The Republican journal., 1915-05-13
OF MOOSE BUTTER.
Something About Searsmont's Domesticated
Moose.
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Something About Searsmont's Domesticatet
| Moose.
| rBoston Globe
SEARsMoNT, Me-, May 4. The cow
moose Eloise, which has acquire ed con.
siderable publicity both in the, rural and
metropolitan press, because she has at
tacbed herself to the dairy herd of the
Paul Ranch, the scientifically conducted
farm of Mr.. Paul of Boston, appears to
have attracted the attention of scientific
investigators.
The farm superintendent says that he
will have to get stenographer to handle
the moose department correspondence il
this thing keeps up.
As near as can be ascertained by care
full inves tigation. Jasper feathers start
ed Eloise on the way TO the files of the
scientists, Jasper is janitor of dairy
B, head mixer in tieup CA and holds the
portfolio of first assistant herdsman. He
is also some thing of humorist, Jasper.
Eloise is a source of great wonderment
to the youngsters of the neighborhood,
and when she comes in with the herd at
night there is almost always group of
children gathered at safe distance to
gaze and admire.
Jasper has taken upon himself the re-
sponsibility as special chaperon for
Elolse, and she seems to have consider
able confidence in him, especially when
he gives her little gentle massage with
a currycomb.
Boobies MOTHER DISAPPROVES.
Of course the children ask no end of
questions and Jasper disseminates infor-
nation about moose which would aston
ish the Smithsonian Institute biologists.
whats moose-cows good for, any
way?' piped little Bobbie Reynolds as
he peered between the pasture bars the
other night.
"Why, to give milk. same's any other
kind O. cow" replied Jasper Didn't
We ever eat any moose butter?'
Bobbie had to confess that he didn t
believe they ever had any moose butter
down to his house.
"Wa-a-l, sakes alive! Never ct any
moose butter. It's great stuff. tn make
hair grow on bald heads, you bet. Next
time we churn the moose cream paps you
can get some and I'll bet your ma will be
some sp'rised if We come luggin' home
pat O. moose butter"
Bobbie ran home and tore into the
house with popping eyes. casper says
that moose buffers great stuff an that
it'll make hair grow on bald heads, an
he's gonna give me pat next time they
churn an I'm gonna give some to Uncle
Davie to make hair grow on lis head AN
have some on my bread an butter, cause
Jasper says it's great stuff an
Bobbie couldn't see what there was to
laugh at, nor where the joke was on his
Uncle Dave, nor why his mother sput-
tered declaring, that Jasper Leathers
otter be in better business than stuffin'
chldren's head full o'such foolishness.
SCIENTISTS TAKE UP THE SCENT.
The school teacher who boards there
wrote all about it to her beau, who is an
"Aggie" student, majoring in animal in
dustry and specializing in dairying up in
Vermont. 1t appears that the school
teachers beau didn't have very acute
insight upon the intricacies of rural
Maine humor, and the professor to
whom he related the case of the butter
giving moose down in Maine had even
less. Perhaps the school teacher neglect
ed to incose diagram showing the point
of the joke.
Anyway, an item about producing
moose butter on the Paul Farm in Sears
mont, Me, got into college publication,
then was copied into the agricultural
column of a newspaper and several clip
ping bureaus CLEANED it.
Nearly every mail brings serious COM
munications to the farm here asking for
information. One from scientist in New
York State reads something like this:
How many COW moose have you in the
herd? How many male moose? Average
weight to a milking? Percentage of but
ter fat, of protein, of oleine of palmitine,
of myristine? Remarks upon color, fla
vor, whether churned sweet or ripened
and the bacteria count. Percentage of
water and salt in market product. Mar
ket price of product. Are the dairy
moose tractable and can they be MIXED
by machine? Is the moose profitable as
farm animal? Market value of dairy
moose at year, at 2 years, at 3 years
and older? Any other information of gen.
eral value regarding moose as dairy ami
mails.
JASPER LEARNS ABOUT HIS JOB.
The superintendent has compiled a
form letter which he is is sending out,
''My Dear Strive regret exceedingly
that in some unknown manner very
false and misleading impression has had
wide circulation, to the effect that this
farm is specializing in moose as dairy
animal.
eve beg leave 10 state that there is
at present upon this farm stray COW
moose, which shows remark able docility
and herds with the dairy cows. Said
moose is the property of the Inland Fish
and Game Department of the State of
Maine, from which we have permission
to retain until further notice.
THAT milk, cream or butter is obtained
from this animal is entirely impractical
and absurd, any such report having its
origin from some irresponsible source.
We thank you for your inquiry"
And the irresponsible source" has
been told that his duties about the Paul
farm do not include the dissemination of
information about moose butter, or words
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