The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-25
Grange Cozanan.
Under the Sunervisiea cE the Executive
Committee OF Pomona Grange.
Cows and 1fheir Treatment.

The success Of MFR. J. @. Keys in the
management Of his COW, and the results,
are truly remarkable, and proves beyond
doubt that our County has what might
be called strictly fine cows. This being
native, and suited exactly for that par
ticuiar purpose-milk AID butter. This
COW only weighs $40 pounds gross, and
yet we find that she is actually giving
38l pounds of milk for 81 consecutive
days, or 1893 pounds, nearly double her
weight in milk in one month. From this
milk was made 492 pounds Of rich butter,
which was sold for 25 cents per pound.
Supposing her to milk for IL months in
this way, she would yield in butter alone
about $l48, leaving out of the count the
milk, which is we'll worth 5 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, aud where they have been
eminently successful in their business; /;
and, what is still more, where the real
value of good milk cow is really appre.
ciated, end 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 M. Keys COW, for no cow, however
we'll 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, tut
instead of butter and milk would pro-
duce fat. This teaches lesson that all
must learn. who propose To keep cows
even 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 a 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 COW intended for
milk and butter; sell all of those to the
butcher that are intended for beef, and
learn to feed, milk and treat your cow
as MIR. Keys has done, and one COW will
do you more good than one-half dozen
haif-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 get
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 shis be attended to he
need never have any ''dry" cows on his
hands longer ti,an six weeks at Q 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 cur native cattle should be crossed
with the jersey, if milk is wanted, and
If milk. butter and beef ali ia the object
then / would use the Eo!stein cattle
| which is noted for each OF these qualities
There is some objection against a pure.
bred COW here at present, but by getting
good bull Of son,c good stock, i. wil!
be but short while until we will have
thoroughbred cattle that are already &C.
climated. Each neighborhood should
now combine and import thoroughbred
! animal of come breed of i.s choice. 4
email outlay from only few of every
neighborhood can easily accomplish this,
and it will be but few years until cur
County VIII 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 peopie become habituated to
the plan; and once it is tried it will com.
mend itself. Some may say that all of
this will do for other than our country.
where we grow cotton, and where the
grasses will not grow successfully, hnt
that is ell 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 onr
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 lst to the 18TH Inclusive,
1900, ,00e standard silver dollara. This
added to the amount u0ineG in March