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NJ:W ENGLAND FARMER, 



Dice, as, 1841 



A.Nn HonriCULTURAL REGISTER. 



BosTOK, Wkdnesdat, Okcehber 22, 1841. 



innrlyrs" blood in liis veins. His jialerniil ancestor, I ] Qf^f^ .rp AFFORD IT 



Pioire Jay, was one ofthe lieroes of Rochelle, wliu pre-l „ „, .- 



forring exile ami poverty ,o the loss of a good en/ Mr Thr,fty Why do n't you. neighbor Doli.tie, dit, 



science, ^uated France forever On the n.-.tmal side, ""f, "'^''"" """ """"^"T "^ '"""' """ """"'" '" 

 „r.„ ,!„„ , , ■ ,■ > ■ , ticlds more, so as to make vour farm of eicrhtv uc 



also, through two successive hiiUs, do wc trace him up .. . . . -^ ■»■"•"■ cigmy oc 



10 the same strong slock — the simple, true-hearted, un- , , 



rompromlsing Huguenot ; and seldom, if evcr^ w« think, ,. _ ,.„, ,,,, ,. „, ., 



didancestranicodjlou,morcpurdyoritron.ly. Oflris ' *' ^""f ' ^ '^' ^'^^"^'y^ "'" ''"'""•' <=' 



father and mother a so.„ewlia.g..n.l„r picture is dr,wn." •^"I J"" "-'""'o.h ends meet now, and if I should , 



iniiier ana moiiicr a somcwiial gi.nllc'r picture IS drtiwn. , . , ■ 



Thus far the reviewer; and he has illustrated .he point 't'T^r '"''".'''■ '"°'"'"' '""'"^« '""' '«''°^' 

 .... , . ' should only run into debt, 



that we wish to make pronunenl, viz : thai in taking 



the positiiin that " like produces like," wo arc to apply 



illiot to the [jarenis only, but lo grand parents of seve- 

 ral gcneiations. And thus applying it, we phould ex. 



ifr T. Are you suro that you should be the poor 

 for hiring two or three hundred dollars, and laying 

 ot2t in improving your lands P 



Mr D. Why, certainly ; if I run in debt three hni 



pe(t1h.itm(mi/(not all,) of the i.fl'spriligof a likely bull' j„j j„ii,.„ .:„., i ., , . . , „ 



' // " ,, •', ,, I drcd dollars, ain t 1 three hundred dollars the pocr 



tliai havvcncd to come from nrdlnnrv nHfpnt«j_ ivfiiiM li#» ' .- .. . ~ 



cowfs instead of live, beside* your oxen ar 



SALE OF CREAM POT STOCK. " ' ""' ' 



Our readers arc referred to the catalogue and pedigree 



in this paper, for 7)ar(ici;/flr^ ill relation lo the aninmlB 



to be sold ut llie Ten HiM Stock Farm, Charlcslovvn. 

 Wc are disposed to rrall particular attention to this 



stock. Now when these animals are to he sold and 



scattered through the community, their claims to pecu- 

 liar ex'-ell.nce and wcirlh should be fairly considered. 



Out of what has the breed been formed and what are 



its cliaracleristies.' An imported bull (Coolebs,) a no- 

 ble animal, and one nl the very best of our native cows, 



are the p:ir> nl.« of this breed. Wlictlicr Coelebs was a 



ihoToiiuh bred nnlirals or Yiot, (a point which is unset- 



lied,) it in our judgment a rnalter of little moment. 



That he was in himself an animal of lincommon beauty 



and cxcelleniie, and that his descendants partook freely 



of his exc'llence.'i, hiis been generally acknowledged, 



and never, to our knowledge, doubted. This is all th.it 



we care to khow. The cow O'roton, was a deep red ; 



and was remnrkable for the quantity and richness of her 



milk. These were the animals with which Col. Jaques 

 cominenceil the formation of an i^merican brerd. 



The cours- adopted was wisely chosen for procuring 

 animals that Should combine the excellencies produced 

 by judicious breeding in England, artd an adaptation to 

 the climate and circumstances of this country. And 

 what has been the result .' What are the chiir.ncteristics 

 of Col. J. 's slock? This question wc must ans\.er very 

 cautiously, becauan our positive knowledge upon the 

 subject ts quile limited. Wd know of nn faots which 

 should r.iise a suspicion that thb Cream Pota are not ani- 

 mals of more than common worth. Moj^^|^k|iiis 



we are able to call manv of thrm animals oj^^^^^Bnvrv I .-,.. . r- , , ~ ~ " — ' i„- .u ^ i ' .- ' 



and color "vIIi'iJWKk"", I " Samuel Jaqiies, making known his inteniion to 1 _ "°'''^ °' '^"'^ "P°" >""' ^our acres of meadow, an 



that happened to come from ordinary parents, would he 

 but indiffcicnl animals. On the other hand, if the bull 

 were from a good stock, though not himself a remarka- 

 bly fine animal, we should expect from liim, in the ma- 

 jority of cases, fine calves. 



Now, as Col. Jaquci began 12 or 15 years ago with 

 very fine animals, and as he lias used none but good pa- 

 rents in producing his present slock, our principles and 

 reasoning Tiring us necessarily to the conclusion, that 

 the animals he now offers for srilo must be very valua- 

 ble 10 such farmers as are extensively engaged in rnis- 



fi.rit; 



Mr T. No, not if you iiirvsUhe money where it wi 

 give you a greater interest than you pay. 



Mr D. That 's true enough ; but if I ky it oul upa jj 

 that swamp or in I uyiiig manure, who is going to p» 

 mo interest upon it ? 



Mr T. Yoor cows will. 



Mr D. Cows pay me interest ! That's a good oni 

 How can cows pay mo interest .' I should like to knov 



Mr T. Let u> look into this .matter a little. Yd 



, ,, , ... . have to spend your whole time, summer and winter, 



ing stock. Consequent y we hone lis sale will be well om„-j . r > , . 



_,f__j J ...J ._ .^ ,_. ., . IJ- ""»""' »^'" oc wen attending to your farm and slock ; you have lo keep 



atlended, and we trust that this first attempt to form a 

 distinct and valuable American breed, will receive in 

 the liberal prices bid, a fair lemuneration for ihe ex- 

 pense and skill bestowed. 



To show ihe estimation in which Col. J. wa.-iiiold in 

 J8:)0, as a suitable person to manage a slock farm, we 

 copy the following : 



" Boston, Kov. ]3(A, 1830 



yoke of oxen and a horse ; and all that you can kee 

 besides is five cows ; — ain't it so ? 



Jlfr n. Yes. 



Mr T. Your cows give you 30 dollars income opiec 

 annually. Your oxen gain 10 dollars ingrowth. Tlii 

 is all the income you get from your slock, .ind you now 

 have to hire a man two months in the summer, whic 

 costs you, wages and board, $50. Supjiose then, now 



" The undersignetl, Trustees of the Massachusetts So- """ 5""" should hire a <naii for seven months at f '-'0 pe 

 let)/ for Promoting .lirriculture, in relation to the letter """"''i '"eluding board ; suppose you allow ninety del 



beauty of both form and color. That the' 

 and that ihe cream is converted into butter 

 mon ease, there can he no dmiut. Evidence of this has 

 repeatedly been giverl to the public. We have never 

 seen eljewhero so thick a coating of cream upon the 

 eurfjco of the milk ii a common milk-pan. as we v\'it 

 nessed in Col. J.'s milk room last winter. How his 

 cows compare with others in the quantity ofmilk yield- 

 ed, wo are unable to slate. He«aTls tlieni — we doubt 

 not correitly — good milkers as tn qifantity , but we pre- 

 sume that he would choose to make i-ichnesi rather than 

 guantity of milk, the test of excellence. Be this as it 

 may, the stock in its purity shoiild not be hist. If it be 

 preserved, we have strong faith that it will be found 

 valuable for the dairy and fur beef, and that it will in a 

 lew years be highly prized. 



The present worth of this stock turns upon the ques- 

 tion whi;lher the animals generally possess a property 

 which the owner claims for " Don," viz that " helrans- 

 mits these properties to his descendanls." We believe 

 that in much of this stock tl o blood is so pure and so 

 well fixed thai the ehnncea for gelling otfupring like the 

 parents are nuirh greater than in ordinary cases. This 

 belief rests upon the principle that " like produces like." 

 A principle which is sound, though in its application 

 we must look not at the iuimodiate parents merely, but 

 must go buck lo grand parents and great grand parents. 

 Wc lat ;\y fiiind the principle recognized In a review of 

 the " Life and Writings of John Jay. " The writer says 

 " that the marked trails of Jay's character were early 

 developed, and came as much from nature as from culli- 

 vation. The lineago (rom which he sprang was like 

 himtelf. Through throe descending sircaras was there 



■■■■gi- -Ipl, ^ " i.ttv Miii/ii tw 



' establish a Slock Farm in ihe vicinily of Boston, and 

 with uncom- .• t... . , ^ , o.." 



requesting of this board an opinion on ihe utility of such 

 a farm to the community, and their appiobation of him 

 as a suitable person to manage it, have considered the 

 subject, and unite in the opinion, that an eslablislimenl 

 of the kind would tend greatly to advance the leading 

 branch of New England husbandry. It is well known, 

 the nising of horses, neat cuttle, sheep and swine, has 

 been a favorite and successful pursuit of Col. Jaques for 

 many years, and tliat hehss an established reputation in 

 all parts of iho country as an inlclligeni and skiHful 

 breeder. His decided taste, his experience and enter- 

 prize, qualify him eminently to conduct a Stock Farm, 

 .on a liberal scale, beneficially to the country. 



THOMAS L. WINTHROP, 

 WM. PRESCOTT, 

 E. irERSEY DERBY, 

 JOHN HEAllD, Jr., 

 R. SULLIVAN, 

 P. C. BROOKS, 

 JOHN WELLES, 

 I. THOKNDIKE, Jr., 

 JOHN C. CR.\y, 

 JAMES JACKSON. 

 Bf.hj. Gold, Recording See'ry. 



LlEBiG'S CHEMISTRY— SECOND EDITION. 



Wo are indebted to the publisher, Johi> Owen, Tan 

 bridge, for a copy <if the second An 

 Ibis inleresling work. This i 



; that this allowed each year for two years, will reclaic 

 it. When thisis done, the meadow will yield you si 

 tons of good hay— enough to winter three cows, whij 

 now you do nut git from il more than cuough to wiflW 

 one ; and what you do gel is poor stuff. Here tlien yoi 

 gain by laying out 'M dollars a year for two years, an.J' 

 ten dollars a year extra for tools and work of oxen OH ( 

 Ihe meadow, say in all 200 dollars; by laying out thi' 

 sum you gel enough more from your farm lo enable yoi 

 lo keep two cows. The interest on your money is j: 

 dollars — the interest on what you must lay out in pur 

 chasing the cows, three dollars The sum required U 

 cui and make the hay, above what you now expend, iii 

 six dollars : i<i all, your interest and increased aiHiua 

 expenses may be, say 30 dollars. This is no more lliar 

 ihu income from one cow — you will have then the in- 

 come from the other as clear profit. Your land, wfiichi 

 now is not worth more than 25 dollars an nure, will ill 

 once be worth 75 If you can only make both endu 

 meet now, I say you can 't afford to let that meadow andl 

 those fields remain in their present slate. The truth in 

 the ease is, Mr Uulitiie, that you are not rich enouirli to 

 afford Iho time that is wasted by keeping jusi flock 

 enough to keep you from attending to any thing *lsc il 

 the winter, and yel not enough lo keep you busily cmi ^ 

 ployed. You are not rich enough to afford lo «|#nd onaf ^ 

 hall a daf in going to market with 21) lb». of butlur, 

 whim you might so manage as to carry ami dispuse of 



40. Many of the items of expense on the farm, as th^ 



lean edition of cost ef keeping team — the expenses of iiiarkeling- 



ililion contains in addilion expen.eacf feeding the stock, &c. &e., are very fl 



to wiiat 1, found in the first, upward, of thirty page, of f,„,„ i,oing in the direct ratio of the number of animal 



notea and appendix. 



kept. It ii those poor, therefore, who think Ihcy can ' 



