Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-07-11
" CHOOSING A GOOD COW y

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Let us hear from Vermont dairymcn:
"CHoosING A GOOD cow"
EDS. FARMER:-WhiIe dislike to ontet
into controversy, cannot forbear motto
ing briefly an article from Mr.. l., S. Har.
din, which lately appeared in your valuabl,
paper, on Choosing Good Cow"
Having given the subject, SELECTING
and Breeding Dairy Cattle" especial at
tention for several years past, EXAMINING
many hundreds of cattle, including the va.
rlous breeds of those of both sexes. and o
all ages, have arrived at quite different
conclusions. and regard nearly all his
statements in relation to the matter of so.
Letting and breeding dairy cattle errono-
Gus The sweeping assertions and criti-
cisms in which he denounees Guenon's
System " and the milk mirror AS an nm.
mitigated humbug and nothing but folly
and that the milk veins are mere freak
OF nature, and are not Indicative in any
degree OF the value of cattle for the dairy
convlnces me that he does not well under.
stand the subject in question. The milk
mirror and milk veins taken together, if
properly observed, will always indicate
the milking capacity or value of the ami
NAL for the dairy, correctly, except in such
cases as where the animal is partially or
wholly incapacitated by reason of injury,
disease, change of locality, old age, power.
ty OF condition, want of care and food, ,or
having been overfed with forcing feed. or
some other unnatural condition.
claim these are marks, characteristics
and appearances by which we NAV iudoe
accurately, or very nearly so, barring tn,
exceptions above Stated, the following
fGcts in regard to dairy cattle
How to breed dairy cattle with success
How to ascertain how many pounds of
milk COW will give per day at the height
of her flow. when on good pasture.
How to select COW. the milk from
which will make gilt-edged butter n,
heifer or heifer calf that will make snrh ,
cow.
How to detect a COW, the milk of which
will make flavorlesS white butter or :,
heifer or heifer calf that will make such n
COW.
How to select a COW that will give :,
good flow of milk from time of calying to
near time of calving again, or heifer or
heifer calf that will make such a COW,
How TO detect a COW that will fail in tbo
how OF her milk, or partially so, soon aC. |
Ter calving, or one that does not hold on,
well late in the season, or heifer or beif,
calf that will make such a COW.
How to select bull or bull calf suitable
10 be used for breeding dairy stock, ms re.
CARDS all points of value.
How to Judge of the milk mirror or cs.
;ntcheon. tactical or milk veins, chine and
veins OF the perenium, etc.
why the milk from certain cows is nm
leallhy and unwholesome.
why some COWS hold up their milk.
have made u large number of nnhlic
ests and have rarely failed to estimate
within two or three pounds of the ouanf-
y OF milk produced from any COW at the
height of her flow. The milk mirror and
he veins connected with the udder are the
most important points to be observed.
Mr.. Hardin says he has examined herds
II cattle in company with nearly all the
celebrities who praise this theory of Cine.
on's, and has requested them to pick on,
he best cows by the escutcheon; and
when put to the test the modesty of these
has been too great to allow of
reSslng them to the test, and when hunt
d down they profess ignorance.
Now, if Mr.. Hardin should regard me as
ne OF the celebrities, and in some of hi,
uniting excursions should undertake to |
lake game of me, will promise that nv ;
lodesty shall not be so great as to cause
lie to run, dodge or hide. There are sew
raj statements in the article referred to
hlch l regard as absurd, such MS :" thick I
eek for good dairy cow" which | will |
OF notice This time. :
CORNEI LIS RAIINu1Ar