Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-04-12
A Few Years Experience With Three
Jerseys.
BY A VIRGlNIA TARMER.

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Jerseys, all pedigree stock. A bull,
"Blanco $780," heifer and heifer
calf. Ihad the two last registered in
A. j. G. G. as "Spot of Spring Hill
1882 and Caroline of Spring Hill
14700." These Jerseys were turned
in with my Shorthorn cattle and so re,
NAMED all of next winter, faring as
they did, only little worse, as they
were smaller. In the Spring of 1882
they went into pasture in quite as good
condition as the Shorthorns. On the
LIST of September, 1882, Spot dropped
a H. C.,o the Sd of July 1883, she
dropped another H. @. She has been
in full flow of milk since birth of first
calf. These two calves were sold last
Fall respectively for 5000 and $780,"
One of them has since sold for 1925
Spot is now four years old. In calf
by my imported Jersey bull express"
and due to calf on the 2Sth Of April,
1884. Caroline" dropped heller
calf on the 18th of April, 1888. Reg.
istered Bonnie Of Spring Hill 236S1,"
on 9th of December. This calf is
worth $4,000. Caroline is three years
old this month, and in milk. She is
due to calve by Express" in March
next. ...,. #"s r.uoa'
Now to be practical. Do Jerseys
payP Your readers can answer this
question by solution of the following
problem: What is the value of any
cow that from the 1st of September
1882, to the 2Sth of April, 1883, in>
elusive, has brought and probably will
bring three calves at prices above
named, to which may be added her
milk and butter? Again, Jerseys are
good breeders (the besD. They also
breed for many years. Assume that
"Spot" will probably bring eight to
ten more calves. Take the two sold
as an approximate standard of the
value of all, and what will be the APP
proximate net profit on these calves.
The breeders in the Valley of thor
oughbred Shorthorns can easily solve
this problem. A gentleman in Hen
rico County, who raises the best horses
in the world (real blue bloods), can
answer it, although not Jersey or
cattle man. Again. | do not expect
to sell another calf from Spot or Caro-
line at above prices. Why? Because
Jerseys are steadily advancing in price.
Secondly, they will be served to the
very cream of "blue bloods."
Having satisfied my curiosity; hav.
ing experimentally discovered that
Jerseys are not "humbugs;" having de-
rived from Spot and Caroline much
comfort by way of superior milk and
butter; and having in my judgment
received enough of profit from then
to satisfy any reasonable farmer, /
made arrangements with Messrs, A. P
u M. B. Rowe, of Fredericksburg, tC
run cooperative Jersey farm.
Here during the Spring and Fall o
1883 my herd was increased to thirty
breeding registered cows and heifers
After reserving from the heifer calve
such as we wanted, the rest, six il
number, were sold last Fall at from
to 8 months old for 5000. The B. G
did not bring so much. These are tn
beginning; the first fruits Of my herd
Butter.-With no other dairy ar
rangement than that for my family
the proceeds of sale of butter for 1873
exceeded my expectations. For 1884
in January Can unfavorable monthly,
shipped 144 pounds of butter to Rich
mond at 40 cents per pound (not print
ed). This butter yield is the resul
after the calves are supplied from thei
mothers. My calves are not raised o
skinned milk or Cruel.
From "Blanco" also obtained
number of grades, Jerseys and Shor1
horns. They have not been sole
Hence | am unable to state profit frOl
this source.
am induced to write this, becaus
in the February number of your Walt
able paper | did not read one lin
about Jerseys" whereas the agricu
tural papers north, west, and eve
south of Virginia, are filled with lie
tiers and statements about butter yielC
ing COWS, particularly about the Je
Seys, the queen of them all. Agar
the demand in the States south of vi
ginia has never been equaled befor
Again, Virginia is a middle State, b
tween the extremes of temperatu
and free from the sudden changes
the West. She mere nearly approac
es the climate of their "Channel Isles
Why then being the best of the Stat
for raising Jerseys, is she not the fiji
to supply the growing demand f
them?
JOHN WASHINGTON.
Spring Hill, Feb. 4, 1884.