The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-23


taken in Jersey stock in Utah OF late
uoors Having visited the beaua-
fnl little island OF Jersey durng
the month of August last, and realzlng
the interest which has been felt IN 1nat
directlon. availed myself of the pleas
pre Of visiting some of the best breeders
If the aboye-named stock, with a view
20 Obtain and import speciments Oh Vne
choicest and most valuable OF the xmas
raised on the Island The specimens
ooneist of one male and two of the fem
mine gender. Scipio IS the males name
He took the first prize and sold for
$1,000. Breeder, F Peoie, Esq
La Faver, st. Mlry's jersey: I1is
animal possesses the hecEssut Jol,;etr,y
- noints. claims an excellent registry
and is beautiful IN appearNal AN > %!
TeytIs Khedive's Primrose, No. ~, -
y r. second, first prize; Mr; y T.
Davey, proprietor, East View, TRINITY
Iorsey She sold for 81, 600. she is COZ
S;dared a beauty. The third IS Devery3
p s, 78l. II. c.; first prize d. b, ana
11haijenoe Cup r. T. a. S, 1884; flTst
nr;1e ST Peters and sweepstakes over
HE club: first prize St. Aary's ano.S1.
ovens. May. 1884. This one mas the 5
appearance OF being by lar tne pest
T6ilker,y her skin is very yeifoW..a
Golden color: her horns couple, 5alse
and extend forward; oroaq neau
between the eyes, ana ioF as
y cavity to the centre; in c9ler, as
Tsnai cream or yellow, with dark
shades and some light colors. but mostly
of yellow cast. The breed IS universally
small and rather shabby; mix very
rich and of yellowish color, but NOT Oh
great quantity. -. po,,
WiifaTp Alexander, proprietor, Goyey,
Jersey. also. Mr.. LeBls9ca, TRINITY
Jersey both OF thea good breeders ana
LARGELY interested, they pointed OUT
some of their best COWS fesItIiiS "
one. the latter said There one l nave
refused 600 for, bat t'ae next oii C.
which the miIkrnaid was ,GilllRg at Il
N. on the 18th Hlt.-aathougn laI tne
bes4 butter cow-she Is producing iour-
teen Tsn,as each week-she would moi
sell 10 you Americans fer near as Inuci
as the FIRST named. You do not get oul
hest mixers, but yeu pirk'out the yer!
nre;tv ones. and the pretty ones are NO 1S
always the best by lar Re9ple Senersil.
have to nav for beauty" There IS con
siderable complaint for HEsna OF pun
chasers recently, hence a pretty GOO
supplv is on hand. AS almeI every on
who pnSsesseS land keeps Ggld Dreeu
high-blo0ded, registered stock, Whlcl
are staked out mostly, Ii Is not unconl
mon to see the milkIRaid lea'ilng tire
and sometimes. four ct the 3utie beasts
and thew seenl-both nlasterand anlmi
TO understand their business, an
being thus often handled, the
seem to be perfectly submissive an
tame. each one seeals to know II
stall in the stable and is invariably tie
up. 1t is not uncommon to4znd Pateht
OF Jucerne and red clover on the 1sian'
on which the cows feed Beth -appei
to thrive very well, but the corner III
as well as in Utah. /,
| was very much amused TO see Il
interest with which daughter OF NJ
Alexander, Mary Ann, took i'll the Gov
and their care She very mach ente
tanned US, not only showing Us aroun
Init took US a short walk to Mont y
gueil Castle, about three or feur mil
from ST. Heller, and connected with 4
thriving village OF GroYille, surround
hy orchards, pastures and gardens. Fro
their beautiful residence sEye passe
down a beautiful avenue by the churc
and, striking through woo
land
tanned a sudden prospect of the ocea
with Mont Orguil Castle, on its pro
and PERCEPTIONS rock, connected vi
the mainland by.a narrow isthullls a
lined on either side by massive wal
Though no longer occupied as afoTtre
it retains a military aspect, and
hoary battlements and ivy-strand
walls combine 10 form majestic a
impressive ruin. 1t Is supposed te. ha
been founded by the Romans.
Mont orguil Castle is LOFTY Pile,
Within the eastern part of Jersey Isle:
Seated upon rock full large a12d high,
Near to sandy bay. where boats do rice,
Within peere, safe fTola hotu Willis
tide;
After this interesting walk, view
some of the most lovely portionS,of
island; with many thanks to the "
interesting Miss Alexander (who by
way is a cousin to my wife), We return
to be refreshed with some OF the ri
milk of the COWS that We have bt
writing about, which is the rich
except goats milk that ever dral
Large numbers of the Jersey cal
are exported every year to Amer
where they bring enerEaou
long and of the purest b
blood in the herd book of the lo'
Roysl Agricultural Society. The av
age quantity OF milk yielded by one
these animals equals more than
pound OF butter daily throughout
year, or about eight quarts of milk
summer
After lunch, Mr. Alexander anC
visited the harvesters, who were TAX
down the best piece of wheat that b
had the pleasure of seeing either
England or Jersey; it would yield 81
bushels per acre. He informed me t
the farm contained about twenty
acres and that he paid an annual reT
Of "a to the verge, two and one-t
verges to the acre, making f10 for
rent of each acre, or about $50.
asked our host how he could pay
large price for land, with only 81
bushels of wheat to the acreP He
piled, "There is the straw, that is wo
"a to E6 per ton. and we only II
wheat TO change the land. Potatoes
our best crop, which NE plant in ia
ary, clear the ground and raise the
ond crop. turnips. mangels, etc. {
potatoes being in the market early,
command good prices. ABOUT II
tons were exported in 1888 !.
the English markets, some e1
steamboats, being put eD dul