The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-02-16

was In the milk. and the chemist could get IL
out by analyzing II. The feed and condition
If ns makes s1s the o. Ta
ule. and the COW In good condition will give
milk having larger cream glObulcs thar the
same COW In poo, condition.
Again, tho size Of the cream gl0bules vary
In the milk OF the different breeds. They arr
the most uniformly large I'm the milk Of the
Jersey. an most uniformly small I'm the E,lk
The mix OF the Devon contains cream giob-
ules Of an intermediate size, and quite as
uniform. The size OF the cream globulc
varies the most widely In the milk Of the
Ayrshire. II Is Il little more uniform In the
milk OF tho ShoYthoru: As rule. J think
uniformity In size Of the cream glObuie iiIdi-
Gates purity OF breeding, or descent without
MIXTURE Of blood from long line of ances-
tors.
Now, bearing In mind the fact that the
largest cream glObules churn the easiest. and
the smaller ct mr'' the harder, until the very
smallest will not chufn at ali, We can see low
mixing milk of all kinds must result in waste.
A case In point will illustrate: was crcdil,-
ly Informed Of a case where the cream OF an
were churned together. The yield was UNI
satisfactory, and only about what II should
DO from the old cows milk. II was suggested
that tho bnttermilk be chiirned. This result
Cd In a batch Of butter equal to the first.
Then the milk Of the two COWS was set separ-
atcly, skinned separately, and chui1ied
separately. II was found that II took twice
did to churn the heifer's. Before the expert
ment, the old COWS butter had been nll
thrOwn away. So II will bc seen how, in the
mixing of milk from different cows and from
different herds, there may DO great loss OF
butter.
There is no certain test of the butter MAX
ing qualities Of a COW but the churn. IL is
not the amount of cream raised, nor the
amount Of fat that the chemist can find in the
milk. but the amount Of butter that can he
got out Of Il, that determines the value of
under the same conditions, to determine the
relative value OF the cows of herd.
Let US consider some OF the peculiarities Ct
the different breeds and their adaptation to
the climate and conditions OF Southern Min
nesota.
The Jersey is a butter COW, and nothing
else. 1t Will not pay to make her milk Into
purpose. But as yet there Is no market
established for cheese Of superior richness.
On the contrary, by our Swimming, we are
running co cheese Of inferior poOrness-and
the more is the pity. But, for butter making,
there IL no COW Of her inches that can excel
good Jersey. l use the qualifying word,
good" because there are SO many inferior
COWS, even Of high pedigree, among the Jer-
among any other breed. The boom and nigh
prices have been against proper discrimlna
bred to and from, in order to ger numbers to
sell. But, properly selected and bred, there.
IL nothing Of her size that can beat the little
Jersey. one Is propapiy equaileu by the
Guernsey, which 10 larger and can lay some
claim TO beef production when turned over 70
the butcher. Both, with the Alderney-much
Of the same quality-come from the Channel
Islands between England and France, where
they have been closely and exclusively bred
Tor many generations, put NOT always with
the best judgment. 1t is but recently that
herd-books nave been introduced on these
ISLANDS, ana systematic ana careful breeding
Is not yet generally practiced there. The
temperature Of these Islands is bland and
agreeable, and the animals there have been
greatly reared ana petted, ana Will not endure
great hardships. Unless very carefully
eheitered, they are TOO tender Tor this windy
ana frosty climate. II introduced, either
pure OF US GRADES ;,s ~ must De zone win great
The herefords are not milk animals, anu
believe no one sets up the claim that they
are But foi peer, tney nave only one rival,
about equally profitable for beef. The friends
or DOth claim superiority ior tnelr side
The Shorthorns were originally superior
milking breed, ana there are some families or
them IN this country when retain this CHAR
acterisfic But they nave SO long been bred
for "beef and beauty, that II Is haZartous TO
depend on them Tor tne DAIRY. Many IKE
beef, II they do not turn ont to be sood Iiiik-
ers: But 1t requires good deal of attention
and careful selection TO secure a profitable,
or the most prCnt dairy nerd 0f snort
horns. Still, IL one strikes a good milking
strain, the task II mnde much easier
The Ayrshire IL hardy, active ami u good
mixer, tnousn tne MIX as U RUE, - not
cheese-inaking anu Ior general family use.
Yet some or the Ayrshircs rave proved TO DC
good butter makers, ana they are not without
their marvellous recor,is Tor poth mix ana
butter. They would thrive in this northern
climate, without extra sheiter-though DE.
lieye it amply pays TO shelter any animal
well. The Ayrshire IL or medium size
The few Swiss cattle introduced in this
country have made some astonishing recor's
They are strengthened, mcdi'im-sized, ana
think toieIabiy hardy.
With the poled or hornless cattle am not
familiar. They are large, and my impression
In that they are better Tor beer purposes than
for the dairy They are favorites with some
Probably the most prcpUtent, anu possess
ing the longest pedigree, are the Devons
They are good sized, wonderfully uniform IN
color and outline, ana are entitled TO be called
race rather than breed. NOT excessive
but fair mixers, they give mix r1ch ~ cream
and excellent Tor butter making. mink
that well-selected. they would make profit
able breed for butter In this section. They
would make an excellent cross ON your best
native" stock. soon giving YOU, by the use
Of well-selccted males, grades as good fer but
ter as the pure-breds But You must not use
grades for bulls. but constantly keep the
The Friesians. misnamed Holsteins, are
wonderful mixers They have been bred
pure in Friesland for thousand years or
But they have not been bred with much care
or system, little attention being paid to
selection for breeding purpt SEES. OF late
up in this
ton has been paid to breeding, and both
Friesland and North Holland now have their
Their beef is pronounced excellent, and
their butter Is the standard for quality I'm Lon
don and Paris. The cream globules, as have
there NAV be some loss in making butter
from them; but their milk Is rich in both
butter and casein. Hence 1t Is excellent for
market and for family use, and cannot be
wears or upwards, that does not make an an
nual record Of 5000 lbs. of milk can have
place in the main registry of either the
Dutch Friesian or the "HOlstein'' hertl-book
i'm this country. So you see the yield of milk
IA enormous and often reaches 10000 to r.
600 lbs of milk in year. Records are re-
So much milk must be very poor, IL there is
not some profit in 1t.
hut many who have purchased "HOstens"
have beon sadly disappointed. A case in
which paid $500 for an almost worthless cow.
These disappointment come from both bad
| faith aud bad Judgment. There are many
black and white cattle i'm Holland and Fries
land and the adjoining countries-somc five
arr six Inherent herds of them; and there are
| dishonest breeders in those countries and dis
honest importers and spectators in this.
The best Judge may sometimes be deceived,
| and it is very easy for on importer to uc-
| cent nicely marked animal, ut a
| low figure, without asking any qucs-
| tious as to purity and pcdi-
| gree. But insisting on foreign registry will
| make this kind of business more difficult and
| less profitable I'm the future. Ii you buy, i'll
| sist on having pedigree running back to
| Friesland, fOrall the best animals are Friesian
| IN their origin, and should be called Friesi.
ans. To call them Dutch-Friesians, Is to
| simply indicate that they are Friesians bred
| In Holland. TO call them "Holsteins," is to
give them false name, us neither they nor
their ancestors ever came from Holstein. 1t
/ is q name that may cover multitude OF sins.
| The only cattle In Friesland or the Neither
lands that can be properly called Holsteins
| are small inferior scrubs-mongrels of low
degree. They will always disappoint the
/ n,lrChaaer. III bought with the expectation of