The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-30
RuIIER-PRopuclNe IERsEYs.
Their Good Points Brought Out by the In
diana Breeders' Association.


diana Breeders' Association.
One OF the best, wide-awake societies that
ever convened in the state agricultural rooms
met there Wednesday. 1t was the Indiana Jer-
sey Cattle-breeders association. Every one
present, in the slang of the day, had Jersey
COW on the brain; and well they may, for il APP
appears that there is no finer COW in existence
than the Jersey She is a little, dspper animal,
and might be said to be mint. If she is not Il
mint however, she rs still handsome, and then,
also, no other COW can compete with her IN
giving milk, from which the finest OF creamery
butter is made. \ reporter, listening to the
glowing praise of the jersey from the members
of the society. thought of little ditty, learned
in former days, which began
Ii had a COW that gave such milk,
I'd clOthe her in the finest silk;
I'd give her hay three times day
And milk her about every hiteen minutes
or words to that effect.
DIR. Voyles OF Crandall said in an address
that the jersey cow was designed by nature 70
teach the world TO like good butter. Upon this
point many in the society gave their views.
Good butter has in recent years been growing
to be great stranger in many communities by
reason OF the inventive genius or the age that
has produced OleO Several of the members
gave a back-handed stab at ''iat-stock shows"
in Chicago and elsewhere. The members gave
the impression that TO the best of their belief
OleOmargarne shows. OleO is made from the
fat of fat animals and when one knows that
the OleOmargarine people all attend these shows
and bring samples OF their manufactures, and
that Jersey cattle people do not attend them,
il is not impossible to see the point. The men,
bers OF the society are unanimously opposed
TO cleo and suggest that il should be cOlOred
red or some other rainbow color in order to
distinguish il from the genuine article. The
society wants more severe laws on the subject.
H. l. 4 #ND..
subject of breeding. lie believes that the
human race would he much improved by intel
lIgent and systematic breeding the same as the
bovine race can. In regard to the breeding OF
Jerseys the society may be put down as adverse
TO breeding for style or fashion. For n while it
was a care TO breed for solid colOrs, but now
that is changing, and little white spot on the
nose does not depreciate the value OF the AMI
NAL as much as il once did. Jerseys are being
bred for the milk they produce. The meat OF
q Jersey makes splendid steak, but as good
Jersey is lean, Jerseys are not reared for the
siaughter-hOuse.
Prof. T. g. Short Of the Wisconsin expert
ment station, in some remarks to the society,
told of the methods OF testing milk and cream.
What kind OF milk is produced depends a
great deal on the food given. Certain quanti-
ties OF certain feed produced rich milk with
cream full of fat. This kind or cream pro-
duced the most and the best butter. During the
debate on his paper the subject of cutting of the
horns OF bulls was debated. DR.. NOyles
stated that there was always sure to be boss
In a herd as among crowd OF people there
are always several bosses. In order to pre-
vent bull-fghts and goring episodes, it was
necessary sometimes to cut off the horns OF the
bull. In that case there would always be
another boss ready TO take the first ones
place.
Mrs. Kate VI. Busick OF Wabash was one of
the most enthusiastic members present She
knew more about Jerseys than anyone else not
excepting Prof. Short, and she proved II too
by what she told the gentlemen. None of
them could equal her in the knowledge OF the
Jersey or in the manner of telling such
knowledge. She possesses in her own right
fifty Jersey cows, which are worth 81 900 each.
She first read an essay entitled "Our Jersey"
This paper was one of the best written papers
ever read in the agricultural board rooms.
1t told of the origin and birth of the Jersey in
language of true literary merit. Mrs BuSick
has spoken at numerous society meetings and
is considered quite writer
paper hy Mr.. John Boyd of Chicago on
Aromatic Butter, Automatically Produced"
read. President ID. IL. Jenkins, IN his
annual address, gave the principal events of
importance in the past year in the jersey
world. The highest price paid for Jersey
last year was sos IN Tennessee. At the Ten
nessee fair fourteen Jerseys were tested at
public trial and the records made were excel
lent. The highest record by any Jersey is that
of AlbiOn's Belle, which produced 33l3
pounds in one week. During the year ninety
two cows produced above the fourteen-pO
mark. Twelve produced twenty pounds per
week. Ii might be stated here that the highest
price ever obtained for a Jersey was over
$4,000.
The following officers were elected: Presi-
dent. D. ii. Jenkins; vice-president DR.. NOyles;
secretary, w. {. SmOck, treasurer, ii. ii. Gre
craft.
The board of directors consists OF Mrs. Kate
NJ. Busck, DIR. Cochran, A. +. Taylor, J. W.
Sliger, c. {. Crockett, Peter Raab and Capt. c.
b. Jackson
A one-dollar fee was collected from the mem
bers The society adjourned sine die.
One thing noteworthy about this society is
the number of city people belonging to it. In
yesterdays session there were DIR. Ritter,
Banker I. p. Haughey. Jesse Adams, Judge
Martindale and others. The banquet was
dropped from the program.