Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-11
For the VERMONT FARHER.
Best Breeds of Cows for Butter.

In the discussions which have take place
in the FARMER as to which is the best breed
Of cows, each party seems to think the breed
of which his own herd is composed is the
best. Now there are so many circumstan.
ces which should have q relation to the Sc
lection, that those who have recommended
the different breeds may be right under cer-
tain circumstances, and wrong under others.
If wanted for general farm stock or for beef,
for cheese making or selling of milk, or for
the butter dairy, each would, in my mind,
require animals with different character.
istics, consequently of different bloods. Then
tho location, quality Of feed, and care have
much 20 do with the thrift or produc.iveness
Of all breeds.
Vermont is SO far from the land Of cheap
corn, that to raise cattle expressly for beef,
or to compete with the west would seem to
be folly, and AZ butter is the leading feature
of tho dairy business in Vermont, it would
seem that stock should be selected with prin.
ciple reference to that, which being the case,
and all other circumst ances in harmony,
should prefer the Jerseys and their grades.
There are some excellent cows in all breeds.
Mr. Paris has named extra Ayrshires. l
have seen many natives that have made
their two pounds per day of butter, and one
that made at eight years old, two and half
pounds in u day, but the extra native is
very rare compared with the number raised.
believe that not one in ten Of our native
or common stock which are raised from
calves, ever become valuable as butter COWS.
have good opinion of the Ayrshire
stock as large mlkers or for cheese making
as once had some that we're not to be beat
in that line, giving 'sir own weight in milk
once in twenty days. Still, although the
cross was upon native stock that made two
pounds of butter per day, the grades giving
such flow Of milk ODy made from one to
one and one.fourth pounds of butter per day.
AS Mr. Z. has named some good butter
COWS, will name few OF the Jersey blood.
"The COW Rosa" made in the winter season
l3A pounds Of butter per week. The COW
"Duchess" has made IL pounds Of butter
per week. The COW "Flora," imported by
Thos Motley, over 500 pounds in so weeks
aud was not forced 10 any way. The Skin
ner COW" has made over 500 pounds of but.
in year. The "Dewey COW" (grade) has
given from so to go pounds Of milk per day
The Mortified COW" made over 900 pounds
of butter in 2l months besides milk aud
cream in small family. And many more
can be named which have done equally well
do not consider one day prodnct Of but
ter so good test Of the capacity Of o
breed, as for year, or what is better still
take tho average of the breed The Jersey
blood is not yet 80 plenty that half or three
iourths of the heifer calves are killed AnC
only few Of the best ones raised las is donS
with all the other bFeeds). but nearly all are
raised, and what Is the result When they
come to maturity, the nine-tenths which ar,
raised, prove to average better for butter
: than the choicest One.fourth Of the othe
breeds which are raised. This is prove'
T every day,
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