Smyrna times., 1889-09-18
WHOLE NO. 1882.
Delaware Cattle Breeding.
OBJECTION IN WHICH PENINSULA
FARMERS CAN MAKE so PER CENT
ON THEIR INVFSTATENr1,s

ON THEIR INVESTMENTS
While patiently awaiting Thursday
at the Wilmington Fair, the long
promised cattle premium awards q
number of Delaware CATTLE braoSors
got into conversation upon the enbioot
luiaIuralIy uppermOst in their minds. of
:ne Improvement of the strain of stock
IA IA this state. Some favored the Jersey
Dreed, others the Ayrshires and still
ot1ers the Holstein Friesian. The
Juuge OF the last mentioned cIass
Alonzo Bradley of Massachusetts con.
sidered the exhibit of Holstein Fria.
SLAMS by Delaware cattle men at tbis
Ialr as highly cOmmendable. He snolro
very complimentary to the reporter of
the splendid HOlstein bull, Delaware
IN Cne exhibit of Nelson Warren. Mr.
DraGley saw no reason why this state
would not be most favorable To the
development of that class of CATTLE
Judge" the reporter inquired. "What
Is Ihe correct name for those animaIq
ho!steIns, or HOlstein- Friesians9
notice that the breeders use the
TWO names indifferently."
common usage allows either
AIthough the term Holstein is I'm.
doubtedly wrong and the command
word only partially so. Friesian is the
proper name if people would onIv nse
~ ~, nolSteln Is many miles away from
tne pace were these cattle are OBJ
Ial1ed which Is in Holland. l was in
holsteln last year and in one of the
cattle stables there l saw l25 cattle
ihey were of all cOlors. The truth ia
the Holsten is not the uniform blacL
ana white as we look for under that
name herd"
Inc reporter suggested in view of
Ihe recent common complaints of Nau,
castle farmers that they cannot maks
living at agricultural business. this
IN addition to the further cOmniaint of
peach growers of the increasing deteri-
Oratlon OF peach orchards and the
prospect, according to Prof. Smith of
lover, OF the gradual extinction of
Peach growing on the Delaware PEN
lnsuIa-that it would be well for the
growers and farmers to turn their at.
tentlon to fine cattle breeding if that
could be shown to pay.
Nelson Warren of Newark. said in
his opinion HOlstein breeding is tho
pest ior Delaware. Any farmer can
clear 5O per cent on his investment i'm
Ihat class of fine cattle. He claims
mat the HOlsteins are replacing grade
Guernseys and Jerseys in MANY direc-
uons. Holsteins do well in all eli
mates. They thrive in Archangel in
\ orthern Russia, on the confines of
Che Arctic circle, and are the stand.
ara cattle in the zone of st. Petersburg.
In Texas they withstand the Texas
lGVer and are growing rapidly in favor
mere. They have proved success in
Inc sub-tropical Argentine Republio
only month ago large shipment of
Them was sent there from Cbautaunna
New York. N'
But how do you prove" the renor-
Ter asked, that such rich possibilities
IS margin of 80 per cent. on an in
'estment offer to the Delaware farmer-n
Here's the proof have given NV
'Ulenllon Tor the past five years to this
Particular strain of HOlstein- Friesian.
PAID 5000 cash for Marchioness.
laughter of Valley Beauty I'd,
made exactly 1921 in milk, butter and
an from her last year. What do vou
9lnk OF that? On my imported COW.
iarcla Arthur, which cost me $3.50 as
2-years-old, l was repaid for twelve
months, up to July last, by exact rec
'Iu OF all income on her, the sum of
24i 90 for milk, butter and calf!
want to know why" continued
lr. Warren, "Our farmers don't breed
me stock. They need not starye or
I'VE IN the hand-to-mOuth wav manv
+ them do if they would only make
ne eiIort to help themselves. To still
lr'her prove my so per cent on invest
lent statement l would sell none of
ny HO'steln- -Friesian calves (Of 2 or 8
,eeks oldl for less than $50. I'd ask
lou Tor some of them. And get nv
rlces too. o."-ECery Evening.