Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-11

half quarts, an additional credit of seventy
two pounds of butter is due to the COW.
product of 74s pounds Of butter in 1856
days is thus reported for Jersey Queen. SO
far Mr. Hoyt is certain; he states, more
over, that his family used cream from the
COW, estimated at enough to make thirty
pounds of butter, but having no record OF
this, he does not count it. As a verification
of Mr.. Hoyt's statement (although from all
can learn, nothing need be asked beyond
his own vouching) it happens that for a
month or two last autumn, sickness in Mr..
Hoyt's household caused him to send his
COW to neighbor to be cared for Mr..
McClary states that while in his keeping
Jersey Queen averaged (seven months after
calving) seventeen and one.half pounds of
butter week. Last April the COW was sold
to j. S. Kenerson of Barnet, who, being
Jersey fancier, but not farmer, placed her
in charge of s. X. Hazelton of Barnet,
dsinterested party. From Mr.. and Mrs. Ha-
zelton, learn that during the week ending
April 18th Thirteenth month farrow) the
COW gave sixty quarts of milk, from which
they made twelve pounds of butter, and
during the week ending June 18th, seventy
three quarts of milk, producing thirteen
pounds of butter. So this COW is now yield
ing milk, fifteen months after calving, which
gives an annual product of $50 pounds of
butter, or more She will calve next in
February, 1881. During the time of these
performances Jersey Queen has never been
fed more than five pounds daily Of grain,
mixed meal and bran, and during pasturage
season, none at all. She has been kept in
all respects like the average of cows upon
the good dairy farms of Caledonia county,
Vermont"
In subsequent letter Professor Alvord
says: "When | wrote before / had fully
satisfied myself by extensive correspondence,
reference and re.reference, of the reliability
of what was claimed for Jersey Queen.
But to avoid risk of any mistake in the
matter, within ten days have been to Gale
donia county, on purpose to investigate the
WnOle HldtteT IuOIOuBniy. saw thc W"
herself her only living sister, all the calves
of both, the stock from which they sprung,
and saw and talked with every man who
ever owned Jersey Queen or her calves, or
the bulls serving her-their pastures, stables,
creameries or 'butteries their pans, churns,
wives-the whole thing. The result is, that
while might add numerous interesting de-
tails to the account ] sent you, the main
features of that would not be at all changed
and the story, as a whole, would appear
lule bigger, if anything, than you now have
it, On those beautiful hill pastures in
Peacham, Barnet, Danville, st. Johnsbury,
Cabot and Groton, saw a magnificent lot
of unregistered Jerseys, including animals
as handsome as can be found in this coun-
try. | have not doubt that | could pick
out twenty COWS from those examined which,
on those Vermont pastures, would rival at the
pail, and in butter product, the same mum
Der selected from the most high-toned herds
of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and
Pennsylvania"
1t would seem from this that our good
friend Josiah, besides being agent for the
best phosphate, has got the best COW in the
world. In addition, he has the luck to secure
both the living calves of Jersey Queen and
her only sister. We offer him our hearty
congratulations.