The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-01-26
100 POUNDS A MONTH.
We Can Have Cows in Wake to Yield
this much Butter.

We Can Have Cows in Wake to Yield
this much Butter.
Fine cattle are the coming thing, and
we must have them. In Wake Maj. John
NJ. Crenshaw. of Forestville, last Novem-
Der purchased Violet Alphea. No. 23.672.
American Jersey Cattle Club, a heifer Of
solid gray fawn, with a spot on each shout
der, dropped August l, 1883. She has the
blood of the great bull Rex 1880 Albert,
Jerry 15) who has more than forty des-
cendants, with record OF IA to 25 pounds
of butter in seven days; Rajah, Saturn.
Splendid. Monarch, York, imported Pansy
9th. a Is pound COW. Violet Alphea Is
great granddaughter Of Alphea who milk
ed as high as &c quarts day and produced
butter at the rate Of "a! pounds in seven
days. She was bred by DR.. A. D. New
ell, New Brunswick. n. j., from whom
Maj. Crenshaw bought her last November.
More recently Maj. Cren.haw purchased
Araspes No. 1884 A. j. c. c. dropped
April 6, 1882. This hefer is solid light
lemon, black tail aud tongue She was
bred by Mr.. John Brooks, OF Princeton.
Mass, from whom Maj. Crenshaw bought
her Dec. 10, 1888. Her sire is Sigtryg (re-
gstered number 4045l and her dam Arlette
(9779.)
There is a probability that those who as
sociate with scrub cattle will not read this
record with other emotions than amaze
ment. But it means better butter and
more of it. Maj. Crenshaw gave fabulous
prices for these cattle-he had to give fab
ulous prices because they are registered.
The only way to do a good thing is to
leave no doubts in the doing. These heif-
ers NJ can the ultimate Punishment of scrub
stock, and their enterprising owner takes
such pride in them that he will make a
good many more people enthusiasts.
After all, it is better to be suspected of
insanity about good cows than about
worthless dogs.
GOOD CATTLE IN BUNCOMBE.
go C' in the Asheuille Citizen.
I suppose that there are more stock in
this part of the county than any other, in
proportion to the size of the valley. Be-
tween $4 900 and $1,000 worth of cattle
sold from the valley during the past sea-
son. | have sold s., $50 worth. and there
have been enough sold that did not pass
of 1900. / will give you statement of
some sales of one year old steers raised by
Mr.. H. A. Luther, and Deputy Sheriff
from this part of the county. [ paid him
| $40 per head for them, and sold them the
some day, and got good pay for my time.
These cattle had only touch of good
| blood in them so you see it pays to have
good stock. / sold to the same man five
| head of full blooded scrubs at $l2 per head,
and he complained at the price. They
| were two years old, one year older than
the 800 cattle.
Now, there is money in cattle as well AS
| in tobacco. Mr.. Luther could have bought
these five calves last Fall for 81 per head,
which would make 500, and he could have
fed them for $40 more, making $40 in all
until grass came thus giving him $50 for
! the grass the five calves eat, which would
be the interest on 81 900 dollars for one
year he has made on his $40 and his
grass. So you see that raising of good
stock will pay. If more of our farmers
| would manage and work together, in ten
! years we could have all our cattle in the
country with trace of good blood in
them. Let two or three good men in each
township get a good bull and patron ize
each other, and they will see great change
in ten years. And let all of our farmers
try to have grass enough to keep five head
| Of steers for the market. Let them not
be afraid but that they can sell them for a
good price.
| Hickory Nuts.
| Special Correspondence of the Chronicle.
HICKORY, n. c., Jan 15.-If the cores.
pondent of the Charleston Neaos and Cou-
rier who INDUCED in ridicule of our citi
| Zcns will visit us, we will meet him with
an outstrelched hand of welcome, and
with that cordiality which is one Of oul
characteristics; and we will take pleasure
| in escortng him around amid the clash
and jar of our busy industries, and wher
his stay here is finished we feel assured
that there will be no hesitancy in his ready
and willing concurrence with all which we
now say of our little city of less than fit
teen years growth and with a population
numbering more than fifteen hundred in
habitants. Our location as a summer an(
health resort, our mammoth manufactur
ing enterprises, our vast and varied agri
cultural wealth, our educational institu
tions-everything from our wagons to ou
cabbages make old CataWba the banne
county yet
And we are branching out. The Hicko
ry Amateur Club lately distinguished it
self, and we discovered that we had talen
for the stage that also suggests banners
, In the play Among the Breakers" Mr.
Fred. S. Hill, Mr.. J. A. Martin, Mr.. j. c
Martin, Mr.. E. V. Jones, Miss Gertrud
J Williamson, Miss Ada Schenck, Miss Cal
rie Walker, and Miss Maggie Walker CAV
, the play with such skill and delight tina
it will be repeated at an early day. L
the President of the Club, Mrs. 0. n
Royster, great credit is due.
5 And so we 90 forward in paths OF prof
and of pleasure. G..
t Does it Pay? Read This!
9 From the iSyatesUiue Landmark.
e The Statesville Manufacturing Comp:
5 ny received an order few days ago frol
e Portland, Oregon. Mr.. w. NJ. Coffin il
r formed us that since the Boston Expos
a ton, where the Statesville Manufacturing
i Company made an excellent exhibit, the
have received many letters from Norther
and Western men who saw it, and he
!! sure his company will reap large benefi
from the display which it made there. Or
individual in Connecticut has made prop
# sitions to take all the goods the compan
{ can turn out. They are now workin
IS about twenty-eight men, and propose
&c put in a lathe in a short time and turn Of