The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-27
agricultural department.
CONDUCTED BY ALBERT CHAPMAN.
Will Jersey Cows Pay7

CONDUCTED BIZ ALBERT CHAPMAN.
Will Jersey Cows Pay7
MIR. EDITOR In answer to your
request, am able to furnish the fol-
lowing facts from my records as 10 the
returns I have realized from my dairy
Of Jersey cows, promising that ] have
fourteen cows and heifers, two of them
full bloods and the rest grades with
from one-fourth to seven-eighths Jersey
blood. Three of them were three years
old. Three of them came in the fall of
1878.
From April l, 1874 to April 1, 1876,
find 1 sold 3191 pounds of butter.
Amount received for same $l,222,o7
Young calf sold 1900
calves raised at $1,000 1000
Pork made from skim milk 5000
Sl357.07
cream, or butter used In the family
consisting of from four to eleven per-
sons). A small allowance would be one
COW for family use probably short of
the true amount used; the thirteen
gave PAS pounds each, and Of value
SlO4.31.
In the above estimate for calves |
have estimated them at the price of
common calves, but I could sell them
for as much more than common price
and have sold such as 1 chose to at
more. I find by examination of my
accounts of the previous year that l
made from the same cows during the
winter of 1873 and 1874, SOL pounds of
butter, for which received $4,000. I
mention this to show that the Jerseys
hold out their milk well, and that 1t Is
much more profitable to make butter
from cows in winter than to have them
go dry so large portion of the year.
/ would like to consider one more
question. Whether 1t will pay for
common farmers to pay high prices for
blooded stock? and give my own ex-
perience as an answer.
Up to five years ago, had never
owned q full blood Jersey, but my ex-
perience with grades caused me to
wish some of the pure blood, to i'm
prove and stock my own herd. Five
years ago this spring, / purchased Of
the estate of Hon. Dugald Stewart, Of
your town, pure bred Jersey cow, for
which paid 5000. Most farmers would
think this an extravagant investment
to make, but think my returns will
prove that better one is seldom made
by farmers. This COW has made in one
week thirteen and one fouith pounds
of butter on grass alone, and am con-
fident she has returned me over three
hundred pounds of butter every year
since l have owned her, but calling ii
that, I have received fifteen hundred
pounds, that, at the average price re-
ceived during that time (35c), amounts
to $4,000. After deducting literally
for keeping, and cost of COW, 1 have q
fair margin for profit left, as returns in
butter alone, but this does not tell the
whole story. 1 have received five
calves from this COW, three bulls and
two heifers, all very fine animals, and
very materially advancing the standard
and value of my herd. The oldest, o
bull now four years old, has been my
stock animal for three years.
The next is heifer that has brought
"a hot
$50, (now nine months old. This
heifer made last September nine pounds
of butter in one week, and bids fair to
make quite as n good COW as her mother.
certainly should not sell her at the
same price paid for her mother. The
next calf from the old cow was a bull,
that gold at nine months old for $50.
The next was a heifer, and the last is a
bull. very promising one, now five
weeks old. To recapitulate l have re.
ceived In five years, as returns for this
purchase of one cow at 5000, 1900 lbs OF
butter BOLD for s525, one calf sold for
$50, and four animals on hand for
which I certainly would not take less
than $500. Making total of $1075.
I certainly have reason to think that
the original 5000 was not fooled away
but has paid mo much better than any
investment I could have made for COM
mon cows at common prices.
Iwould state that the milk in my
dairy is set in deep pals, twelve or
more inches deep and ! am confident
that IIget better results than l can
from shallow setting. would also
state, that setting in this way last fall
obtained one-fifth cream by actual
measure and in January from one day
milk weighing ll9 pounds, I received
28a pounds of cream.
have thus given as good an answer
as could to your question, Whether
Jerseys will pay? and you are at
liberty to make such use of the same as
you please. w. w. PIERCE.
Waltham, April 20, 1875.
I'VE are much obliged TO Mr.:Pierce
for his answer to our question. Farmers
with common cows have the floor and
we hope they will rise to explain.-ED.