The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-25
Grange Column,
Under the Supervision Of the Executive
Committee OF Pomona Grange.
Cows aud Their Treatment.

Cows aud Their Treatment.
The success of Mr.. J. G. Keys in the
management of his COW, and the results,
are truly remarkable, and proves beyond
a doubt that our County has what might
be called strictly fine COWS. This being
a native, and suited exactly for that par
ticular purpose--milk and butter. This
COW only weighs $40 pounds gross, and
yet we find that she is actually giving
3S4 pounds of milk for 81 consecutive
days, or 1893 pounds, nearly double her
weight in milk in one month. From this
milk was made 494 pounds of rich butter,
which was sold for 25 cents per pound.
Supposing her to milk for - months in
this way, she would yield in butter alone
about Sl4S, leaving out Of the count the
milk, which is we'll WORT. S cents per
gallon to feed to pigs. These results
compare very favorably with the very
best results of large dairies North, where
they have made butter and milk speci-
atty for years, and where they have been
eminently successful in their business /;
and, what is still more, where the real
value of a good milk COW is really appre-
ciated, and when sold, even at public
outcry, bring from one hundred to one
thousand dollars.
The recent changes in the fence system
has been the means of this development
in Mr.. Keys cow, for no COW, however
well attended, could produce that amount
.of milk and butter and be allowed to roam
at will. But the main point about this
cow is her great capacity to consume
food, and at the same time to convert the
same into milk and butter. Very many
COWS would eat the same amount, but
instead of butter and milk would pro-
duce fat. This teaches lesson that all
must learn, who propose to keep COWS
e7en for family use-that certain COWS
are intended for milk and butter, others
for beef, and still others for work steers.
Like men, all were created for purpose,
and should you undertake to practice
law, when called for something else, fail
ure is certain. Hence, the SAME rule
applies to COWS. Make yourself acquain-
ted with the marks of a COW intended for
milk and butter; sell all of those to the
butcher that are interded for beef, and
learn to feed, milk ard treat your COW
as Mr.. Keys has done, and one COW vii!
do you more good than one-half dozen
half-fed, badly treated cows, that are not
suited for the purpose.
Two or three COWS under the present
system are sufficient to supply all the time
the largest family in the County with
all the good, rich milk and butter they
use. No use keeping six, or more, to gel
the use of three, for now every man on
the farm, or elsewhere, in the County
can regulate the time of breeding to suit
himself, and if this be attended to he
need never have any "dry" cows on his
hands longer than six weeks at time
AS for breeds, you will find good mixers
in all breeds; but I believe the Jersey
COWS stand first on the roll. My notion
is that our native cattle should be crossed
with the Jersey, if milk is wanted, and
if milk, butter and beef all is the object,
then I would use the HoIstein cattle,
which is noted for each of these qualities.
There is some objection against a pure
bred cow here at present, but by getting
a good bull of some good stock, it will
be but a short while until we will have
thoroughbred cattle that are already ac-
climated. Each neighborhocd should
now combine and import thoroughbred
animal of some breed of its choice. A
small outlay from only a few of every
neighborhood can easily accomplish this,
and it will be but few years until our
County will abound in good stock for all
purposes. If this plan is not acceptable,
then select good animal Of native stock,
and keep him for service, for these servi-
ces will be called for more and more
until our people become habituated to
the plan; and once it is tried it will COM
mend ITSELF Some may say that ali of
this will do for other than our country,
where we grow cotton, and where the
grasses will not grow successfully, but
that is all stuff. There is to-day in An
derson County probably as good clover,
(red-top,) orchard and other grasses as
will grow in the great butter and milk
regions of Pennsylvania. The truth is,
cotton is our theme, and where we put our
lands down in any of the grasses it is
expected to care for ITSELF Should our
."pet," cotton, be subjected to these hard
ships worse failure would inevitably fol-
low.
The mint at Philadelphia has coin
ed from April 1st to The 18th inclusive,
100000 standard silver dollars. This