The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-29

of them coming to America.
The Eastern and Middle States
have now large herds of fine cattle
and the WELD are going forth TO
stock the pasture lands of The gen
tleman farmer. There a number
known herds Of Jerseys owned by
gentlemen having their country
seats around Philadelphia and
through the State.
THOSE WHO HAVE HERDS.
Charles l.. Sharpless, at City-llne
Station on the North Pennsylvania
Railroad, and Samuel Sharpless, at
Street-road Station on the West
Chester road, have both remarkably
fine herds of Jersey cows, with ped
igrees ; long as their tails. 80
valued is their stock that two
weeks old calves from their herd
rarely bring less $50 each. VII
liam f. Potts, the iron man, has a
fine lot of Jerseys on the old Ian
caster road, within the county line.
His imported bull Pilot, dropped
on shipboard, May ,, 1888. dam
Juno. achieved Il name IN the pas
pasture like unto that OF Leaning
ton on the turf. Blood will tell,
even-among cattle. Pilots success
sor (Pilot I'D was also of great re-
nown he afterwards passing into
the hands of Sylvester }. Megargee,
who kept a fine lot of Attorneys,
many Of which were imported by
himself, on his Chestnut Hill farm.
But nearly every breeder claims
pre-eminent distinction for their
own animals, and so James Mooney,
of Chestnut Hill, claims first place
for his imported bull "Sciplo,' for
which he paid Edward Parsons
Fowler, of southampton, England,
through Mr.. Herkness, $500. The
drug men, Clayton French and
Samuel French, the one at Duys
lane and the other near Camden,
have also small but fine herds OF
Jerseys, as has also William Mas
sew, the big brewer. John Patter.
son, at Glen Loeb, Chester county
Charles Lafferty. at Darby, anC
Jacob +. Ridgway, the banker, al
Philadelphians, have all herds Q
) Jerseys, or, as they prefer to cal
them, Alderney, cattle. Judgt
Craig Biddle has the only good
) sized herd of Guernscys. Anon!
the other fancy breeders of Jersey
a-e Silas Belts, of Camden, jaime
, Young, Mt Middleton, Pa, +. w
Coleman at Lebanon, Pa, Jane
f latham at Woodbury., n. j., Sam
e uel G.. Kent, at Westgrovc, Pa.
: Mrs. Mary n. Rogers, widow of AID
i miral Rogers, at Wilmington, an
t DR.. l.. III. Twaddell Of Pa, one {
o the three directors of the America
) jersey Cattle Club.
IS WHAT KIND OF ANIMALS THEY Arr
q Many of these gentlemen bree
= the fancy cattle for the pure 10y
l. of the thing. 1t is an expense,
luxury. A fine Jersey COW WI
J, cost from $500 to 800, when
IS good, common grade animal Wi
/, sell for $50. Bat then the Cha
re mel stock, while useful, are al.
Ill ornamental. In their island HON
they are not permitted to roam
II large, but are tethered ina paddoc
with the children playing und
10 their feet. The remarkable doci
ne ty and gentleness which they til
acquire is rarely lost by their pl
us gency. This applies only to t
female animal. A Jersey bull,
W. ter he has passed his second We;
lie. is a terribly wild fellow even amo
NJ bulls. He is rarely permitted
ne roam the pasture, for five-barr
ny fences offer no difficulties that
cannot surmount.a and unless rinc
a- through his and chained fl,
jill horns to nOstrils and from nostl
,ie to feet he rushes with lowered he
at everybody and everything. 1
cows, however, are all g~entlene
az their form is the perfection Of k
beauty. They need but antle,
ihe horns to transfer them into dec
oil Their breath is like the scent
new mown hay. The richness
5. their e glisten through Il
ia skin. Their eyes are large and
tile trous and intelligent-looking. III
rs, horns are, or should be short, sn
of at the base, tapering and tip
a with black, Their small size
Mr.. deer-like aspect distinguish Il
sub from the Guernseys. which
an larger, coarser in the head, hea
are in the bone and with horns lor
and thicker at the base. The
ates sey COWS greatest charm, howe
is the milk, or rather cream
was nearly all cream--that she produ
end NOTHING but \ dranobt iof :
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