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The Jersey Cow “Eurotas.” 
In April, 1873, Col. R. M. Hoe, sold out his herd 
of Jerseys. They were chiefly, perhaps entirely, 
of his own importation and breeding. The sale 
was widely advertised, and largely attended, and 
Mr. A. B. Darling, of Darlington, N. J., the well- 
known host of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, paid the 
highest prices, and bought the best animals. For 
■“Vesta,” (1235), an imported cow, bred by Lord 
Rokeby, and of the Dauncey Stock, he paid $700. 
For “Leda” (799), a daughter of “Jupiter” (93), 
2nd,” was no doubt a very well bred bull. He 
showed it in his appearance, and proves it in his 
get. “ Europa ” was the result of close in-breed¬ 
ing, a strong, vigorous, healthy animal, showing 
not the least evil results from such near couplings. 
She is still alive, breeding regularly, and was sold 
in May last, for a high price. “Rioter 2nd” was 
therefore an entire, and strong out-cross upon the 
“ Alphea stock ” The result to be expected, was 
that the offspring would possess those qualities, for 
which the parents had been bred, in an intensified 
degree. “Europa” was not a very extraordinary 
which, if kept by itself, might prove them the peers 
of even this wonderful cow ?—A question which, 
though it cannot be answered, is not the less worth 
considering. Col. Hoe made to the writer an in¬ 
teresting statement of how he came to import Jer¬ 
seys, and such Jerseys. His first importations of 
cattle, were two Shorthorns, and one Devon, 
all pure of course, and when showing his little Devon 
cow to Mr. Edward Faile, whose Devon herd was at 
that time the best in the couutry, he told him that 
if he wanted cows of a pure breed for “ Bright- 
side,”—his beautiful country place, now within the 
and “Alphea” (171), he paid $640. For the bull 
“Sarpedon,” a son of “ Mercury ” and “ Europa,” 
(own brother and sister—by “Jupiter,” out of 
“Alphea,”) $630. With these he bought “ Eurotas,” 
(2454), for $325. She was three years old, half sis¬ 
ter to “Leda,” and not so handsome. 
Mr. Darling was disappointed in the performance 
of “Vesta.” “Led?.’! proved with him an excel¬ 
lent butter cow, but was surpassed by her half-sis¬ 
ter, which is the subject of this sketch. “ Eurotas ” 
is the daughter of “ Rioter 2nd,” a bull imported by 
Col. Hoe, bred by the Marquis of Bristol, and 
descended from the famous Dauncey herd, and 
“Europa,” a daughter of “Jupiter,” out of 
“Alphea,” his full sister, they being by “ Saturn,” 
out of “ Rhea,” both imported by Col. Hoe, directly 
from the Island of Jersey. “ Eurotas’ ” pedigree, 
so far as we know it, therefore runs thus (imported 
animals in Italics): 
'Rioter 2d, 469, bred by the Marqnis of Bristol. 
Jupiter 93 
Eurotas 
2454 
Europa 
179 
' Saturn 94 
I Rhea 166 
I Saturn 94 
! Rhea 166 
Alphea 171 
A short pedigree, but an instructive one. “ Rioter 
milker or butter maker, so far as known, (perhaps 
she has never had a first rate chance), but “ Alphea ” 
was, and so was “Rhea,” doubtless also there 
were extraordinary milkers and butter yielders 
in “ Rioter 2nd ” line, for the Dauncey herd 
was bred with extraordinary care, both for 
color, and for excellence at the pail. “ Eurotas ” 
has been bred as a “winter cow,” that is, to calve 
in the late autumn, or early winter, and though 
yielding well, does not come to her full flow, and 
yield of butter, until grass comes. This is remark¬ 
able, that a cow calving in December, should give 
more milk in May, than at any time during the 
winter, but so it is with “ Eurotas ” this year, and 
the same was true last year, though less accurately 
observed. The extraordinary production of butter 
of this cow, was not observed until about two years 
ago. She is not handsome, though well shaped; iu 
fact, has the ideal form for a milch cow, not exagger¬ 
ated. She was bought at a lower figure than 
the other cows, and for this reason great things 
were not looked for, and her milk went in with 
that of the common herd. How many cows are 
there whose .milk is thus mixed with that of others. 
limits of the City of New York—he would advise 
Mr. Hoe to settle upon Jerseys, and that if he 
would import a heifer more than he wanted for 
himself, on his next trip, he would take one. This 
Mr. Hoe did, and being referred by a business 
friend in London, to Lawrence P. Fowler, the 
younger member of the firm of Michael Fowlar & 
Son, he gave him a carte blanche order for half a 
dozen heifers and a young bull, to be selected with 
care, and shipped within six months. Richardson, 
and others, were importing Jerseys to New York, 
and limiting Mr. Fowler in his purchases to £5, or 
$25 a head, first cost. The six heifers and bull cost 
Col. Hoe between 18 and 19 guineas each, on an 
average, besides commissions. The famous ani¬ 
mals of this importation were “Saturn,” “Rhea,” 
and “Edith.” Mr. Faile was offered first choice, 
but declined it, and Col. Hoe’s manager selected 
“ Rhea,” Mr. Faile taking “Edith.” It was stock 
tracing to this cow “Edith” (167), which being cross¬ 
ed 'with bulls of the “ Alphea Family,” brought the 
high prices at Mr. Kellogg’s recent combination sale. 
The animals of Col. Hoe’s importation, were 
without doubt much better selected, and worth 
