaled while homely
blood like and gentle, with most kindl,
temper, loving to be petted aud readily be
coming great favorite with those havini
her about them, whether in pasture, paddock
or stable" Mr.. II. w. Vail from herd o
eight grade cows, made $50 lbs Of butte
per COW in year, beside milk and cream 70
the family Of nine persons. Two that cam
in in March and April, made SO lbs. of but
ter, or / lbs. per week each; feed good ha
and two quarts OF meal per day. Thorough
bred heifer Beulah dropped her first cal
August Sth, being then two years aud thre
days old three weeks after, made in on
week 10 lbs, OF butter, on grass alone. La
dy Fern two years old the last half wee
in June gave 1903 lbs of milk, making lb,
10 OF, Of butter. The amount of milk, 9
3'4 lbs per day, is remarkable
Mr.. n. s. Wood, from three COWS, on
nine, one three one two years old in 1865
made 90l lbs. OF butter; milk and cream 70
family Of five, A trial of three two-years
old heiiers june 9th, first gave 2l lbs. G
milk, which made 10 l-2 OF, of butter, sec
ond, Is 3-4 lbs. of milk, 10 o. of butter
third, 10 3.4 lbs of milk, 20 l-2 OF. of but
ter, total, 80 l-2 lbs. Of milk, 80 o. of but
ter. -Four quarts Of milk Of two-year
old heifer made Jan. 9TH, II OF. of butte
Mr., Wood remarked that he was now fatter
ing the COW which gave this last when
heiier, as his poorest COW. This year on
COW the 10th and llth of April, made 3 lb
2 o.; June 3d and 4th, 4 lbs 2 o.; SeI
tember 9th, ] b. 7 l-2 o.; December l0tl
8 OF, when he left of milking her, Assuu
ing the average Of these trials to be tn
amount she has made per day, it amounts
4lO lbs. of butter for the season. which NJ
Wood says he has no doubt she has mad
From his herd Of ten COWS, three years ol
and 3 two years old, he had made 2499 lbs. u
to Jan. 9th, Ills COWS had averaged pOun
Of butter from quarts OF milk for the La