Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-05

the care given, we must do something
10 put new life in the Jersey cow
-Breeders' Gazette. Oct. .. Interview
with Havemeyer
statement OF facts. Mr.. Havcmeyer
evidently has been bound 10 succeed
with his Jerseys. He has imported
from their native land, he has
brought from the best herds. he has
bred from tho best strains, he has
awaited himself OF the best appliances
ana the best narkels--now. without
turning from his purpose he frankly
confesses that II he wishes to retain
his dairy and furnish absolutely pure
milk and butter (by pure he evidently
means healthful-free from disease
gorms) he must do something TO put
new life In the Jersey COW.
Had this statement come from some
unintvlligent breeder. without means
% oppor. mites for success. II would
have little weight. Men without nbil-
ity or without sufficient means are
liab'e TO fall. whatever breed they mny
handle. Mr.. Hayemeyer's failure is
rot from suah causes. He IL, no doubt.
right In ascrlbing 1t to lack OF health
and stamina In the Jersey cbw--a lack
OF constitutional vlsor TO resist ell
matte influences and to ward off con-
taglous diseases lurking in every see
ton OF our country.
This is not n matter for rejoicing L,
those who handle other brced4. Breed
ers worthy OF their calling wish each
other mutual success, and now they
VIII wish Mr. Havcmeyer success in
his new undertaking.
lie proposes to put new life In the
Jerseys by crossing them with Simmer.
thalers, n breed from Switzerland.
What are the characterlstics2 From
rep5rt on this breed to our state dc
partnent by Consul Mason of Bosic,
Switzci land. 7 quote and condRnse. "A
COW exhibited at Luccrne In 1881 at
tanned weight of 2,49i pounds. the
average weight OF thoroughbred COWS
helng about l.4c0 pounds. though many
choice herds average 1900 pounds, and
cows of 1900 and 1000 pounds weigh.
are not dncommen. AZ Roseck. the
Insane asylum Of Canton Snleuse, ]
have seen herd OF twenty choice cows
kept by the Cantonal government to
supply the asylum with milk. From
car eful records kept by Superintendent
MART II appears that these cows aver
age twtnty-One pounds of milk daily,
or 1865 pounds each during the year
This ia a maximum record for an en-
tire herd. In the Alps where The g'ase
~ gavory and richest twenty-five
pounds of their milk yield pound OF
butter: In the valleys the quantity re-
1uired for the same purpose varies
from iwenty-elght TO thirty pounds.
They grow rapidly aad are mature In
their fourth year. They are Of cnor-
nous size. compactly aud clearlS
built and their flesh is hnely-gralned,
tender ana savory"
This breed will undoubtedly te 4
valuable acquisition 10 our country.
but the wisdom OF the proposed eros
is questionable. It viii be violent
one. especially II such enormous bulls
are used.
Havemeyer might have found breeds
neRrsr home more suitable for his pur.
pose. The Ayrshire Is a hea I'lful AMI
NAL a. unquestioned health and STAN
ina. The COW gives nearly or quite
as much milk as the Slmmenthalcr
and II is MS rich. The Red Polled, with
equal stamina. 10 not behind IN any
dairy quality. And last. though ut
least, the Holsteln-Frieslnn GIVES rs
rich milk and more of II,
A private letter lies before me from
one of the largest breeders In Califor-
MIA. He writes that he has largely
crossed the Holstein-Frieslin IN other
cattle. lie says: II have hnlf-hrred
Jersey and Holstein. thoroughbred on
both sidLs, which 'r)1uce1 Csc 81
pounds OF butter last year by the Bah
cock test"
II have advocated the crossing Of
breeds for several ye1rs. and have
made Inquiries on the subject. From
whit Information l nave been able to
gain. and from my own very limited
experience, / am led to the tentative
conclusion that a cross OF medium
weight Holstein-Frieslan bulls with
Jersey cows IL success. A cross thus
made by me resulted In no difficulty
of birth. and the produce was a large
and very rich mixer. j sold her to a
large dairyman who has oft,n said TO
me, "She was the best cow ever own
cd" cannot recommend the orroate
crosg--that Of Jersey bulls ON flolstcin.
F'riesian COWS. As breeders say. st
does not seem 10 be n good nick" /
think our agricultural societies might
confer bnOn upon our dairy Interests
by a llberUl offer OF premiums for
cross-hred cattle. s. HOXIE.
Yorkville, N. Y.
EXPERIMENTS WITH POULTRY.
Four years ago last winter made
an experiment with eight varieties OF
chickens. says n writer in the Wisron-
sin Horticultural r.'b ~. had mn
eishty feet long. lin lal into eight
ton root rooms. Ny object was to de-
termine; l. Which was the better win
ter layer? g, Could the 8. c. Brown
Leghorn he clnssed among the Isyers2
As I said before. the pens were all
ten feet wide. but the first was longer
fhnu the othera II ran hack elpht feet