New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-23
sCRIBNER.

"Tbe Farmers Vacation" by George j..
Waring contains several interesting sketches a. TIC
peop,e of the island OF Jersey, their crops ana uer
COWS their and morals, describing the l'l.'
whohissorarely by American Travellers ana ry
known except for its famous cattle ~ one "hef" te 'c
still remain in all their beauty, but are bat hngie
element of a beauty that is almost universal. TIE
agriculture OF tie island is briefly described 10 fo"S'
There are very few farms or niy acrcs-iot more
than ak or eight In tie whole island. From fifteen l"
twenty is the usual size OF the iafcf i"3'' "'
the majority cf families make a coHioft&iHe S!pP"'
from very much lcssOftcn from t"0 or u'' "''cS'
Nearly every living III III country cultivate 'oHc
land no matter how little IL ONLY snail ei"ah p"''
he still raises vegetables for market " he 'as Two or
thrcc verg{.. he Keeps "a COW and pou! Try. ana
SWINE Consequently ones waEdcrin,s in any direction
on side of tine towns among an almost purely asil-
cultural people. The gentry Invariably c"u'""
tcr own estates and indeed one l. ~ os- 10 Ieiii
where thc gentry ends and the peasaniry begins Inc
hes, name, in tic island are borne b. he smaller land
holders as well b.! the larger and oo-iHp i'hK' 'N'
population into very compact community one result
il . much higher eInde intelligence among Tie very
small farmers than would De expected; 'dfesSe obve-
TO thc extent that al feel themselves TO beioh- ih
lichs social plane than their ssi'Ls Wo-Id "
and that they stri, maintain their rightul di-niy
TIE island directory which contains The names Z" many
who from tbc smalncss Of their holdings, WoGid To-
called SAINTS in oiher parts of Europe, j. headed List
o. 1hc names ana addresses OF Tie Resident "c"if!'
The anbi,ion of this people 10 maintain good position
is ftrtAared by their situation ana natural 'ifeam-
stances Their soil l. fertile; The seaweed i uhah'
.,, j. c.,ita manure TIE climate - absolutely per-
fec one; md they have The bee. market in the world
fCoyu Garan almost az their doors, 10 say nothing OF
tbeir own town. which on elf should De able 10 Goa
sumo all thcr staple products Add 30 all this the pos
session u a race Of cattle popular thToueAou; the vor
and 81 viii, tie surplus is eagerly bought az nigh pices,
and shall Understand Why the position oi IL icy
farmers exceptionally favorable OF TIE celebrated
Jctsr, cos, N Waine gives iull account rom WicA
We take some paragraphs:
Charming though TINS little island il in every respect
and however engaging 10 the gc raj tourist II Il Olj
"i t, y mo can Is appreciate Its most ccic DRAFTED a.
ill-- , one wh.cn has made IL noted throughout
he agricultural word. refer 10 the cautiiul and tN-
cci,tif Jersey COW Un.scailsd the Aidc.ucy - u
ior tc cake of s cattle int made ny hr-i vsi -
Jersey - il was for tie lake Of the rural tuiy and
I.,i,,i ana social interest which ia. q Z visit had
,oal.i that made second and longer on" THIS give
opportunity for gaining a better hho"cdSe ana Ian
estimate OF the real eiS Of These ar1ias ano cohhiin-
ing belief that better service can re rendered. 10 an
Important department of American asncnl,ilt t-idn ~
mating sill more widely know iic Dchchi "hcl WouiI
result to buttcr-nakng farmers from the general
adoption Oi this breed.
There T. e. report OF Jersey cali having icc.bOr1 ~ TINS
country With the tai Of deer and certainly nothing
could ne more deeI-ke Than TIC c!!iarerse 6 ts ava
facial expression of these animals Mny oil thchi are 81
taWny brown color, and they sometimes nave PROM
inent TUT Of coarse HAIR AT the base oil lAc hofs lbs
believed 10y som" u EiifdIc q r. ~ T. cross 81
he, q
sWitc-,al- 20 frequency It u ""i'- .ii ~ -.
cfu Germany France, ai of Nolt"rn liay, point
clearly To one element OF their parenagc. Whatever
may have been It's earlier history TINS brecI 'ousN
cane Jersey from the adjacent country or NomnHN,
where one st sees IN almost universal use anon IT,
pcisfnify, cattle e" an enlIFcY similar c'ti'''fI
vet all the same Tor tnr Jersey cow, as Ne hn""
her, has long been jealousy guarded by the Jcr lah
as te bes. III the world for has purpose and 10 nc liz
proved rather ~ careful selection within the rCo -'li
than by CROSSES Of any foreign blood iiee sil e&is7
in force anuld enactment of the stale OF Jersey of ner!
one hundred years standing by which the importation
lDfff l.ttI tsF t
i i 1t t,f Ind iarklc hcs.s IL f,u o. ii, lyros TO
every sailor board who did not inform oi the attempt
at importation. the animal btllS dec4esd 70 De inhi"-
datcJ sn Uttered and ii flesh az en- To me poor Later
laws are equally strlngCut 10 foreign clttlt are allowed
10 come t. e 1iI 81 GIcr;T are me-" d,r lore. ~
Under fcsc laws bu1 sir john i Coucur -;iS that
are scarcely dozen Of thai breed IN iAc land and
that ,noy ana their progeny c discarded at Tie Cattle
Tne secret Of the great development Of these cattle for
for a very long time other chalucic istc con-
sidercd ia their selection Tire Old Jersey COW
exceedingly rlcanly raw-bon,d creature, VITA MOI ns
to recommend her hut her beautiful head, which
neglect has been able 10 spoil, ana Tie ali-yoridi ole
fattcnIiig well when their milking days were over.
OF tine animals OF Jersey are OF uniform grayiSh
color with entire absence of wLiie aad Ntn black
TUFTS the end 0l then tails. Some oi these have also
black tongues IL 10 be the fashion ~ El-Ild
and IN eiort has been made 10 introduce IL ino this
counuy-to have here's or Jersey COWS Of these color
only THIS appears a lr~t hlGsn an entirely ianocent
paid for anials OF the desired color ,han for Others
farmers themselves getting 10 attach great value
calves OF the ld'oiie hue Consequently, no bAi can
had recently Giost Of chance lo ms Lie no matter II
his dam tn best dairy COW that Jeiry ever saw, u
Re had Heck oil Wh'c any where 'nou' hn; W"he thc
cali Oh quit worthless iof practical purposes va.
sure 10 escape ar neIItcd AIc, II Cniy Lee Of sOd
color ana mad back lOlits Upon me eject oi lew
generations Or such breeding TINS, Is, III course
necessary dcscdn - long as he jersey retains
her Pre- eni Nalu' ioi Inc Jar shr J. cure 81 s"od MAJ
kct When her only mcrst shall become That Of gay
and black swtchcs, VIII CONC ia competition with
similarly c"iortd animals ci me "loe s"h'h 81 iiiol'
Wiser CunsCs are now lTcf.-. ana The officer. ui tie
ROYAL Agricultural society OF jersey have NOanl thc
practice suicidal.
inus lal fancy has only De gun prevail. While
III tine saturday market ~ ~ He.crs large
.ac, and While these consu, the bulk OF Numerous
cargoc> sent 10 southampton the Odcr cpas oi the
Island MAINTAIN lA'T 'd Standard o. cAccricc ana va
rct beauty Very many oi them ale dcl Jena ia the
miter 81 and are inclined - way hacs scpin-
rdnls; p lh'I UNIFORM SNetlh nee Iol TIE DAIRY, COM
bned with almost universal beauty, can nowhere else Dee
every opening III e beautiful ienc,ioVs or Jersey gives
The useful charactcrstics Of the jersey cow arc t
result Of continued breeding for useful result, iIt her
OTHER characteristics OF gencnrss and ioc!l,, due
Of the constant presence OF ndi-or rather OF
for ia Jersey to women sake almost exclusive charge of
at liberty. but Nays hcrcd 90 iron pms Gri
INTO tn ground, being moved several times day to
O~ng TO The midness the climate they are kept ont
during much larger portion 81 ,c year than woud he
possible WIKI IL. and III some >casuns thcy are but c
housed except al night Their grass food l. supple
mecd with paIsn, s and other roofs, which are raised
very largely. me custom oi 70 herring compcls them 20
eat closely an the, would 30 IN open pasture ana
enables "a much lr.cr number 10 b. kept limited
Doubti,ss their product is sce~ hat less than
would BE- they mad me free range of lar, good pas
tuIts. selecting only the CHOICES, bis nf grass.
Bearing The fact that .Jcr-o, only about
large staten Island and that II has over two thuuF md
landowners. may well Dc surprised 80 Learn that tie
census l~.2 returned 1884 horned Cts Gail oI the
brecd being kept there. Not far rom two thon
sand OF tllc animals arr annually exported. s!ost OF
these are young hciicrs and they return to the farmers
an average t 300 each. The highest price OF which
have know ledge wac 100 gninens about Goo paid b.
American.
Tho Of jersey rather curious and instructive.
They are usually small, and their product Is generally
much inferior 10 that OF American diaries where tie
cows kept. one Jersey practice might, however,
with nd antdge be adopted Acrctat H. the manner of
milkng Ihcv milk. INTO pan. but mo AAlrnW-