San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-11-16
ghe Daily Eight.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER. l6. 1888.
BURNAp'S FAMOUS JERSEYS.

Mr., l.. S. Burnap. of Hutto, Williamson
county. dairy editor of the Texas Stockman,
has on the ground herd of seven thorough
bred Jerseys and one grade heifer two years
old mo. 81 that are the observed of all observ-
ers. These animals are the descendants of the
ALBERT" A, "Pansy" s, and Mcclellan stock,
headed by toledo" No. e:65 and Nellie of
Brushy, No. GJ92; and of Prince of Brushy No.
1867 and COW combining the best blood of
Jersey and pure American bred Jersey stock.
The herd now on exhibition is headed by
Live Oak of Brushy, No. 1876 and Fawn
Nellie of Brushy No. 3o2c3 Live Oak Is the
markable animals pever entered in herd
book, having record of six hundred pounds
of butter in 20 consecutive days, and one
hundred and seventy-tve pounds OF butter in
10 consecutive days after dropping her son
Live Oak. Before she was ten years old she
had dropped ten calves, equally divided as to
sex and Of these Mr.. Burnap retains all but
three in his herd. Live Oak is a magnificent
animal and had he been Massachusetts bred
would have sold for $500 Mr.. Burnap will
sell him for SEQ to Texas parties only, as he
is not willing that his services should be lost
here is perhaps the richest butter COW in all
Texas. hayIng record OF one pound of butter
to eight and eight ninths pounds OF milk and
she is not yet three years old This hefer has
lowered the quantity from an average of nine
and bali, which placed her fOrty-trst upon
the list. to her present average as above given,
and which rates her thirty T. Il tn in Iauk among
the butter producing animals according to
average rating quantity. Another, a two year
old, has q record of one pound of butter to
eleven pounds of milk, ard so on down to an
average of fourteen.
grade COW of this herd, sold last March to
go to Monterey, Mexico, had record of 3,225
Ills pounds OF milk and 20l15 pounds OF butter
in SO consecutive days, commencing December
3rd, 1887. Many mem bers of this daily herd
have yielded ttirty-eight pounds of milk and
upward daily for successive months.
Mr.. Burnap's herd is pre-eminently dairy
herd, ard his butter has called forth the most
unqualified praise from such high authority
as Governor Board, OF Wisconsin, one of the
best butter judges in the West, who says that
himself and Jerseys were elected governor.
Tuis is the fifth time that this herd has been
exhibited and every time they have taken ali
the premiums for Jerseys that were in sight.
The obiec, ION made to Jerseys that they are
not profitable for beef and SO by Inference ur-
profitable IN Texas was amusirglv illustrated
at Taylor, where a beef grower of Texas was
bOasting of his three year old S,eers tOr which
he could Jake SO. and belt ling the Jerseys
as of no account. Nj. Burnap produced the
feures show him that 10 three years milk
ing one OF his jersey heifers would produce
tutJCr enough to tly carload OF tnree year
old steers ut $?j per lead. 1t was a Lmper
to the mere beef RrOwer.
Rurlap's Jerseys are III center of crowd
of sdmirers, particularly no iceable among
which are the number OF ladies', all interested
in butt and Jerseys.