The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-07-13
ARM AND GRANGE
AND GRADE JERSEYS
FOR FARMERS.

Ny experience for many years in
breeding Jersey stock and crossing thor
ouehbreds with other breeds, may inter-
est some of your readers, particularly the
dairymen with whom butter making is
the principal business. My first pur-
chase of Jerseys was made from the i'm
portation and breeding ofthe late John
A. Taintor, of Hartford Connecticut, who
was, think, the first to visit the islands
in the British channel, and to select in
person, and import into this state herd
of JERSEYS. He was remarkably for
tunate in his selections, tor few, II any
of the later importations, down to the
present time, have equaled or even APP
preached the quality ofhis stock for form,
beauty, or the production Of milk cream
and butter. Solid colors or black points,
squirrel greys or silver greys. light fawns
or dark fawns, or other fashionable marks
or colors had then as little to do with the
real value OF Jersey cow, as it has to
day or as the dark or light complexion
has to do with an Anglo Saxon's Brains.
A good Jersey COW, thoroughbred, and
we'll bred at that, one that gave say
twelve quarts OF milk per day on COM
mon food, (not steameO and made
twelve pounds of butter per week, sold
then for about 800. | have bred many
thoroughbred Jerseys, and hundreds OF
grades: but comparatively few OF my
thorcaghbreds have given more than
twelve quarts Of milk per day. and l
have the credit OF breeding some OF the
most celebrated mixers and butter max
ers in this country; among them the iol-
lowing we'll known names; ''Palestlne
3d." 'Maggie Mitchell, y "Fleetfoot, >
"Flora,'' Buff" and many more that l
can name. All are the direct descend
ants of Mr.. John A. Taintor's stock,
some of them having given as high rs
TWENTY-FIVE quarts of milk, and made
more than two pounds OF butter per day,
measured and weighed. have crossed
the Jersey bull with nearly all the known
breeds Ct cows, Ayrshires, natives. Short
horns, Dutch, the ''sacred COW, and the
Dcyons. and it is an excellent cross with
any and all breeds for the dairy. have
never vet found Il half blood Jersey COW
that did not yield Il richer quality OF milk
p than her dam. One pecullarity OF the
cross is this wherever the jersey bull
serves, he transmits the quality CT tht
milk TO the grade nc pctS.
The thoroughbred Jersey COWS, as 9
rule, have small teats and udder, sinai
bodies and tender, delicate constitution
they are not so hardy, norso easily kept,a:
Ayrshires or natives, but the grades have
good sized teats, and capacious udders
arehardy, easily kept, and the quantity
OF the milk is increased. The grade Is
in fact, worth more money TO the farme
than the pure Jersey. TOR actual produc
ton, and all purposes except breedin!
thorough breds. The great value {
Jersey stock TO the country, is, tor dairy
men, especially butter makers, who. b
crossing thoroughbred bulls upon thel
common cows OF all the mixed hoods
] can select the heiter calves from thel
best mixers, and raise them to take tn
place OF the present cows,and then agal
Z cross the pure bull with the half-blood
When these herds are three-quarter Je1
sey, their yield of butter will doubtless 3
one. third more in quantity, OF niue
better quality, in color. iirmness, an
flavor, and worth 80 per cent. more tina
= ut present. Who can estimate in dolla
and ceEts what may be gained in Il
next few years, by the farmers follcwir
this course. with a slight outlay OF mol
ey in thorough bred Jersey bulls?