Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-22
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>am- time la Jauairy. l>sl, I wrote
m auici~ on pahllc ani private tcsis, In
the Rr,.slcrs' Gasettr. in which ! claln-
"a they az ot no value to the general
tlairtmtu, snd 90 illustrate, ! touched on
10. Iloi.icin.frr.isn br-,,l. to which an
Iowa br,,sier II llol.t~in cattle replies,
aud says:
"Ths GaFettc accori. Nounksr too
much honor by calling him practical
d.lr,man, which he l. not. ="
I have learned mV cNp~fieuc" hy set
ual hirl work. white nay worthy em-
ployer Ia. obtained hi. by .itiing In hi.
of'ire and reading Il from the gifted p"n.
20 oth.fs. Nv experience hts taught
me that thsr- .. much to bc learned Ia
th~ dairy hu.ine.s. ani I have l"irn~i
that the llolst-ln coN !. great quantiiy
mllket beat - the very poorcst quality
for butter, sn that l. wherr claim the
jersey coN l. Car her superior for the
dairy. a. nv experience has proven Ia
ne. ln NV own dairy, whsrr ! hay"
lIolstein grade. aud jersey gri,les, While
thc llol.trin grade l. the pOorrst butter
COW have. the Jersey |. the b"si, ani
the stock from the Jersey L. as valuable
for l.,f a.. the llol.tcin, ani l. preferred
by fe.slers.
A. the IIol.trin. mature, theV grow
rough aud arc hsrl kc.p.rs aud feeders,
and Nhen they .-ll Ia Chicago. do not
ssll With the grade steers. The Jersey
l. not a bc-f snlm,l, bat Will make fair
selling steer az lc.. cost.
M worthy friend aud brc~lcr of ilol-
sirln cattle say. Il I. too late In the day
Co cry poor milk from the ilolst-ln brec'i,
anil u fall. very che.tnutty.
would like to ask II ~ 10 20 lb-. of
milk Ia make pound ~ butter IL very
rich milk ! .ay any brc-d of COW.
whose milk take. more than - to -
lb.. for one pound ~ butter, u q poor
breed and 4. deserving ~ the name of
sklm milk breed.
have had men tell me, when l had
charge II a herd of Iiol.tcln cattle and
wa. supplying the town With milk, that
they could not .ec any cream on quart
Of milk over night, aud said they b-lie,-
c,l Ne we're selling .kim milk 10 them, 80
that was where the spy glis- was necl-
ed.
Nv FIRMLY brr-lcr .ay. II Il was not
for the tests Ne would have Ia De- con-
tent With lbs. of butter per COW per
week. There are but very few daitle. of
~ or NOR. COWS that can average lb..
of batter Per week. I believe, ou INV
honor, that there Il not . herd Of Hob
stein cattle Ia the United states that can
make 9 lh-. ~ butter per COW per week
for 10 month. In th. year.
True there are some great cows Ia all
breeds of dairy cattle. bat what dairy
men want I. COW that Will make the
mc.t butter for the long-.t period Ia the
wear, ani ~ the least co.i To produce u.
hat NV friend says, to vent spite agilnst
nv former employ.r, took thi. mean.
of calling the iIol.tein. poor butter
cows. owe neither man nor employer
any spite and never had any occasion for
anv. bat touchel on a very ten'ler spot
In their faVoriie breed, aud that Il the
exrusc Ia the public.
IMiIl say that named Do breed la the
article Ia Whirh the spy glass need be
u.el, bat aid II VAS true of some breeds,
snl they have taken u for gnn'ol that
II vas meant for their breed. III the
shoe ilts, wear II, l. all ran say.-P. L..
yoV>AER. Ia Jersey Bulletin.