The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-01-29
THE MAINE JERSEYS.
A Prominent Breeders "reminiscences
Of EARLY Herds.
FINE ANIMALS ON THE BOUTELLE,
DANE AND Triton FARMS.

Farm Cumberland, gives "Reminiscences
of the early A. j. G. G. Jerseys of
Maine-Some Famous Animals Once
Owned in Maine-The Standard of
Breeding.in this State is High.
Especial to the Press.]
AUBURN, Jan. 2S.-This has been the
last days session of the State Dairymen's
Association and the winter meeting
of the Maine Jersey Breeders.
In the dairy convention this morning,
L. K. Berry, of the Forest City Creame-
ry, Portland, illustrated the operation OF
the Laval separator, Professor Balentlne
explained the Babcock tester as pref
ace to his talk on "The Chemistry OF the
Churn.'' This afternoon, l. 0. Winslow
of St. Adams spoke on home grain pro-
ducts for the dairy COW. He was fol-
lowed by Thomas Daggett on growing
corn and disposing of the crop. Premi-
ums, both first special and first board
premium, silver set, were awarded
Mrs. G. E. Moore of Winthrop. Inc
second special was divided between Will
lis Cobb and Mrs. M. L. Robbins OF Win
throp. The second board premium was
divided between John L. Howe of Greene
and Mrs. M. L. Robbins of Winthrop.
The third board premium was divided
between B. F. & F. FL. Briggs of Auburn
and Mrs. A. w. Bachelor of East Win
throp.
One of the most interesting articles on
the programme was the paper by George
Blanchard, of Boadmoor Farm, Cumber-
land Centre. MI. Blanchard's paper was
as follows, his subject being "Reminis-
cences of the Early A. J. c. G. Jerseys of
Maine:
The subject assigned me 'sThe History
of the early A. j. G. c. Jerseys OF Name
is very important one, and 1T is hlgn
time that a paper be written and matter
collected to preserve the facts concerning
our early Jerseys, particularly so when the
past wear records the death of one OF our
earliest and most noted Jerseys breeders,
DR.. N. r. Boutelle of Waterville, man
who did as much probably as any man IN
the State to start the breeding OF Jerseys
in Maine on good and profitable basis.
Not having the time to collect the data
necessary for a complete history, | am
compelled to draw from my own melnGiy
aiiu eino d +LarefnTa ,,rasent # to Won
papoi aI H. fo,,,, If ! ssReminiscence''
Ill., ti,o,o e ssM IHs 1o ),
'na a. NV mind wanders hack to those
coll, dsrs whom .Iersevs were ga new
t Fly nc, u%Y o. tho s,,ns, ana think mon
tha Plood or family elements of those
o,.;, I, 1ersaws 1--WE must remember
tha7a We've No families in JERSEYS them
T con r,1a;nlv 500 we heoan with some of
~ ~ hae+ Io,.savs in the Country although
a,,a go so,v n saw we did not know it then.
We had The ST lambert blood in it's
,,,,,;tv st,,ai@bt from, it's hirth-place: the
StanSa,ns herd at ST. Lambert. and the
Paioh Hood from, its fountain head Og-'
dan Farm Newnort. r. L.
In 1874. when / first became interested
in JERSEYS and invested a little money in
what MANY thought crazy speculation,
there were h1t three volumes of the
American Jersey Cattle Club Herd Regis
To-, n,,hi;sbed and the
noAtAi I - :.
and owners OF "A. .. y. y. Jerseys III
Maine were Dr.. N. r. Boutelle, Water
VILE. T and N. Dane. IT. of Kennebunk;
W. G m:,4o,, 80 roo,,,s. ond a
zen. w. .. liioon u Ioo,
Shaw OF Detroit AND l thlnk IL may
truthfullv be said that the animals COM
prising these four herds were the foun-
dation stock of the A. j. c. G. Jerseys OF
Maine, and therefore the Jerseys OF
which this paper is intended to describe.
As think of these four pioneer breed
ers, [ can give no one the first place. they
"olo on 5i''li1o ~ olioi- - ~ a.lpo.,s
Der their herds as have seen them, both
at home and at the fairs, it almost seems
TO me we nave gone p.aoA Way d4;i rns = VI
49, Ioi To-, Tho novaltv That dazzled NV
eyes then. l was a novice IN Jersey
hreedino and unaccustomed to the SIGHT
oe - Q bo.,,+;f,,1 orno+,,ra &c 4ba JerSav
VI SuoA q Doe0.ioiAe'A "a o y ~ w oJ
cow.
Thew were magnificent herds notWlth-
STANDING ana IL sIeao pl!y Il"I ~ ~
many OF ene ioui.,a ono oi nn' w ~ ba
Inelr descendants i "oi o. .iio" or,io 1yero
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