The Portland daily press., 1882-12-16
MAINE JERSEYS.
What Is Thought of Them in South Caro-
lima.

The PRESS the other day mentioned the
fine herd of Jerseys sent to Millsdale farm,
South Carolina, by George Blanchard and
Brother, of Broadmoor Farm. The Boston
Globe gives the following interesting account
OF the Millsdale herds:
Probably one of the largest herds of Jersey
cattle in the South is that at Millsdale farm,
Greenville,. @, owned by Messrs Mills &
Walker. OF these gentlemen Mr.. James
Walker is well-known resident of Boston,
while Capt. o P. Mills, his partner, is South
Carolinisn. Thsir farm comprises 1926 acres,
and is situated one and half miles from
Greenvile g Cou. t House. When they started
III business, about three years ago, they began
with Tennessee and Kentuck y-bred Jerseys.
They soon found, however, that these cattle
did not acclimate and were predisposed to
fatal disease. Indeed it is a common be lief in
South Carolina that any COW or calf brought
from the other side OF the Cumberland noun
tains will die, Mr.. Walker being aware of
this fact from bitter experience turned his at
tention to buying in Maine instead. Last
January he bought four head of Jerseys from
Messrs. George Blanchard & Brother, Broad
moor Farm, Cumberland, all young stock. Mr..
Walker says that last August, when he was in
Sonth Carolina, some of these cattle had
grown to be heifers of fifteen months. He
never saw as large ones of their age anywhere,
and fine withal. He is satisfied that they are
more fully developed and finely finished than
If they had remained in Maine, proving clear
ly to his mind that Maine is the place to buy
Jerseys for shipment South. On the strength
OF this he has recently shipped thirty six head
OF American Jersey Cattle Club stock. Eight
OF these were from Col. G. P. Mattocks, River
side Farm, Baldwin, Me-, and eleven head
from Geo. Blanchard & Brother, Broadmoor
Farm, Cumberland, Me Mr.. Blanchard's
stock did SO well before that Mr.. Walker con-
cluded to try him again, and Mills and Walk
er were fortunate enough to secure from
Broadmoor the Belle of Broadmoor, who has
won Numerous premiums at the fall fairs,
Anne Belna, No 10 ,231; Dsgmaulda, No. TO-
OILS; Nataline, No. 1909; Carrie Dane, I'd, No
II ,241; Glenker, No. IL ,253; Glen Ola, No. IT,
252;, Eva L., No. 16, ,344 Lady Fawn, 9th. No.
1882; Guinivere of Cream brook, No. 1921:
Kate of Broadmoor, No. 17,24S. He also pur-
chased several head of AloDzo Libby, Sacca-
Kappa, Me, who also breeds Ayrshires, and
who sold Colonel j. B. E. Sloan of Charleston
the Ayrshire heifer Daisy Maine.
Besides he herd of Messrs. Mills and Walk
or at Millsdale Farm there are, as already
stated, three herds of jersey cattle in Sonth
Carolina. Hon. B. It. Crayton of Anderson,
5. c., has herd of about twenty, Mr.. Strib-
lirg of Pendleton has herd comprising about
the same number of animals, aud the Peltzer
herd of Pendleton is also noted throughout
the State. The Millsdale herd of Messrs.
Mills and Walker, however, is the only one in
which the principle of raising Maine stock has
oeeen strictly adhered to. Up TO the present
day they have never had an animal die on the
farm. The explanation of this they find in the
lact that Maine bred cattle, although as fam
ly tney require extra care, will undergo hard
ship and prlvation Ibetter than native stock,
acclimate more readily and not succumb SO
easily to disease.