The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-01-21
WELL-BRED LITTLE COWS
AND WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD.
That Is tho Opinion the Jersey Breeders
Have CT Their Pet StocR-whas n
Heifer VIII Produce-The
Dairymen Organize.

I'm the rooms of the State board OF agri-
culture, Thursday, the Jersey-cattle
breeders held their annual convention.
After the reading of the minutes of the
last meeting, the president. d. II. jenkins,
OF this city, read his annual address to the
association. Among other things the
president said that no year in the history
OF Jersey cattle in America has witnessed
such a demand for this breed as the year
Just closed, the sales exceeding in mum
bers. quality and prices paid, any previous
year since the great boom collapsed. This
breed of cattle comes nearer milking every
day in the year than any other breed. In
regard TO the worlds fair, he said that the
American Jersey cattle club, in conjunc-
ton with the breeders at the Chicago
meeting, fOreshadowed preparatory
movement for the proper presentation of
the Jersey COW and her products at that
exhibition. For century no such OPP
portunity will be offered for the breeders
of Jersey cattle for putting forth their IA
vorites properly before the entire world.
Now is the time to discuss these matters,
and they cannot be discussed too fully.
Let thoroughly competent man be ap-
pointed to examine the cows and accept
only such as come up 10 the standard.
Following the presidents address Mrs.
J.. ID. Morley of Ellettsville read paper
entitled "a Winter Dairy"
1t has been conceded, she said, by the
most practical dairy men of the age that a
winter dairy, properly managed, is more
profitable than one whose largest produc-
ton is in the spring, summer or fall. The
demand for good winter butter is always
greater than the supply and the price is
higher. More labor is demanded in
winter dairy 1and it must be skilled and
intelligent labor. Attention was called 10
the necessity of good quarters and feed.
The speaker believed that there was no
such thing as a general purpose cow-she
must be either for beef OF butter. Winter
raised calves make the best milk cows on
account of taking more kindly to all kinds
Of food. As final argument in favor of
winter dairyiDg. the speaker asserted that
the COW that was fresh in October would
give milk fully month longer than one
that is fresh in thespring.
Mr.. :. ii. Goldman OF Muncie next adj
dressed the convention, saving in part,
that the Jersey COW has demonstrated.
with the most gratifying results, her worth
as dairy COW by tests both public and
private. The agricultural colleges of our
state and country are educating more peo-
pie than those within their walls, so that
now the farmer who buys Jersey wants
FL h.. IL;
class of trade will, no doubt, reap the ben
efits The peculiar butter OF the Jersey
can never be approached by other breeds.
The Jersey has passed through the Orna-
mental and color stage. Many herds of
pure-bred Jerseys have been built up from
grades The Jersey has come to stay on
her merits, and will be bought and sold
in the same way. A good Jersey COW will
produce i'm value more than the legal
interest on $500.
Mrs. Kate NJ Busick of Wabash fol-
lowed with Il paper on docs 1t Pay to
Keep Il Cow" She said that the best data
proves that an ordinary COW will make
100 pounds Of butter Il year. produce a
cali and fifty gallons OF sweet milk, which
Will give a net profit of Sd. ~. \ Jersey
cow will produce over POO pounds of but
ter year, raise a calf and more than paws
her way, while the calf, if heller. he
comes a self-suppOrting, profit-yielding
animal. Cream and butter pays, and
Jerseys are the machines to make it ct
the least outlay of money and feed.
The bill now pending before the legis-
lature. abolishing the present State board
of agriculture and creating a new board,
was next read and discussed. and a com
mittee of three, consisting of ". c. Smock,
:. III. Goodman and Elisha Rowland, was
appointed to look after the jersey breed
ers' interests in this matter
Mrs. Smith of Princeton then read pa
per on "Dairying on the Farm" giving
copious and comprehensive details for the
care of milk and the manufacture of but
ter, also exhibiting n sample of granulatcd
butter of her own manufacture.
\ motion was passed to appoint COM
mittee of four to represent the jersey
breeders interests in the worlds fair mat
ter, and the chair appointed samuel Me
kean OF Terre Haute, S. Ii. Goldman of
Muncie, ID. w. Noyles of Crandall, and ID.
ii. Jenkins of Indianapolis as this com
mittee.
The election OF officers resulted as fol-
lows:
Presidents. II. Goldman of Muucie.
Nioe-President-D. II. jenkins of Indian
spols.
Secretary-Kate NJ. Busick of Wabash,
Treasurer-H. III. Whestcraft of Greenwood.
Executive Committee Ito serve two years.
Samuel Mexican of Terre Haute. III. NJ. Bond
OF Frankfort, Peter Rabb and +. }. Rowland of
indianapolis.
The convention then adjourned.