The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-08-09

attached. so that when she lies
down it is suspended beyond the
reach of dirt. The feeding and wa
tering is done with perfect regular
ity, and the whole treatment is char
acterized by the greatest kindness
and tender care, which has its effect
in the amount of milk produced and
the producing of docile and intel
ligent race OF cattle. The stables
are we'll built and warm. In the
pasture they are often clothed with
a light blanket which keeps off the
flies and protects them from fogs at
night. The droppings are gone
over every few days and scattered
evenly about, and this, with the pc
culiar humid atmosphere, has no
doubt great deal to do with their
wonderfully luxuriant pastures. In
reading of the great care bestowed
on them in their native country,
some doubt MS to heir ability to en-
dure the,climate might arise. But
it is found that the range of temper
AZURE in Holland is as great as here:
and further, from the many herds
which have been established in all
parts of this country with uniform
success, is found the best answer as
TO their adaptaoili and hardness.
The experience of Intelligent
farmers has resulted in the follow
ing statement of the merits of the
Holstein: For beef they will class
with the noted beef breeds; in the
cheese and milk dairy they outrank
all other breeds; and for butter
the most careful and extend
ed trials show that they produce a
much larger amount, by reason of
the continued enormous flow of
milk of good quality, than any other
breed. In short, they combine
more effectually beef, butter, milk
and cheese, than any of the other
improved races of cattle.
The Holstein COW is i large, sleek,
fine-haired animal, well built in
symmetrical proportion, Weighing
at maturity from 1900 to l,60O
pounds, black and white in color,
Her head is small and finely shaped.
short horns extending forward with
a slight downward curve; moder-
ately dishing forehead, with large,
mild eyes, and face tap, ring to a
moderately wide muzzle. Her n, OK,
fine at the throat, is we'll set ON low,
thick shoulders, and the line of the
body 10 the hips, which is a promi-
nent, distinctive feature of the
breed, and is called the ''milk
FORM" is that of rapidly widening
wedge. A fairly round barrel, well
ribbed up to the hips, which are
full, broad and deep, and full flank S
are characteristics The udder is
very large, well shaped and OF vel
lowish color, with large teats, and
the milk veins of great size, extend
ing well forward. Unite with this
description of form an exceedingly
gentle and intelligent disposition
and vigorous constitution, coup
led with an almost unlimited ca
pacity for the digestion and assimi-
lation of food, and you have the
typical Holstein COW. Yields of
eight to eighteen thousand pounds
of milk per year, and that of a good
quality, are well within her abilities.
1t follows that when allowed to run
dry, and what would otherwise pro
duce these yields of milk is allowed
to go to beef, that the results must
be extraordinary as seem the rec
ords of milk.
The milk records of the animals
are now so well know that but little
need be said regarding them. 1t is
conceded by all that no race of cat
tie can begin to compare with them.
Indeed, the requisite for admission
to the two-year-old class in the
herd book is 5000 pounds in a year,
and the average of almost every
herd in the country is much larger
than that. The average of few of
the best was given in a recent num-
Der of Harper's as folio VS.; "1S-
004 pounds is the record of Smith
d Powell's Aaggie; 10, TAG pounds
by Yeomans IL Sons, for a
heifer with first calf; 16,629 pounds
for C r. Smiths Mink; 1886
pounds for Aaggie I'd. with frs t
calf; 1890 pounds for the best
COW of the Unadilla herd; 1861
pounds for Netherland Queen, of
Smiths & Powell; $4,000 pounds for
Queen of Wayne, Yeoman & Sons;
14,6O9 pounds for Sadi Vale; IA,
l64 pounds for the average of
Smith q Powell's herd This makes
an aggregate of 144-317 pounds of
milk for nine COWS, or an average of
l6,I1S pounds" These figures, as
with a similar lot of re
cords of Shorthorns, Devons, Ayr
shires and Jerseys are AIS pounds
the largest. That is, the average
yield of the best Holstein record, !
with the same of other
breeds, is AIS the largest, nearly |
greater than the average of
best yield of other breeds, which |
IS 11,400 pounds.-Mirror and |
Farmer.
The Mirror and Farmer gives the
following recipe for the cure of
FAXED bag in milch COWS: Tine
lure of arnica, four ounces; tincture
Of aconite, one ounce; oil glycerine,
me ounce. Mix and battle the
bag two or three times daily, rub it
n we'll with your hand; give inter
tally q teaspoonful Of the mixture
,hree times a day. Do not feed any
grain to the COWS.