1881.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
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The Jersey Bull “ Ramapo ” (4676). 
The plan laid out for the work at Houghton 
Farm includes the breeding of a herd of 
superior butter-makers, to be known as the 
Houghton Farm Jerseys. The first impor¬ 
tant step to this 
end was the se¬ 
lection of a bull 
that should pos¬ 
sess the highest 
butter character¬ 
istics, and would 
uniformly im¬ 
press these upon 
his offspring. The 
choice fell upon 
“ Ramapo,” a bull 
which not only 
represents in him¬ 
self a high type 
of the choice but¬ 
ter-making Jer¬ 
seys, but his 
breeding gives as¬ 
surance that he 
will be able to 
transmit the char¬ 
acters that have 
made famous the 
family he repre¬ 
sents. His dam 
“Eurotas” (see 
American Agri¬ 
culturist, August and December, 1880), 
made, in the year following his birth, 
the most remarkable performance as a but¬ 
ter-maker on record. That this is not a 
“ spontaneous variation,” but the result of 
judicious, high breeding, is shown by the 
many wonderful records made by other 
members of this family. “Ramapo” was 
dropped Oct. 31, 1879. His sire “ Miletus ” 
(3186), was by “Domino of Darlington” 
(2459), an inbred “ Alphea” bull, on the side 
of his sire, out of “ Premium of Darlington” 
(5572), belonging to a choice milking family. 
His dam “Eurotas” (2454), was by imported 
“Rioter 2d” (469), a bull that was very suc- 
cearful when crossed on the ‘ ‘ Alphea ” blood, 
apo” shows great stamina or constitution, 
and is remarkably strong in those points that 
indicate in the male the milking qualities 
that he inherits from his noted ancestry. 
The cows selected to breed to “ Ramapo ” in¬ 
clude the noted “Lass Edith” (6290), and 
“ Myra 2d ” (6289), of nearly pure “ Alphea ” 
blood. Another rich milker, “Lady Corn¬ 
wall ” (7179), and others imported direct 
from the Island of Jersey, that give promise 
of choice butter-making qualities, also belong 
to the herd of Jerseys at Houghton Farm. 
Wild Dogs. 
Though much has been written upon the 
origin of the domesticated dog, the subject 
is still very obscure. Many naturalists regard 
the wolf (fig. 1) as the progenitor of the vari¬ 
ous breeds of dogs, for the following reasons : 
It is found that the domesticated dog, when 
turned wild, that is, removed from his asso- 
breed together, and that their progeny are 
fertile. The relationship which the dog bears 
to the fox is much the same as to the wolf. 
The Dingo is the native dog of Australia, 
where it exists both wild and domesticated. 
It will be seen at once from the engraving 
(fig. 2), that the 
Dingo resembles 
the fox very close¬ 
ly in the shape of 
its body and tail, 
while its head is 
that of a wolf. 
In its wild state 
this dog does not 
bark. It is very 
destructive to the 
sheep, and de¬ 
lights in killing 
as many as possi¬ 
ble before eating 
any—in this re¬ 
spect not unlike 
the dogs which 
are so destructive 
to the flocks of 
our own country. 
The Dingo crosses 
with the terrier 
and other com¬ 
mon breeds of 
dogs. The native 
wild dog of In¬ 
dia is called the 
Dhole, and is much like the Dingo except the 
tail, which is not bushy. The Dhole is of the 
size of a small greyhound, with a slender 
body, and thinly covered with reddish brown 
hair. These wild dogs hunt in packs, with 
very little baying or other sound as they 
run, and with sufficient speed to take most 
kinds of game that rely upon flight for 
safety. They are particularly fond of the elk 
and royal tiger. The Pariah is the name for 
the half domesticated dogs which swarm 
about villages in India. These dogs are 
mongrels, being mostly crosses between the 
Dhole and introduced breeds and varieties. 
The native dogs of Africa are of various 
sizes, shapes, and colors. They are half wild ; 
THE JERSEY BULL “ RAMAPO 
Fig. 1.— THE COMMON WOLF. 
Fig. 2.— THE DINGO OF AUSTRALIA. 
producing some extraordinary cows—2d dam 
“Europa” (176), by “Jupiter” (93)—3d dam 
‘ ‘ Alphea ” (171), by imported ‘ 1 Saturn ” (94). 
“Ramapo” is solid color, with black tongue 
and switch. The photograph, from which 
the engraving here presented is made, was 
taken in August 1880, when he was ten 
months old. At the time of writing “ Ram- 
ciations with mankind, gradually assumes 
the characteristics and general habits of the 
wolf. After a number of generations of this 
downward breeding, there appear the lank or 
gaunt form, the long, slender muzzle, and 
great comparative strength of the wolf. The 
I probable identity of the wolf and dog is 
I strengthened by the fact that they readily 
owned by no one, they subsist by hunting 
wild beasts in packs. The leading one is the 
Ekia, very savage and wolf-like in nature. 
These dogs are always ready to attack a 
stranger on his entrance into a native village. 
Other kinds of wild dogs are described by 
travellers, but they all indicate that they are 
very closely related to the wolf, fox, and the 
