Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-09-04

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and the paunch of the COW will not
hold enough at two fccdings to do
the work required. Noon feeding is
therefore practiced. We cannot
help thinking that the system of green
feeding in vogue at Biltmore is a
thing that can be to somo extent
adopted by our farmers with profit.
Certainly Biltmoro cares nothing for
summer drouth, for on all sides are
great supplies of green forage that
make a summer drouth of no conse-
qucnce.
Mr.. Weston, who has charge of
the farming operations at Biltmore,
is opposed to the removal of tho
horns of his COWS. This is probably
due to the fact that the horn counts
one in the makeup of points on Jer-
scy cattle. The presence of the
horns, however, is to some extent q
detriment there as elsewhere. We
noticed that the horns of the most
valued bull had been removed, this
act having been rendered necessary
by the growing irritability of the
animal. What is true of the bull is
true to some extent Of other animals.
A choice hcifer placed in yard with
smaller heifcrs was constantly using
her horns on the other animals, and
at one time threatened to do serious
injury. 1t was decided that che must
be removed from the yard in which
she was placed. We hope to see the
time when the Jersey horn will count
on the score card one less than it does
now. 1t would be in the interest of
the animals to remove it.
While at the farm the writer had
the pleasure of witnessing a churn
test of one days milk Of one of the
COWS. The cream churned out ex.
actly three pounds of unsaltcd butter.
Three ounces of salt were then adj
ded and the butter worked very
slightly for less than minute. The
sailing resulted in focing out good
deal of water, as is always the case.
The saltcd butter weighed two
pounds and 14t ounces. This illus
tratcs the fact that adding salt
decreases the total weight of butter.
Nearly all of the COWS are Jerseys.
The few others that have been pur-
chased are to be kept only Temporal
rily to help meet the demand for
milk till more Jerseys of high breed
ing can be secured. The prejudice
seems to be entirely in favor of Jer-
scy cattle as against all other breeds.
When one looks over the fine ami
mails that make up the Jersey herd,
one is impressed with the reason that
makes these COWS popular. The fine
uddcrs and immense milk veins are a
striking object lesson i'll successful
dairying. One cannot stand and
watch three pounds Of bright colorcd
butter granules roll out from the
milk Of one COW without feeling an
enthusiasm worthy OF the COW lover.
The thought makes itself recognized
that with proper selection and breed
ing whole herd of such COWS is pos
siblc.
individuality, however, counts
there as at every other place. Near
some of the very best mixers were
standing the daughters of such milk
crs. They had long ago come into
the milking period, but some Of them
had proved so utterly worthless that
they were about to 60 to the butcher.
II illustrates the truth that the weed
ing out process must be carried on
even among the high bred hcards, if
we arc to get improvement. a good
mixer is more likely to produce a
good mixer than is poor mixer,
but there arc many culls even among
the offspring Of good milkcrs.-IIome
and Farm.
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