The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-11-09

ure. The argument is obviously abb
surd, for the appetite does not depend
upon the size of the mouth and
doubt if any one has ever seen a COW
with mouth so small that she could
not easily satisfy her appetite, provid-
ed she had feed enough. If rapidity of
eating were really desirable, the length
of a cows tongue would be much
more desirable point to breed for.
Among those herds which show care
In breeding, the cows are generally
deep in the carcase, thin in neck and
witbers. and not coarse-limbed. They
make good point in the loins, being
broad across the short ribs, and wide
between the hips. Somewhat depressed
or sloping rumps are common, and the
tails often coarse. They generally
"handle" well-the hides being mel
low and soft, not thin, but plastic and
yielding, and loose from the flesh and
ribs. have never seen so many fine
udders, and the prevalence of we'll
marked escutcheons or milk mirrors is
remarkable. The teats also are gener-
ally large, but not too large, and sever
al cows exhibited the most extraord-
nary development of milk veins I have
ever met with
The prevailing colors among the
cows of Guernsey are yellow and white,
yellow inclining to red and called red
(yet not what we consider red), yellow
inclning to fawn and to buff--all these
mingled more or less with white, al
though solid-colored animals of all
shades are found Occasionally the
white prevails. and an animal would
be called "white with spots of red or
yellow" A great many are more or
less brindled, and there are those of dark |
brown, buffalo color, and nearly black,
more or less spotted; while some
would almost pass for Dutch cattle, so
strong is the contrast between the
black and white.
found a strong feeling among the
islanders against the Jersey cows. One
would not be allowed to land except
to be killed within three months, and
if found to be alive after that time, she
would be slaughtered by the authori-
ties. These rules apply to all foreign
cows except to the cows of Alderney,
which are considered to be of the same
breed with the Guernseys.
ALDERNEYs.
1 have not visited Alderney, and
shall not be able to, which | regret, for
there are 80 many different reports
about the cattle that would like to see
them for myself. l saw half-breeds
both in Jersey and Guernsey which
appeared to be excellent cows. They
were all of dark color, but this is not |
uniformly the case, and with a single |
exception showed lack of careful |
breeding having sloping rumps or
some other fault of form. The inhabi-
tants of Attorney have also stringent
laws against the importation of foreign
cows, although. as in Guernsey, many |
French steers are annually imported to
fatten.
GUERNSEY IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
In this connection l quote an alb
stract of the report upon the importa-
ton of neat cattle for last year, as CIV
en- in the Agricultural Society's annu-
al pamphlet. These were all of the
"French race" namely, 1,25l oxen,
113 cows, nine heifers, 81 male and 20
female calves. which, in the total,
was an increase of only seven head |
over the importations of the year be-
fore.
EXPoRTATIoN.- The same year the |
expectation of breeding animals was
10 bulls and 654 cows and heifers be-
ing an increase over the previous year
Of rs head. The expectation this year
seems to be still more on the increase,
though / have no data to base this
view upon, except.the opinions of diff
ferent people, and the fact that some
high prices have been paid in England
ers. learned of one COW selling at
ego and another at G55, and yet these
were not considered as the best in the
island by great deal, but large, hand
some and fat These seem to be the
taking points in the English market.
The cows are bought by English farm
crs, not by the gentry, aud are USED as
butter -makers, or to give color to the
butter of herd.
GUERNSEY BUTTER.
was greatly disappointed with the
quality both of Jersey and Guernsey
butter, as it appears in the market and
upon the hotel tables. II is not thor
oughly worked; is generally full of
buttermilk, and of course not waxy
and firm as It ought to be. The color
of Jersey butter varies n good deal
that of Guernsey may vary also, but it
is generally of the richest yellow that
can be, and is never colored, as l was
repeatedly assured, and have no reason
to doubt. One of the officers of the ag-
ricultural society, and Il magistrate, as
sured me that colered butter was not
known in the island. The price
found to be about 20 to % pence (say
As cents pound, while in Jersey the
price is 10 or II pence (say IS cents),
1t is made with very little salt, and
when quite fresh, is sweet and well
favored, bnt rarely h-havored, as