The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-12-05
A NoRTH-CARoLINA JERSEY
HERD.

tie, chiefly OF the Sir Charles and Mary
Lowndes' family. The Tormentor,
Farmers Glory and Stoke Pogis strains
are also represented. The entire herd
at present averages daily about z per
cent of butter to the 100 ID. of milk,
their average for the entire week being
over ST per cent. Heifers with their
first calves yield from 5000 to 6 600 Id.
milk per annum. Everything is de-
voted to the breeding of high class Jer-
seys, &C ;limated to the Southern eli
mate, and to the production Of choice
Jersey table butter. The barns and
buildings are constructed on a modern
plan. Three 20O-ton silos furnish en-
silage for winter feed, and a general
system of soiling is carried out through
OUT the summer, spring and fall. Crops
for this purpose consist Of crimson
clover, Canada peas and oats, rye and
the Southern COW pea. A large and
well-equipped creamery is part of the
establishment, where the milk from
the herd is separated twice day. The
creamery has capacity to handle the
milk from 300 COWS daily,
The bulls at the head of this hel d are
fine individuals and we'll bred. One is
Warren's Prince 1878, by Warren
Lowndes, 1881, full brother to Canata
1O529, 81 lb., and Lady Essex, 18 Id. IL
OF. dam Monmouth Duchess 4th 1929,
Is 10. on grass, by Optimus 1902, out
of Monmouth Duchess, IA Id z OF. on
grass. Optimus was one of the best
sons of imported Sir Charleo out of his
daughter Carrie 1884, 161 lbs the best
daughter of imported Mary Lowndes.
Monmouth Duchess was by HeEGor 1919
out of Julia 1898, also daughter of Sir
Charles and Mory Lowndes. Warren
Lowndes is by Prince of Warren 1912
(sire of II, testing from % Id. to IA 10
butter in days., out of Fanny 2d 7125,
16 lbs, OF. on grass, and dam of
ChOepeta 1851, and of Canata and
Lady Essex, the former testing 81 ID.
butter, and the latter Is Id. IL oz in
seven days. Warren's Prince has rich
orange skin, perfect head and fine in
curving horn; not large, but we'll
formed; wedge shaped, and is priced
on account of his ability to transmit to
all his daughters perfectly shaped fine
udders and long teats. Several of his
daughters in the herd have produced
with their first calves 5000 10 5000 10.
of milk, testing per cent, and not
one has ever been dry, and this on the
ordinary herds feeding, consisting at
this time of lb. bran, 2 lb. .cottonseed
meal, 1 ID. cornmeal, with 80 Id. corn
ensilage and 10 ID. of cottonseed hulls
and store mixed, daily.
The other breeding bulls are Tor
mentors Harry 2992O, and Prince of
Melrose 3d-big boned, large individ
uals, and crossed on the get of War
ren's Prince "a bull of fine frame and
make-up), promise to give
dairy animals.
Tormentor's Harry is by O0nan's
Tormentor, son of Tormentor, the sire
of 80 tested COWS, out of CONAN, test
% lb d OF. butter in seven days. His
dam is Kitty Beta, Is To- 14f OF out
of Kate Gordon, Is ID. Is OF, sired by
Lord Harry, sire of Ethleel 2d.
Prince of Melrose Sd is son of Prince
Melrose, (sire of Busy Princess, II ID.
2 o., and of Bee Princess, IA lb. 8 or },
out of Princess of St. Lambert by
Stoke Pogis Sd, sire of % COWS testing
from IA ID. to 36 10. 124 OF. butter in
seven days. His dam is Fleeting (out
of Silver Wave, az gal. COW, and 10 Id.
butter in seven days., granddaughter
of Romp Ogden ID, test Is ID. OF.
butter in seven days, and Variella, 3
10 7 or butter in one day.
This herd has never been forced to
test, nor have any of the individuals
been tested with a view of obtaining a
record. They are kept for dairy pur
poses, and are fed good balanced
ration so as to be in condition for prac-
tical work at all times. Cows are kept
and encouraged to yield good flow of
milk from calf to calf (only two in the
herd have eveI. been dry.) The expert
ence here is that COWS giving a large
flow of milk during their fresh periods
and at that time capable of making
large butter records, will, at the end of
the year, be behind the COW that can
maintain a more modest yet uniform
yield. Unless a heifer can be taught
to keep up her milk flow to within two
weeks of calving, and average one
pound of butter per day for the year,
zhe ia not long kept in the herd, but