Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-02-24
agricultural.
Rraeds of Cattle best Adapted to Vermont


which may lead To discussion. thereby
drawing ont the views "i others WHICH
NAV be- Instructive.
i ,,r,,,,... not 80 ASSUME 10 know what
hr-ci. Of ,..tttl. are thu best for others. but
innn;r, if I'll, Introduction of Few or
for,.ion blnol- are bcucii .ial To the dairy
interest Of Vermont presenting Il few
fact, Of nav own experience and obstrra-
ton
1t j we'll known that have been an adj
voratc of native >torl, for the average
Vermont farmer IIlvin" i'll former Years
tested >,mcu hat of the. then known breeds
by wav of "r:,d,- Of the Ayr~hlrrs. Dur
hams. p,vou~. and IIcrciurl-. never
found ANY that fol all practical purposes
would cumpt with the natives Ant
have rot To- this day seen Il cow that
In, ma,l,. 80 much butter i'll :; day us i lit
lie. -..-c.tl!cL native. which | once pu'-
chased in the town IF IlJrlWlck. for the
sun If forty dollars. AMI | have seen an
account ni such with one exception. the
Jersey th1t Hon. Daniel Webster import
,d many vr-r< 40. which was >tld t"
maxi. nineteen pounds of butter per week
| formerly con,cnJcd that the native
cattle. bred with jhr sam" care for 4 >pecl-
lie purpose. and with he sam" keeping for
an cqrItl length of time. would excel the
celebrated .hort horns. which date thrlr
origin buck more than two hundred years.
Our farmers have been Indifferent in
rcn:lrl to tie breeding or Keeping If stock
| will 20 buck to my bryIr"d day, when
an animal was fortunate to ret the lee
side ot u burn. OF fence rvrn. 10 shelter
it from thr nor hrrn blasts pre-
I'll.
have low in my mind eve. thu stock oh
the farm here spent my Younger day
The manager WAS considered Il very GOOD
farmer for the times. keeping some thirty
head OF cattle and from one or two hun
drcd sheep. HE oxen and >omr ten COWS
were permitted To enjoy the luxury of Il
stabls. on the north west end of the barn,
and standing ciyht feet from the ground,
all open underneath. also open brtWcen
the ca tie and barn floor. with nothing t.
prevent The free ti-. of the fork. Iuc lie
muin,it.r of the stock being Yong cltu =,
from three years old doWnWirl~. were
allowed the free Use Of the yarl. with 4
LARGE open she'd. where tn >t'ong would
driv. the weak into the wind AMI storm.
Many We're the coll nights that the hired
m,n was required to 20 To- the barn. and
drive up the cattle, and start tilclr blood
into circulation to prevent them from
irrcZinH-nOt excepting even the COWS. /
fancy that the rtHUWncd Jersey OF the
present day would sHccmnb 10 such treat
mcut, and that the DurhamS would fail to
put on such outlines and finished proper
tiunS. ~ we see at yIr ftir-, if compelled
to buffet against the cold and storms to
which cattle in those days We're exposed.
But times have changed. not only i'll the
manner of breeding and Keeping of stock.
but in the business of the farmer, which
requires different management. In tilos'
DAYS the raising Of beet cattle WI, OF a,
much, perhaps more, Importance. than o
cows tor Tie dairy. All contracts fol
hired help OF other. We're made payable III
neat stock. grain or store pay perhaps
partly in cach-and thu store bills wcr,
payable i'll stock CT grain. The commoI
practice on the farm to which | have ii
luded. was t. Kill annually from three t.
six head. usually three yrIr-od~, and sci
perhaps "a many more; those >lau@htrreH
were To pay the mechanic and other b Is
those sold on the foot We're to pay tn
merchant and hired help.
As times have advanced. the youne
stock finds shelter in the barn; warm >ta
blcs take the place If open sheds. Thu
tf M -
their facilities for raising and fat,rning o
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first. then the Iurhaln, and .r,,ic~-al
thoIrh ih,. DurIi.1u- ,lr,. more Inclined T,
make beef and rc,l ire better kr.4,juo +,
produce. tn -lme :ulpunt.
LIE, mo here. state. what understand b,
tin. tenn y ,riy,." Nearly all our .tocl
i more. or l.>, inIprr mated with som. @
the. torci.sn L'ooI-. without r,.elrI :,
quili;v. | con-idrr that th,. Native. is =
much Of an iudrpemd-nt breed IL any 9th
cr. and wlcn bred in and in for Nv nj,
wears. without tn. Introduction of any ONT
side blood. it i - pure ~ most of tn
thoro. et're i OF the prs, nj DIV. kno,
OF hut few t~titl,. b,.~I,!,, q entire .I,,ir
that can cItim t. b. pure Natives.
foIsid thlt the ntroIuc;iun of tie Ay.
shire bloc! .rr..:t ly increased tin. am,'ln
Of milk. ami, ut tn. sam. time d"cr-1S .,
the amount of butter; for example. rad
Avr~hir,.~ with m rave their own wpirIr
in IN X in twenty dlvs in the best of III
season. AMI mud bit about half tn
amount OF b ,tter which was Obtained from
the parent stock. I;u, ~ time advances
factories cohtr"l til" mtnufIrtur" an
market of cheese the common farmer +,
sorts t" the exclusive making of huttcr-a
entire chang o-cr;rs in his requirements
Now We come to the main question.
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known n.,t;rn tn ~. ,,'..ij'aJ j., ~
div ,r,,Irr.t If h,r,,r .,,,J vn b.,,.
many in...,n,.,.s ,t' rr..,t result. sill 7 i
no, consider n.!ivIIu,l en-, * = nronr
t.st I'm, ,.,tI,,.,.t.,l.,. ,vcr...r,. IF J.,
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and J,..ir,iIr ,,i,,te .,nI !, g, ,t,,,,,,,
sbnnlJ select tL'. .Jrr,nv, or .rs,.s ,,,..I ..
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