The Cairo bulletin., 1909-07-26
THE POPULAR JERSEY.
Chief Points Of Value In This Breed
of Cattle,

mark the present race of Jersey cattle
, are known to have been notable and
| prominent in the breed. at least 1870
gears ago. so that now they have be-
come thoroughly fixed that Is. sure
| % he inherited. in a greater or less
degree by their progeny-thus afford
| ing the scientific breeder a reasonably
7rm Foundation for further develop
, nent along desired lines, with good
! promise of success, says the American
Cultiyator The main external char
lcterisiies of the Jerseys are the beau
tful softness of the various tints of
, lawn and gray In their coats OF hair;
heir gracefully formed, deer-like
limbs their neat horns, large, limpid
eyes, small heads and delicate noses;
heir bright, attractive and intelligent
aces; their soft, yellow skin; long
ails aud well-deyeloped switches
heir full roundabout udders, straight
backs, ard fine proportions of their
general conformation. The Jersey
low looks the high-bred lady OF the
! :attle race. Well-developed animals,
4 males. will weigh from 1000 TO 1900
pounds; if females, from $50 to 1900
pounds.
Above all else, Jerseys attract no
;ice by their large and well-lormed
ldders and prominent milk veins. In
color they are of various shades of soft
avn, from red to .silyery, with more
or less white, broken color being un-
Objectionable except from the stand
,oint of individual taste. But 1t is
or her qualities as dairy animal
priced aud her valuable characteristics
n this line may be briefly summed up
Is follows: First, the high percen-
age OF butter fat in her milk, from
per cent to 9 per cent, averaging
about per cent for The lactation
period. second, the high percentage
Of total solids in her milk; third, the
1ersistency with which she maintains
her flow of milk, giving thus a high
aggregate yield year; fourth. the
.horoughness with which she assim-
lates her food. converting IL into
ligh-grade milk, with but little ten
5ency in the animal to lay 1t on in
aesh; fifth, the early age at which
she reaches the age of utillty--about
.wo years, and sixth, her economic
production of milk and butter. Her
characteristics as a dairy animal may
De summed UP In these two words:
Economy and beauty.
Success with Jerseys. as with all
),her live stock, will depend very
much on the treatment to which they
are subjected, but they require no
nore than reasonable care, ordinary
'ood and gentle treatment. A curry
,ombing with the milkstool in the
hands of An irate hired man is not
conductive to the best results with
he Jersey cow. The more tranquil
and unexclted they are kept, the bet
Ter their digestion and the higher the
return for the food they consume.
AS to feeding-stuffs such a wide
range is allowable that proper ra-
zion Is available in all sections and
under all circumstances. The list OF
feed-stuffs used for the Jerseys in the
g. Louis dairy test may be taken,
presumably, as being the best possible.
This list included alfalfa hay, cut al
;alfa. clover hay and corn silage for
roughage. and the concentrates were
corn meal, bran. ground oats, oil meal,
cotton seed meal, gluten feed, corn
hearts, hominy feed and dlstiller's
grains Each COW was fed, on the
average. about IGN pounds OF grain
and 1914 pounds of hay and silage
day. The cows had mo pasture. Being
In competitive test, of course, they
were fed to the limit Of their capacity.
but always with economic feeding la
view, as the awards were net profit,
but the herd, Notwithstanding, sus-
tanned the test without injury under
and close confinement. Probably the
above amount OF grain constitutes
heavier feeding than is generally prac-
tised in dairy herds. yet Prof Scovell,
as a deduction from the results al
81. Louis, suggests 80 pounds day
OF roughage and 1914 pounds of con
centrates as a good ration for dairy
COWS. With good pasture, OF course
much less feed would be needed. In
deed. many Jersey cows have made
good butter records on grass alone
The feed should be properly bal
anced a. to the proportions Of rough
age and concentrates, protein foods
and carbohydrates. Prof, Scovell sug
gesfs the following: Roughage. 81
pounds alfalfa hay and IL pounds corn
silage; grain. three pounds wheat
bran FIVE pounds corn meal, one
pound ground oats. two pounds oil
meal FIVE pounds gluten feed and one
half pound cottonseed meal a day.
The amount OF feed and its proportions
should depend. however. on the indI-
vidual feeding capacity OF the COW,
which can be determined only by study
and experiment Cows with a ten
dency 10 lay on fat should have less
of the carbohydrates. or fsttenine
foods such "a corn meal and oats