The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-16
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A Baltimore County Md Stock Farm.
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The jersey Cattle in the immediate
vicinity of Baltimore are, we venture
to assert, unsurpassed either IN number
or merit by those contained In any equal
area of country anywhere this side OF
the Atlantic. One Of the first breeders
of these animals in the State was Mr..
William C. Wilson, whose farm is on
Charles Street Avenue, few miles
from this city Our drive home carries
us past this place, and one day We stop
ped to take look at the stock, and the
look wus one which would satisfy, we
think, the most fastidious connoisSeur.
We found herd of some twenty
head, ranging from beautiful fawn and
white heifcr calf, dropped only four
DAYS before, to dowager Duchess of
about IL wears OF the older cows,
Tulip and REESE are two fine matronlv
specimens of the breed, both excellent
breeders and superior butter COWS, the
latter making, in her flush ii pounds q
week. The leader of the herd, Captain,
fine shaped, we'll grown animal of
about , - years, is a son of Rose by
a bull of Mr. Mcdonald, who was de-
cended from a COW that made 10 pounds
of butter week Among the younger
COWS and heifcvs, Lucy and Cowslip
are very beautiful animals, the former,
a squirrel or smoky gray of unusually
square shape for a Jersey, with soft
mellow hide and a head like deer, the
latter an imported heifer of about Is
months. of reddish gray color, with
black hoofs, switch, muzzlc, tongue and
horn-tips. They were both included in
the twenty COWS and hefcrs selected
and marked by the Committee of the
American Jersey Cattle Club which
was present, for the purpose, at our
State show last year. Two young
heifers of 8 and - months struck US
as being very fine in all their points,
and are we think, amongst the most
promising of the herd. Want of space
torbids our abiding more in detail to
the individual animals several of which,
so far from having the gaunt and angu-
lar shape so general even with fine Jer-
sevs, are very handsome in form and
with graceful necks and heads that
would fit them for ornaments for the
hest kept lawns.
All of the herd are good handlers,
their mellow skins showing under the
hair the creamy tint characteristic of
fine Attorneys, and tbs, too, at season
of the year when cattle are seen to the
poorest advantage Mr. Wilson does
not believe in coddling his stock
Every dav in Winter when it is not
actually raining or showing, the cattle
are turned into the barnyard. They
are fed on corn fodder and turnips-no
bran or meal being given-and keep, on
these rations, in excellent condition,
and, what is Of paramount Importance,
the butter from the cows so fed main
tains its deep golden hue peculiar to the
product of pure Jerseys. The cream
from the milk of the several cows of
the herd ranges from 10 to % per cent,
being the highest mark ever reached on
this place.
The last animal we saw was one
confined to her stall, a noble COW Ct
some Is years, Duchess ii the daugh-
ter of an imported COW. For the last
two years she has failed to breed, and
she is now, alas destined for the sham
bles She is in every point, an Alder
ney in perfection, with soft, full eye,
almost human in its expression. TAX
ing the value of her butter at $50
year, in excess of her keep-a very
moderate estimate-this COW has stand
ing to her credit in the account book
kept with the herd, upwards of $1,000.
She has made in a week IA lbs, or
of butter, and has had 8 or 10 calves,
some of which sold for $3.50 apiece. 1t
is evident in her case blood not only
TELLS but PAYS.
We are compelled, regrctfully, to
allude very briefly to the horses, of
which Mr. Wilson is as careful and
pair of year and ahalf old FLIES, the
dams of which Mr. w. is now driving,
and sired by Guy Livingstone, are
models in shape and style, and promise
action and speed which will do no dis
credit to their blood We saw them at
the State fair, where they attracted
much notice A pair of work horses
out of two fine mares by an imported
Percheron stallion were also shown,
which make a splendid team. Though
only two and ahalf years old, they are
at least sixteen hands high, with short
heads, only moderately thick well-arch-
ed necks, heavy names and tails, broad
quarters and wide capacious chests,
with sinews and feet evidently intended
for real work A noble Messenger mare,
Is years old, who has had six colts on
this place and is now in foal with her
seventh, also attracted our attention
and admiration.
Worthy OF remark is the gentleness
of all the stock on this farm-not only
the cows and horses, but even the
Young colts and calves admit of hand
ling and petting and evince no uneasi-
ness or timiditv In the barn ward
were noticed handsome Light Brahmas,
Guinea and Pcafowls, (the latter very
fine for the table, their flesh resembling
that of pheasant and the most diminu-
tive Nankin Bantams.
Mr. Wilson's farm contains, we be-
leve, about $50 acres, is bounded on
three sides by highways and entirely
surrounded by a hedge of Usage orange,
which with its glossy green foliage, is
in Summer very handsome object.
Notwithstanding the merits of Mr.. VS.
herd and the handsome prices people
are willing to pay him for animals from
it, we cannot believe his operations can
net him more than a very small interest
on the value of his land, which we
judge from recent sales of property
Immediately adjacent, is worth, on ac-
count of its proximity to the city and
its many beautiful building sites, not
less than $1,000 an acre. Nevertheless
every branch of the farm work seems
to be carried on with the same degree
Of regularity, precision and earnestness,
as if the owner were dependent upon
the results of his crops for his annual