Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-11-23

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ers, generally, take the interest in these
fancy thoroughbreds that is taken by
| the breeders of pure stock. of course, there
is only now and then man. anywhere, who
can afford to pay these fancy prices. Yet
it is to be remembered by all that there is
a substantial basis for the high values that
are set upon these Thoroughbred Their
value comes from the fact that they repre-
sent the highest qualities both for the dairy
and for beet; and that they possess the
power of lmparting these qualities. in a
very marked degree, to their offspring. They
POSSESS great size. Col. Cannon has seven
months calves OF his own breeding which
weigh 700 pounds. Their forms are such as
TO carry the greatest amount of muscle and
fat, disposed in the best manner, to secure
the choicest beef; and they are great milk
ers, and buttermakers. In this last respect,
these Bates thoroughbreds differ materially
| from tho Booth Short-horns, which were
formerly introduced to some extent in Yer
mont. The latter showed great size and beau
Bile for the dairy. The Bates stock are perior
in meat, milk and everything which gives
value to cattle.
To show their power of assimilating food.
and converting it into meat, We have OBJ
tanned permission to copy from the books.
carefully kept by Mr.. A. Tsy lor, the manager
of the Stock-farm. the following figures of
the growth of nine thoroug hired calves, for
the last month. These calves ranged
from three and a half to six months old
There was no attempt to fat them; and
they are not fat but are simply in strong.
healthy condition.
For the first week in the month the aver
age gain in weight of the bull-calves was
Is pounds per animal OF the heifer-cslves
II pounds average gain per day per ami
NAL, q pounds.
Second week. Average gain of bulls, %
pounds; of heiters. l2 pounds average
per animal per day. a pounds.
Third week. Bulls. II pounds heifers.
10 pounds average, y pounds per day
per animal.
Fourth week. Bulls 25 pounds, heifers
p pounds average per day 3. pounds per
animal.
The nine animals gained SOS pounds in
the % days-sn average gain per animal of
u II pounds; daily average gain for the
month. of each, J pounds and 9 ounces.
ha e.
each animal was II cents day, No corn
meal was fed to them.
Now, farmers do not need to be told that
it is worth while to raise cattle which will
make beef at the rate of IS pounds month,
ON cheap teed-and which possess, and will |
impart to their offspring, extraordinary |
regard to milk, of these Short-horus; but |
We know that Mr.. Reynolds repeated at the |
last State Fair challenge. heretofore given, |
to turn ont as mixers two of his Short
horn cows. against any two OF any other |
blood and no one was found willing to
accept the challenge. We have not the
slightest interest in Col. CannOns cattle
except as We watch with interest any enter
prise calculated to improve the great dairy
interest Of our State but it seems to US as
if our farmers ought to appreciate and i'm
prove the opportunities to improve their
stock, Ter ed at the Stock-lsrm. They can
not buy these famous Duchesses, and Kirk
LevingtOns, and Constances but they can
buy pure bred Young bulls, and heiieIs
possessing the blood OF the finest milking
strains of the Bates stock. which are sold
at the Stock-iarm a. very reasonable prices.
We have no dodbt that the general dssem
nation of this improved stock would raise
the average value of the cattle of this re-
gion from SIS to SO per head, in a very
lew years-a result certainly worth achiey
ing.