The American Agriculturist. Vol. II. No. XI, December 1843: Designed to Improve the Planter, the Farmer, the Stock-breeder, and the HorticulturistVarious
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The American Agriculturist. Vol. II. No. XI, December 1843: Designed to Improve the Planter, the Farmer, the Stock-breeder, and the Horticulturist
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Of the ten cows entered for the premium as _native_ animals, nearly
or all have an intermixture of Short-Horn or other foreign blood. We
awarded to Mr. Minor Hitchcock the first premium in this class. In
his written statement to us it appears that her average product in
milk for the six months, ending 1st October, was 49 lbs. per day,
and in the months of June and July, 58 lbs. per day. In butter, her
average product in the same time was more than 11 lbs. per week,
and in the month of July alone, nearly 14 lbs. per week; yet in the
same time he used the necessary milk and cream for his family of
four persons. Your committee have entire confidence in the statement
of Mr. Hitchcock; yet it is proper here to remark, that from his
account of her, and though awarded, a premium as a native animal, she
partakes highly of the blood of the Short-Horns. In the two classes of
animals entered as of _native and foreign origin_ it is obvious that
a proper discrimination was not made; for in some of the former there
is evidently more of the blood of distinct imported races than the
latter. Yet your committee deemed it their duty to award the premiums
of the society to the two classes as they found them.
Now here it is, most everywhere that our native cows are found
excelling as milkers, we can trace a portion of their blood, (usually
the greatest share,) to the Durhams, and yet there are those who are
constantly decrying the Short-Horns for not being _milkers_. Verily
a few particular people are very hard to be convinced. It is our
intention hereafter to make up a table of the milking qualities of the
Short-Horns and their grades, and any one possessing information upon
this subject, we shall be glad by their communicating the same to us.
Mr. Paoli Lathrop of South Hadley took the first premiums on Durham
bulls and heifers. Mr. Ira Fenton of Belchertown on Durham cows. Mr.
Sumner Chapin of Springfield, the first premiums on Fat Cattle and
Working-Oxen.
SALE OF RAMBOUILLET MERINOS.
--Mr. Nathaniel Hart, Jr., of Kentucky, has just passed through this
city on his way home, having in company with him three Rambouillet
Merino bucks, purchased of Mr. D. C. Collins of Hartford, Connecticut.
Mr. Hart has kept a large flock of the old-fashioned Merinos for
some time, on his plantation at Versailles, Woodford county, and has
purchased these fine bucks, as the best animals which could be found,
for the purpose of making improvements upon them. Kentucky will have
in these Rambouillets a valuable addition to her sheep stock, and we
recommend their produce in advance, to the breeders of the western
country. We understand Mr. Collins has recently met with a great demand
for his sheep, and that he has now disposed of all he has to spare this
year. We congratulate him upon it, and take some credit to ourselves,
for calling public attention to his very valuable imported flock.
SHEEP-DOGS.
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