Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-05-28
FARMER AND PLANTER.
A JERSEY HERD.
Some Hints In Regard To It's Manage
mont by a Mississippi Farmer.

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The following Is an extract from q
paper read before the Mississippi
Stock.Breeders' association by j. W.
Wright, of Meridian, Missd
Starting with the only sure founda-
ton, of good blood, good individuals
the intelligent breeder should steadily
elevate the character of his stock
Good management must include wise
selection of the herd; and In this busi-
ness II is always wise to see The sires
and dams of the animals with when
you propose to found your herd, or
else rely upon breeder of reputation.
Too much care can not be used IN the
selection Of the bull to head your
herd His majesty appears in the
pedigree of your younger herd as often
as all your cows togethar Look
closely to the qualities of his dam
great sons have strong mothers
In the lower animals MS in man. l;
would rather use a bull, son of a
real dairy queen, be she as old.fash-
Toned rs crinolino, than to use a son
of weedy COW with the most fashion
able pedigree, and no one values the
great excellence of pedigree more
than l. simply mean the COW must
be n great individual. So far as prac-
ticable this same care should be used
In the selection of the females. Look
at colors last. All colors are good in
good cows, As the witty editor of the
Jersey bulletin has said; "White hairs
do not harm so long as they are kept
out of the butter" Breed for type.
Fix in your mind what you want.
Then select and mate for those re-
suits.
As to mating, avoid like unfavorable
characteristics In the pair, If your COW
is inferior in any particular mate her
with bull whose dam was full in that
particular, and so avoid intensifying
the weakness but hope to breed it out.
Breed only when both are in thrifty
condition. The age matters less. At
ter one year old, size, thriftiness and
vigor should determine. And in these
words lies half the secret Of successful
breeding. Keep your animals thrifty.
From the day they are born feed them
enough to keep them growing, not fat,
but strong and hearty. AS to what
shall be fed let each breeder deter.
mine for himself, as circumstances may
effect him. OF course It is desirable
to use the most economical food thai
will produce the desired results, bu
the results must be attained at AM
cost. | suppose II is needless to sug
gcst to this body the necessity of goot
shelter from wind and rain. Howev
er, there are stockowners outside this
body who never think OF providing
shelter for their stock. At calvinl
time provide the COW a separate boS
stall. There is nothing better for bed
ding for cows about to calve than vel
low pine shavings or sawdust. The
turpentine in the wood furnishes,
believe, disinfectant, so that tn,
chances of loss by absorption of poi
sonous matter through the navil is re
duced to n minimum. At any rate
since l began using it my losses oI
calves have been few. Except in bar
cases the COW will take care of hcrsel
and her calf, II is well to have
nursing bottle handy. 1t sometime
happens that good calf Is weak u
birth. If in such cases the calf doc
not rise in a reasonable length of tim
n half pint Of milk drawn from il
mother into the nursing bottle and fc
to the youngster will work wonder,
In cases Of retention of afterbrth, d
not attempt removal unless qualific
veterinarian be present. Content YOU
self with the injection of a solution {
bi-chloride of mercury in the proper
ton of one. part of bi-chloridc {
1000 Of warm water. The placent
will be discharged in da
or two, and no bad results like bloc
poisoning will follow. After the fir
day or two the calf should be take
away from its mother. 1t seems nee,
less to say that calf should not be n
lowed to suck IA dairy COW. Test yor
cows either with the Babcock or IL
churn. Find out which are the payin
ones, and make records for then
And, finally, know that they are pro-
erly MIXED. A poor mixer can d
stroy the usefulness of good COW
short time, whilst he can never d
velop her to her full capacity, The
is no feature of the entire business
running herd more necessary to su,
cess than skillful milking.
When it comes to placing them ,
the market, sell them for what The
are. If you have an inferior amin
and dssire to sell it rather than butte
err it, sell it as Gull and take CO
responding price, tits not only no
esty but good policy to do SO. Valu
: represented in Jersey cattle are
staple to-day as in any class of pro
crty, and 1t promises to SO continu
And why should 1t not be so? The l
nowned representatives. Of these bea
tiful animals of our affectionate adm
ration won every point except be
weight at the Columbian Exposition
a series Of contests, the like of viii,
the world never saw before, extendir
over several months. The Jersey &C
is the dairy breed par excellence. 7
Jersey COW Is the practical mon
maker, the ornament of the lawn, t
friend of man.