Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-01-25

by half the herd she pushes the other
relenties-ly tn the wall White ROs
- a good, reliable, well-behaved animal
She and Dolly once made twenty-nin
pounds OF butter in eight DAYS, in March
when We had 10 milk but theirs This RET
and white COW il Victoria. Hasn't she
queenly air? With what conscious superb
ority she losses her head and survey u with
her one brig ht eye Unlike her roya
nanlSake she Is quick to resent injuries
real, or iancied. One day, Pete, our French
boy, went hastily into her stall or her blind
SIDE ana rece1Seu sudden kick-w1s;ch he
was not slow to return with interest. Her
owner said quietly, Pete don't kick that
COW again. II shall kick her if She kicks %
me" snapped Pete. But you frightened
her she did not sec you, and was not to
blame. 81 don't care. L shall kick her if she
kicks me. Then" said the proprietor
with perfect coOlness. "whenever see YOU
Kick her, shall kick YOU Just as mapy times
and Just a. hard" Pete gave a sullen
glance ct pair of heavy boots, and was
silent.
There is Pocahontas. brown and white
with fine horns. She excels every COW in the
herd for the texture. color and favor of her
hutter. but gives less milk and is dry long
er than most of them. Violet, a beautiful
grey; rs wild. shy thing. beaten by all. As
Dr. Warner says, "She can lick nothing
but her own calf but she fills the pail
capitaly.
Time would fail me to tell you of Jessie.
OF Diana, OF Jenny Wren, all excellent in
their own way. But here ia White LiIy.
you will not deny her beauty. When she
was twO-years old her owner was offered
$50 for her. She has paid for herself
twice since then. and Is worth as much as
ever. These l3 have made during the past
year 3,ISS pounds of butter, or an average
OF 29l lbs. We have received cash for but
ter sold 81 ,341 sc. an average of S95. 80.
shall not tell you how we make butter
That is profound secret. Deep or shall
low. cold or hot, covered or open, large
pans, small pans. bureau pans. pals, buck
cts or cans,-I must not tell for
all the agents for every arrangement
but the one VIC use would Immediately
offer the use of their apparatus for three
months, lust to advertise, you know; for,
OF course, having tried. we should never
be willing to part with it," No, thank
you. gentlemen, your wares may be the very
best. but we cannot afford to set up an ex-
pertinent station.
The young dairymen and women will
have advice enough without seeking it from
gossip; but some excellent people will for
bear to tell you to have one method, and
stick to it, till by comparing your results
with Others You are sure change would
benefit you. They who have been for twen-
ty-hve or thirty years at work to bring up
the average product of the butter dairy from
l5O pounds per COW to 300, are perhaps old |
enough to rest on their oars, content to
MAINTAIN that average. But they can have
no desire to see the good work stop.
mere Is rumor, not very distinct, to be
sure. but sufficiently so for gossip, of Yer |
mont man who keeps four or five cows that |
produce yearly average Of 500 pounds of |
butter per COW. 1t il to be regretted that |
rumor has not assigned this man a local |
habItatIon and name; but would it not |
be good sport for the enterprising young |
daliymen TO find him? Make circle, if YOU |
will, and close in upon him, as you would |
IN bear-hunt. Possibly when you find |
him you find bear; bot you are more like |
ly to find him a worthy citiz N who pays |
his taxes without grumDling, kind neigh |
bor who lends his farming tools and 0nl Y |
grnmbles when he has to 90 three times to |
get them again, and model family man |
who always makes the fires in the morning, |
and takes his turn walking the house with |
the teething baby that won't let him sleep |
. nights. Then, il his stock originated in |
Lapland Or Terra del Fuego, in Nova Zem-
bla OF New Zealand, in Franklin or Grange |
or Bennington county, it matters little. If |
he IL the patriot we imGgi inc, ne will delight |
to impart knowledge Of the means by |
which he has attained t1 30 desirable re-
suits.
Bat you say, "Will this woman never stop |
her clack -
Certainty, gentlemen. | hold you no
longer by the bdtton
Mrs. Woods paper was received with |
much applause. The Secretary also read |
the following letter from s. Harris. OF Nor |
risyIlle