Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-08-06

dilu COiSlucttu IL a IlCllt. IHOJ
arc as hearty eaters as the natives,
said he, and will average to make
twice as much butter from the same
feed.
INCREASE OF JERSEYS IN VERMONT.
Since the above reported inter-
views were recorded, the number
and size of Jersey herds in YER
mont have greatly increased, and
the progress in this direction con-
tinues unchecked. l we'll remem-
Der that when the few Jerseys pre-
sent were brought into the ring at
the Vermont State Fair, held in
Rutland in 1878, one of the Win
slows OF Putney, Short.horn breed
ers. who was one of the judges, OBJ
served, contemptuously, "Well, the
scfawnier you get them the better
yeu like them, don't you 2" AT
the two last State fairs the Jerseys
outnu nbered every other breed, and
were treated with the respect they
deserve. Now for some of the
PRACTICAL RESULTS OF JERSEY Dali
RYING
~ 4L;e State The place where Jer-
scy stock has longest had a footing
among our dairymcn is in North
Pomfret, Windsor county, where
perhaps ten or dozen farmers have
had Jersey herds for the past eight
or ten years. These herds have
been mostly grades, but have been
graded so high---onIy thorough
bred bulls being uscd-that very
little evidence Of native blood is
seen in them at this time. Many
Of the COWS are pure-blooded, but
merely as butter-makers these are
not always thought tie be the most
valuable These Pomfret farmers
live among the hills; their farms
are usually less than 100 acres and
their milking herds vary in number
from six to fifteen cows. They are
Intelligent, educated men, yet men
u-bo do their own work, especially
in the case Of their cattle. They
exercise great care in selccting'teed-
inc and handling their cows, and in
the manufacture of their butter, and
they get prices considerably above
the highest quotations. Some by
making fancy prints OF two to four
ounces for hrst-class hotels and res
taurants, have got what might be
called fancy prices--6O cents and
upwards, per pound-but that Is
not the rule.
| will take Mr., f. s. Wood as
illustrating the dairying of North
Pomfret fairly in his practice. lie
has his COWS come in at all seasons
but mostly in the tall During the
season of pasturage they are yarded
at night, and fed on two quarts Of
corn-meal, according to age and
condition, before milking, they be-
ing tied up for that purpose. They
are also fed a little hay. Care is
taken that milking should be at
at regular hours, and as much as
possible without change of mixers
when the pasturage becomes short
in the fall: fodder corn and green
oats, or mown grass, are fed until
severe frost occurs. Later, the
grain feed is increased to two cr
three quarts of a mixture OF equal
parts of meal and wheat bran. Cows
that come in in fall and winter have
larger ration OF the same while
in full milk. Early-cut hay and
corn fodder are considered good win
ter feed; but Mr., Weed says straw
cannot be made equal to good hay
for milk by any addition of meal.
Dry COWS are kept on coarse fodder
until near calving, when they have
good hay and two quarts OF oats
daily. After calving. for few days
they have light iced, with warm wa
ter to drink. The stables are kept
warm and dry. Mr.. Wood does
not mention feeding roots at all, but
| believe he raises a few, though
not enough TO make a regular ration
for all his COWS. In 1S77-the last
report | have Mr. Wood made
3,7SS pounds of butter from 10
cows, or an average OF 29l pounds
to the COW. This butter sold for
S1,341, SO, an average OF S95,39
lper COW.