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B. B. Herr's Native Steer. — Raisin o- Heifers. 



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B. B. HERH'S NATIVE STEER. 



The above is an illustration of a steer, or young fatling, raised on the farm of Mr. B. 

 B. Herr, near Paradise, Lancaster county, Pa. He was slaughtered by Messrs. ScherfF 

 & Miller, of Lancaster, in May last. His weight in dressed meat, was 1,400 lbs.; age 

 four years. He was considered a fine specimen of the native breed. 



Raising^ Heifers. 



LsAAc W. Roberts, of Montgomery 

 county, has been very successful in raising 

 and fattening cattle, chiefly of the Durham 

 breed. It is his practice to take tlie calves 

 of this fine breed, and, when two or three 

 weeks old, put them with common native- 

 bred cows. He weans at 3 or 4 months old, 

 when the calf is able to thrive well on grass 

 alone, and the native cow, going dry, is soon 

 fit for the butcher, at a price that will nearly, 

 if not quite, pay tor her first cost and a fiir 

 allowance for pasturage. He tliinks that 

 calves thus raised, and entering the winter 

 in good condition, being properly housed and 

 fed during cold and inclement weather, gain 

 nearly a year on such as are prematurely 

 weaned or fed on skimmed milk. He en- 

 tirely disapproves of letting calves run three 

 or four months with valuable cows mtended 

 for breeding, and especially where milking! 

 properties are to be retained. j 



With all those who desire to possess an 

 improved and select stock, it is deemed 

 highly important that they sliould raise their 

 own calves; and this is rendered the more 

 important from the high prices usually to be 

 obtained for calves of the best breeds. Mr.' 

 Colman gives the following information upon! 



this subject, derived from his observations 

 in Massachusetts. "A farmer of my ac- 

 quaintance in the interior, raises all his 

 calves from a large stock of covys. His 

 cows are known to be of prime quality. 

 His heifers are allowed to come in at two 

 years old, and are then sold with their first 

 calf generally for thirty-five dollars, which 

 ihe deems a fair compensation for the ex- 

 jpense of raising. His calves are raised 

 imainly upon skim-milk and whey, until they 

 jCan support themselves on hay and grass. 

 His steers pay a proportional profit when 

 isold at three to four years old. 

 I " The English authorities say, that upon 

 two cows calving at different times, seven 

 calves may be fattened for the butcher in~ 

 the course of the year. More than this 

 may be done if the calves are to be reared 

 for stock, and if some little addition of meal 

 or vegetables is added to their feed. 

 I " Mr. Jacques remarks, on the subject of 

 raising calves, that ' he generally lets them 

 take a portion of milk from the cows for 

 about three months, and prefers keeping- 

 them in the stall until they are about a year 

 old, thinking that he gets better forms, 

 rounder barrels, straighter backs, greater 

 broadness on the loin and hips, by this maii- 

 agement." — Farmer'' s Encyclopcedia. 



