Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-10-03
COWS AND Gown
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Wh.a suft urerr sisrJ,-i on the plat
I fafu this rlaruinr Sgt 10 b. faced On
7 auii.eurs ~ 80 dairyunen ani farmers q
I a. siafa surh an audiencs hai never
I i.afflrs been aean un tha Minuesuta STATE fair
I rruuuis ny ths siis II the superiutend
/ ent sfls-i e bsauiiful Gusrusey thorough
| bred Whitefars fruri the hsrd Owned by
I President e. iillshury. shich b 90 The
/ fair fnr snhiatinn sna pa fur q premium
| rautssi. e. NJ rllsilury "A uot vish b.
enter sisrrk that b. felt uii ght take 60 e~p
siaks afaiusi the entrirs II hrer,lsrs. TIE
I Nuerussy resruisirs Jersey slriev hat.
thaurh larger and ~ yeiiav hue There
ars lut fsu - them in The state
I'VE stand here triay after bot eight ~
tsu yrars ~ iut.nireut dairy hrrsslinr
sad Snpt lrrrE We make our butter
/ fruiu i,s-f cattle and our beef from dairy
/ cattle anl under this condition ~ things
% b. wunierful that ue 80 as gJ-rl results
~ us d. THIS clniliti1n ~ things arcuuuts
/ fur very many Instance of the failure ~
iarrners to make dairies pay-thsy have tno
MANY deaihcaia in the dairy
Then Suff Nrrrr turned b. the cos 90
| be- side She uas gentle. uot nervuus, a
/ favorable Indication 90 begin 9Th How
vas a farmer b. Judge whether q cos vould
prove a rrvui halter maker i.nrk ~ the
eye b. b foil and srts uut uell. favorable
mark rass o. the shoulder. sre that the
rib are not tluse together, aud then make
che most important test q all-eramins the
uddsr Dos Il run veil up the legs Has
q elasticity, and can u h. pulled out Ike q
webb, With ea-e 70 - the test vould b.
deridedly favorable Then Mr. Gregg ~.
0 II. al "A a.. D
out. u diint make much difference abuut
the horns The udder behind was very
elastic aud passing ~ the fore udder Il was
round and ful The large vein running
along the belly from the udder was extended
well up. aud the aperture at the termina
ton was large. These we're the essential
features The cow ON the platform could
be set down ~ a most profitable dairy COW.
AMI the closest test would prove u.
In what respect does the mich COW dif
fer from the hesf cow e. asked Gov Pills
bury, who was IN the audience Wouldn't
Il be- a good idea % bring IN beef COW in
order that the difference may be seen T.
That is an excellent suggestion, said
Supt Gregg, and he sent for full blood
Hereford from the Cosgrove herd.
Atwo year old heifer was brought in She
was not particularly pleasing in appearance,
stlhll anu Irregular IN form
IL venture TO say that a great many
farmers in this audience would reject this
heifer at a sale. They would Judge entire
ly by the eye, and not from any practical
knowledge Of her merits Let us look at
her, said the superintendent.
Then the test began The eye set well
out of the head, the ribs spread WELL the
rear udder ran well up and was as elastic
rs rubber, the fore udder was round aud
full, the vein was well extended The
farmers caught the point at once, and the
greatest interest was manifested.
THAT heifer will make grand mixer
said the superintendent. See what she
will be when fully developed. Notice the
splendid udder, how elastic and full it is.
This is her first year in milk, and yet her
record Is 10 pounds of butter "a week She
is a great little COW"
The Hereford was then brought into the
hall-a big, round, handsome animal.
81 would just as quickly expect hen to
swim as that COW to he persistent mixer
said Supt Gregg, aud everybody laughed
"Why See the eye, close not projecting;
the ribs, see how close they are the udder,
no udder at all. Look at that, and the
superintendent pulled at the rear udder
with scarcely any yielding of it. See the
fore udder. none at all But look at the
beef qualities, and the speaker pointed at
the round, fat quarters, the plump sides,
which beef men say contains the value of
the animal, but which we're of no value in
the dairy COW.
Owe farmed it for 20 years, but | never
thought of these points, remarked farm
er. i've learned more here this morning
about dairying than | ever knew before,
and I'm going home to weed out my dairy.
The difference in cattle is plain when once
pointed out The state fair has paid me
this time, but it never did before"