The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-08-31
CARE AND TREATMENT OF JERSEY
CATTLE.
PRIzE EggAY, BY ME-. ELLA RooK.


treatment, Kind or unkind, than the
Jersey. The peculiar nervous tempera-
ment 50 essential in perfect dairy
COW is one other strongest Characters
tics.
Look at the bright, intelligent face
of a true specimen of this breed, and
note the large fawnlike eyes, bright
and glistening. Look at the thin, dilat-
ing nostrils, with their orange lining,
which seems to scent danger like a
deer, and seeing, know that this queen
among COWS demands and we'll de-
serves the most careful handling and |
kindest treatment to bring out her
good qualities and keep them at their
best.
No COW, from the scrub to the
thoroughbred, can do her best unless
under circumstances conducive to
quiet and content and although COWS
or more sluggish temperament many
bear ill-ussge with little apparent re-
gard, it is not so with the sensitive
Jersey, and she soon depreciates in
value.
From calfhood she should have rea-
sons to regard her master as her friend.
No blows or harsh words should teach
her to fear him but she should expect
and receive only cares,es and kind
words Under such treatment she will
develop gentle, kind disposition.
She should be taught to lead by a
halter, to stand quietly as for milking,
and to bear handling OF the udder
long before she reaches maternity so
that she may be quiet and easily
handled, instead OF being wild and
unmanageable, as heifers often are at
that time. No breaking-in will be neces-
sary, and il it is desirable to dispose
of her she will bring a better price
than Que that has never been trained
Do lot make the mistake OF think
ing that when she drops her first cal
is time enough to begin feeding her
she should have been fed from hel
birth with this in view.
No supplemental food is better thar
ground oats as 3 help in developing
the heifer calf As soon as she begins
to eat hay she should have little
night and morning, fed dry. Begir
with half q pint of feed, or even less
and gradually increase the quantit,
until bessie will take a pint at feed
ing. Keep her thrifty and growing. /
calf once stunted by insufficient 0
improper food will never make so goo
a COW as she would otherwise hav
been.
The grain ration should be increase
as the heifer grows, and at the arrive
of the milking period she should ate
the first few days, be given a geuerou
quantity OF such food az is best suite
to assist her in producing milk.
While there are various grain foo
recommended by dairymen as exec
lent for mich cows, for the genert
feeder and the average COW nothing
better than mixture of one part corr
meal, one part oatmeal and two
wheat bran. Oh this, iced as much
after experimenting with your co
you find gives best results in milk ar
butter.
Each COW is a law unto herself as
the amount Of food she can proftab
consume. 1t takes more to produce
like result with one than another I
to the extent Of her capacity Il
greater the amount consumed &
greater the returns at the pail az
churn but when COW is fed beyol
her capacity to convert the food in
mix and butter she is fed at los
the extra food goes to make fat.
A liberal allowance Of coarse fodd
should also be fed. Glover hay, co
fodder, ensilage-all are good Rot
are valuable IS food for mulch co,
Carrots are perhaps best, with sug
beets next rurnips and ruta-bas
will flavor the butter
Pure water should always be will
reach Of the COWS. No other domes
animal requires 70 large quaint