Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-03-08

Mr.. Fassett writes -" Tell your Warren
correspondent, as" that the test tubes he
enquiries about can be bought Of l.. L.
butcher & Sons, ST. Adams.
BRADFORD sHoRrnoRSs.
While attending the meeting of the Board
Of Agriculture at Bradford, February 18th
and 10th, my attention was called to two
herds Of Shorthorns.
Jonathan johnson, although living in the
village, has an enthusiasm for good cattle,
horses and pigs. His herd of Shorthorns
numbers seven head. His cows are good
Mixers and all show in their growth the size,
form and thriftiness peculiar to that breed.
lie has always been interested in horses, and
great lover of the Morgan. Many years.
with his brother, kept stallion of the Wood
bury Morgan family, and raised very fine
horses Since the Woodbury. and Bulrush
Morgans passed away, they have bred from
an English hunter, and have increased the
size of horses without detracting very much
from their style and endurance. This is con-
sidered desirable cross. He has now the
Berkshire pigs, and seems to be pleased with
them.
The other herd OF cattle is owned by NJ.
X. Chamberlin, and numbers twelve head.
His first purchase was three-years-old COW
with heifer calf by her side, and bull
calf, for three hundred dollars. This COW
fortunately bred heifers, so that the herd
increased very favorably. This is an ex-
celent milking family. Two years ago Mr..
Chamberlin assured me that his old COW
would yield four hundred pounds of butter
year, and now he goes one hundred pounds
higher. His experiments this year are re-
markable. Three cows stand together in
one stable-ths old COW and two of her
family. In the spring of 1875 one calved
March 3lst, one April 10th, the other May
9TH and from their milk has been made
eight hundred and ninety-seven and three
fourths pounds Of butter up to this time, and
now about twelve pounds are made week
The expectation is that one thousand pounds
will be made from the three cows in the
year In the month of August, two hundred
and fifty pounds of cheese were made from
these cows. One OF the cows has bred again
and has nice two-weeks-old calf; the 9th
ers are in calf.
At the Orange County Fair last fall, Mr.
Chamberlin took the three prizes on milch
cows, he having tested them one month
In September the three made one hundred
and twenty-five pounds The old COW mads
fifty and threefourths pounds, and gave
thirty-fve pounds Of milk day. lie ha:
two other cows that brought up the calves
two calves upon each COW, and another COW
that gave milk for family use. The butter
was weighed after it was taken from tn,
churn aud the butterrnilk removed from it
Mr.. Chamberln has some very good calves
from his method of raising, for which he
has been offered good prices.
OF the descendants of Lady Taylor (the
first COW purchased) there have been sold
twenty-five head for one thousand two hun
dred dollars; and of her descent nine head
are left. 1t has been nine years since she
was purchased
Another COW, Bertha, was purchased al
Crafts sale at Lebanon, n. H., for eighty
dollars | mention these prices to show that
good Shorthorns can be purchased at mod
crate prices and the stock sold at correspond
ing prices, and the showing for profit b,
better than with common stock,
u. L. JAMESON.