JERSEY CATTLE 



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JOEL PAGE'S STATEMENT. 

 JERSEYS. 



The Jersey bull, Cornet, which I offer for a prem- 

 ium, was bred by Jonathan Forbush, of Bolton. It 

 was dropped March 26th, 1859, got by imported bull 

 Santi Anna, dam Cloe, gr. dam imported cow Dolly^ 

 Cloe got by Lyman's full-blood Jersey bull. 



In offering this bull for one of the premiums on 

 Blood Stock, I deem it proper to express my opinion 

 of the value of the Jersey Stock for milk. I think that 

 while they are good feeders, no more expensive to keep 

 than our common stock, the cows of this breed, or high 

 grades from it, give nearly as much milk as our best 

 native cows, while the milk itself is of a superior qual- 

 ity, exceedingly rich, affording more butter from a 

 given quantity of milk than that of any other cows 

 I have ever seen. The cream is easily churned, the 

 butter comes quickly, is free from buttermilk, very 

 fine grained, solid, of a rich color, of the best flavor, 

 and commands the highest price in market. 



I have one cow, now seven years old, only half-blood 

 Jersey, the milk of which was kept separate from all 

 others last year, about three months, and set for the 

 cream to rise ; then churned by simply stiring it by 

 hand. The butter came at one time in six minutes, 

 and atno time was it over eight minutes in coming. 

 There was much less than the usual quantity of butter- 

 milk, and the butter was entirely satisfactory. 



