VOL,. XXXVII. No. 28.) 
WHOLE No. 1485. / 
NEW YORK CITY, JULY 13, 1878. 
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THE JERSEY HERD OF MR. H. S. PARKE. 
Bay-Side is one of the most delightful spots 
on Long Island. It is just at the mouth of 
Flushing Bay, and commands views of the Bay 
and East River j ust at its debouchment into the 
Sound. The far-off Connecticut shore looms 
through the mist, or stands out clean-cut, show¬ 
ing its varied coast-line of rock and meadow and 
bay, fleokod with the white sails which one can 
hardly distinguish, in the extreme distance, from 
the granite rocks. Nearer one sees the eastern 
headland of the bay crowned with wood; oppo¬ 
site, the green slopes of Fort Schuyler, and, quite 
in the foreground, the garrison flag at Wiilet's 
Point waves above the trees. 
This is our remembrance of the view from the 
piazza of Mr. Parke’s house, an old-fashioned 
shingle-sided mansion, laid out with a breadth 
and liberality of hall-ways, and a general spa¬ 
ciousness, indicating oheorful views of life and 
home comforts. Far too pleasant a home for an 
old bachelor, if a bachelor can be Baid ever to 
have a home, other than that of his childhood. 
One is struck with the excellence of the deep 
alluvial soil, as it ia evinoed by the growth of 
trees about the house, most noticeable among 
which, is a group of Pines obviously planted as 
lawn trees and rather crowded, now towering 
np, naked boles, without a branch within 20 or 30 
feet from the ground, having, we should think, 
heifers and young cows that he could buy, con¬ 
fining himself, in a good measure, to what was 
then the most fashionable type, and beading the 
herd with “ Son of Alphea,” who, like his famous 
dam, was Bolid with black points and of the 
richest quality. They were altogether decidedly 
above average excellence, but this was hardly 
satisfactory, and rightly or wrongly, Mr. P. took 
a piejudioe against solid-colored Jerseys that 
had not more substantial merits. Ooing to the 
other extreme, he added “ Young Duchess ” to 
his herd, a heifer imported in dam by Charles 
Sharpless. She proved a great milker and butter- 
maker, having repeatedly yielded over 15, and 
once over 16}-^ pounds of butter a week. She is, 
however, lacking in personal beauty—spotted, 
flecked, and speckled like an Ayrshire; breeds 
well, however, and has been a valuable animal 
in the herd. 
Gradually, by purchase, by breeding, and by 
weeding, Mr. Parke has reduced his herd in 
numbers and improved it in quality, until now it 
is really one of the most beautiful as well as 
most useful herds in the country. In fact, we 
know not of its equal in both particulars. 
Young DuchesB 497, now no longer young, 
sets off the beautiful proportions and colors of 
her younger sisters of the herd to good effect. 
Bluebird 599, a blue-gray oow, with some white, 
not herself a great milker, but very rich, is a 
fine large-bodied animal and a great beanty. 
Annie Paige 2,690, is famous for having milked 
ten months before she had her firBt calf, which 
occurred when she was 21 months old. She is 
now giving eleven pounds one ounce of butter 
Parke had Col. M. C. Weld,of New York, select for 
him, upon the Island of Jersey, a yearling bull, 
to be of a yellowish fawn color, and of a form to 
meet the demand of his critical eye. It seems 
remarkable that he could have been so entirely 
pleased with hiB purchase. The portrait which 
we give of him, by Edwin Forbes, is a fair one ; 
in no sense flattering, and yet representing a 
very handsome Jersey bnlL He is of a solid 
creamy fawn color, with black points, more or 
less dappled upon the sides, with very delicate 
horns, dishing face, very long, broad and deep¬ 
bodied, straight-backed, very fine in bone, with 
superb muscular development; altogether, a per¬ 
fect beanty, and of a mild and qniet disposition. 
His son, Jersey Golddust 2d, a year old in 
April, is very like his sire, bnt considerably 
larger for his age, and sure to make a very large 
and fine animal. He is also of a solid creamy 
fawn oolor, inclining to gray on neck and head. 
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FAT-STOCK SHOW AT CHICAGO. 
I shall be disappointed if the show of fat 
stock appointed to be held in the inter-State Ex¬ 
position Building, Chicago, Dec., 2-7, next, un¬ 
der the auspices of the Illinois State Board of 
Agriculture, does not prove one of the most 
useful Agricultural Exhibitions ever held in 
America. The prize-list has jnst been made 
public : and while it is not jnst such a one as I 
should have prepared, it offer* liberal induce¬ 
ments for the owners of fat-stock of superior 
excellence to exhibit them—more especially as 
the exhibition and prize-taking will directly 
$1,875 will be awarded to cattle ; $725 to sheep ; 
$680 to hogs, and $180 to poultry and game. 
For cattle : there are classes for Short-Horns, 
Devons, Herefords, “ other pure breeds,” grades 
and crosses. In each a prize of $25, with a 
seoond of $15, is offered for steer over four, 
between three and four, and between two and 
three years; with first prize of $50 and second 
of $25for oow over three years. In “sweep- 
stakes,’’ a prize of $50 is offered for steer of 
each age ; with $100 for a cow. A special prize 
of $200 is offered for beet steer or cow in show ; 
and a first of $200, with second of $150 for 
beat car-load of cattle. It will be possible for 
the exhibitor of a single cow to secure $350. 
In Bheep the classification is into long-wool, 
middle-wool, fine-wool, and grades or crosses, 
with premiums of $15 and $10 foe wethers and 
ewes and lambs, with liberal sweepstakes. In 
swine the clasasification is into large breeds, 
small breeds, and grades or crosses, with prizes 
of $20 and $10 for best specimens of the i$ual 
ages, and quite liberal sweepstakes prizes. The 
National Live Stock Journal offers “ Challenge 
CupB,” of value of $100 and $50 each, for best 
beef animal, beet fat sheep and best fat hog 
shown. 
It is not unnatural that many should look on 
this show as purely a local affair—at moat 
something in which the fanners of the West 
may be interested ; bnt this feeling is a mis¬ 
taken one. It is hardly to be expected that 
feeders or breeders in the Eastern States will 
become exhibitors, bnt they have a quite direct 
interest in this show nevertheless. The East eats 
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JERSEY GOLDDUST 3131. 
diameters of eighteen inches to two and a half 
feet. 
The Bay-Side herd of Jerseys was established 
by Mr. Parke by the pnrohase of a number of 
the best of the dark-colored, solid, black-pointed 
per week, and weighs just 800 lbs. The rest of 
the herd are very beautiful and above the aver¬ 
age as butter-yielders, characterized by particu¬ 
larly delicate and beautiful horns and heads. 
Jersey Golddust 2134.—Two years ago, Mr. 
add to their selling price, in almost all cases. The 
aggregate of the regular prizes, to which it is pro¬ 
bable considerable additions will be made by spe¬ 
cial prizes offered by breeders or special friends 
of each class—amounts to $3,350. Of this sum 
Western beef; the Eastern breeder and feeder 
are directly in competition with their fellows in 
the West, and now both are being brought into 
competition with British meat producers. I count 
it quite as important to the Eastern stock-grower 
