New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-10
TIE DEMAND FoR JERSEYS.
ORIGIN AND INCREASE OF THE DEMAND FOR TIES
CATTLE

ORIGIN AND INCREASE OF THE DEMAND FOR THESE
CATTLE.
About this season of the year the Jersey COW
fourshes and brings exceedingly high prices auction
and private Gales The Importation of these animals Is
yearly increasing, and is the taken In them
The fact that the little island OF Jersey produces the best
COWS In the world is said to have been originally due to
the fact that 1t such poor little place All he peas
ants on this relic OF the AngloFrench empire kept
As there about to each peasant and as he
mainly dependent the product OF the animal for
his daily food he took to that this
good one 1t was matter Of life or death with the
peasant and he studied the cows nature ana catered to
her wants and humored her whms trying In all ways to
induce her to give quantities Of very rich
milk. If the cow proved obdurate and gave only
moderate amount of milk the quality Of her milk did
not come thestandard of excellence she was quick
y made into roasts and steaks This application OF the
doctrine OF the survival OF the fttest brought about
that only the very best cows were permitted to reach
maturity. few bulls were kept for breeding purposes
and they always selected with the greatest care
So the Jersey ourished and their fame gradually
became noised abroad Cattlebeeders began to import
Them into England and finally into this country Fear
full that the breed Jersey would
be injured ny the importation in the island Of inferior
stock. the British Government early passed law forbid
ding any cattle to be carried into the island for 100
years.
The importation OF Jerseys this country began
1885, the principal importers being Thomas Molly of
Boston and Colonel Tantor Of Hartford Just pre- vous
10 the year 1860 demand sprang up in England for
Jerseys handsomely marked with black points, to be
terests the breeders OF Jersey began to give all their
attention to producing animals that we're handsomely
marked Cattle brought from the northwes side
OF the island where the prettier but not 80
good producers OF milk and mixed with those OF the best
sort on the eastern s0 Ihe result the deer0ra
ton OF the breed and those cattle Imported this
try between 1850 and 1870 were OF Inferior grade TO
those brought here before and since Those imported
the past five by T. s. Cooper and others have been
quite equal to the original stock
The cattle OF the Jersey blood bred In this country
said to be fully equal in all points OF excellence 20 those
imported There In the United States imported
animals that formerly the most celebrated IL the
Island OF Jersey most of those bred here OF the
very beat Jersey blood There at the present time
In this country 1900 Jerseys or these from 5000 20
3. 900 imported animals There are many large and
well-khown herds j. A. Walker. of Worcester Mass,
has herd Of 900 animals descendants OF the importa
tons previous to 1860 One Of the most valuable herbs
consists OF 100 animals Colonel RUSSELL of Boston, has
recently got together herd of the most beautiful and
most ptnsive apimals In the country. Theodore A.
Hayemeyer OF this city, has at his farm at Mountainside.
~ j. very large and valuable herd OF imported anil
mails association OF those interested In the breeding
OF Jersey CATTLE called the Jersey Cattle Club. keeps
a record OF all the animals OF Jersey blood born In or
brought into the country Some OF the strains OF blood
most highly priced the Coomassie, Alphea Eurotas
and Darlington Enormous prices are paid for animals
Of these strains The COW Royal Princess recently
bought by Mr. Shoemaker, OF Baltimore for $4,000.
ago for $4,000 The rell-known bull Pedro was sold
10y Miller and Sbley 10 T. s. Cooper the inn 0rter, for
$4,000 cash very long SINCE and three-yearold
son OF Eurotas brought So, 500