Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-01-07
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synopsis of the business done by the Rocky
Ridge cheese factory, and the increase Of
number of gallons of milk used each month
since its opening for business. 1t would i'll
| deed be interesting reading to those of ia
who are away from the factory, to have said
correspondent give us a full detailed account
of its operations, First what Is the kind OF
milk used-thut is-frcsh MIXED, or skim
mcd-prlce paid per gallon or pound.
Process of manufacture. capacity Of fac
tory, when the cheese are fit for market,
where marketed
The account given of the amount of milk
consumed for the month Of Nov, G0,00O, Gf
remember aright) suggcsts to my mind
one important necessity Of Me farmers who
are patrons to this industr!.
They must grade up to n.:". The advanta-
gcs opened up by these cnterpri,ing young
men.
The scrub COW that your great grand faith
crs bred and whose lineal descendants are
strongly marked by their ancestors, even
down through the fourth generation, may
no, he the best for your pockctbooks now,
that Il good market for milk is at your very
do II. You want grade who" chaiactcris-
tic rs milk producing, and there are several
! varieties, or breeds tilat can be relied upon
FIRST, una ucstonahly for q nifty stands the
IIols,cins, or Dutch Erie, "a These are
natives of Scotland, whose 'oplc | need not
tell you anything about Il, Aairymen, and
how they house their catt, ven in apart
mcnts adjoining their own living apartments
The color OF these cattle 30 U"jlornIy, black
and white spotted, BLACK G-G"lly prevailing.
In size aged bulls VIII wt ii any where
from l 400 to 2, 900 and COWS from 1000 to
| GOO lbs. You will see i. glance that
when done with ~ miNrr-, tn"n can be fat
tened to market with p nty of size. Any
enicrprising farmer who would invest in a
pair of these calves could almost be certain
of a good, safe, permanent investment The
pure bred COW would keep up the pure stock
for crossing with your n;t.ye COWS. Second
to none in many respects, and only IN an &c
casional, | would recommend the Short
Horn, or AZ some put it, Durhams.
We have them here more pIcnttul than
YOU have scrubs, hence | kno" whereof |
write They stand the peer OF any living
breed for beet In size the bulls range any
where from 800 to 5000 lbs at full matur-
ity, and have seen not a few c"ws weigh
2,O0G lbs, bat as 4 rule the average Short
Horn COW weighs about 600 Us IN flesh.
Many of them are excellent milkcIs a. to
quantity as well rs quality, while their calves
grow up rapidly and consequently can soon
be turned into money.
The man among you who would purchase
a pair of these cattle, would do your farmer
friends untold benefit, in growing up grade
that would give fine size as we'll rs plenty of
milk A good male Short Horn kept i'll
your ne; yhhorlood ami bred at a reasonable
service ny your farmers, wouil soon pay his
way for MS owner and leave lis mark SO in
dclby stamped on his postcrity, that your
children to the fourth generation could dis
Germ it. But am not to he understood as
utl)IFCdllllS YOU SUM nv v CIV ih'i''
worthy exceptions, but the rule J.. there are
too many scrubs with you and many palm'd
of for pure Dlrhams. whose ped yrccs new
err rracel the back Of \ Herd Book, much
less its pages.
What YOU want is to know you breed to
something pure bred itself even if to you the
price seems enormous, it is sure money to
you in the end.
am not writing in the interest OF either
IIostcns or Short Iorns personally. l new
err owned IIDlscm, and wn,lc ! have Tie
after as well as one Jersey have none Tor
sale, but l would gladly answer any private
correspondence concerning either and ASSIST
you all | could to purchase.
These are Christmas times, Dec. 70, and
We had just enough snow ~ tnl yesterday
morning to call it u white Christmas, and
Just enough sunshine about noon, over the
orchards, to insure fruit crop next year, so
says the cd prophets.
The close of the year will bring forth thro
our various literary channels, many culogles
on our illustrious dead of 1855.
Great military men, eminent divnes,
Kings and Potcntates Philosophers, Elk
porcrs, Scientists, learned literary men, and
a great railroad King.
Each will receive his full share of laudlts
from his admirers standpoint. have just
, been thinking how many noble, illustrous
heroes, both in civil and military life have
gone down unsung.
How many who bore the heat and burden
of some great battle during our past dread
full war, has at last surrer Tered to DEATH
whose name is known only 10 his friends
and yet he was one who h lped make some
of our Generals Great. | naturally cling to
the memories of which l am most familiar,
the heroes of the old 9th Md
Men who in the very prime of manhood,
and in the pride of their patriotism were
mangled and torn, died away from home and
friends, many Of them even denied the right
of burial these all helped to make our GenPs
Great. I wish had the old 6th's death roll
before me now, Memory cant recall names