1900 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
189 
VETERAN JERSEY BREEDER TALKS. 
“Will you please send me somewhat 
of a description of your Jersey stock 
farm? I am a young man just starting 
in the breedin of Jerseys, and am going 
to have some system of breeding. Do 
you recommend the silo?” 
Although I have been breeding Jer¬ 
seys for Z5 years, and have had a good 
many in that time, they have not all 
been prize winners, nor 14-pound cows 
at maturity. Neither have I learned it 
all yet. My first advice is, study all the 
time, and do not believe all you see and 
read. When you see a good individual 
for sale, do not look first at her pedigree, 
but at her individuality as a dairy ani¬ 
mal, her udder and teats, milk veins, ap¬ 
parent ability to put to good use the 
food you give her, and do not be scared 
if she is not a solid deer fawn, but has 
much or little white on her. Then, if 
possible, go and look at her dam and 
her granddam on the sire’s side, and 
then you can tell how she is apparently 
breeding, better or poorer. Remember, 
it is a poor Jersey whose milk will not 
test four per cent butter fat by the Bab¬ 
cock, or give at least 25 pounds a day at 
two years old, with her first calf. My best 
heifer gave 38 pounds a day, over 8,100 
pounds in a year between calves, and 
made over 20 pounds of honest butter in 
seven days, and that is the kind I don’t 
get every time, but she came by it hon¬ 
estly, as the three I owned of her ances¬ 
tral dams were all great cows, and all 
went with the dreaded “milk fever.” 
Yes, I do most emphatically advise a 
silo. Could not afford to do without it. 
There is no possible way to use every 
inch of the cornstalk otherwise. I be¬ 
lieve it is our most valuable Winter 
feed, and more can be produced to the 
acre. In stable care, would advise some 
form of watering device, as I have no 
doubt that cows will give more milk 
when they can drink little and often, 
and more particularly without having to 
fight for it. Then be careful in milking, 
milk clean and keep it clean. Make 
good butter, and try to make it a little 
better than anyone else can make it, and 
each time you churn try to make it 
better than you did before; then put it 
up in the most attractive way you can, 
for an attractive package will sell an 
article better than a poor one will, but 
remember the goods must be as good as 
it looks. Get a good separator and a box 
churn. Don’t try to run them by hand, 
it is tiring work to anyone. Give your 
cattle the best care and kindness, and 
don’t trust any bull, especially the quiet, 
safe kind. If you have the money and 
time to take a short course at a good 
dairy school, it will pay; but you can 
learn more by study and experience than 
you can at school, and won’t be so liable 
to get a “swelled” head and know it all 
in six weeks. R. f. shannon. 
FRENCH-CANADIAN CATTLE. 
We have heard judges of live stock 
who attend the Canadian fairs speak 
well of the French-Canadian breed of 
cattle. We have heard them called Arc¬ 
tic Jerseys; that is, cattle with the good 
qualities of the Jersey cow, and in addi¬ 
tion, many of the humbler though 
worthy qualities of the goat. We have 
just received a pamphlet on the French- 
Canadian cow, written by Dr. J. A. Cou¬ 
ture, who says that the French settlers 
wko first came to Canada were natives 
of Brittany and Normandy, in France. 
They brought their first cattle to Quebec 
about 1G20, or the time of the landing of 
the Pilgrim Fathers. These early im¬ 
portations were the original source of 
the dairy cattle in Upper Canada. The 
big animals of English origin were not 
imported until the beginning of the 
present century, and then did not find 
favor among the French farmers. Prof. 
Barnard is quoted as saying that the 
Canadian peasant feared to cross his 
hardy little cows with the larger breeds, 
for he was afraid that he could not find 
food enough to keep the larger animals 
alive during the long Winters. Thus the 
French breed of cattle has been pre¬ 
served in its purity for over 250 years. 
In-and-in breeding has been employed 
to- a certain extent, thus settling the 
strong characteristics of the breed. The 
French-Canadian cattle are said to excel 
in hardiness, frugality, and richness of 
milk. There is no breed known that 
will live and thrive under the hard con¬ 
ditions that often fall to the lot of the 
Canadian cow. They are small in size, 
and will, it is said, live and even thrive 
where an Ayrshire or Short-horn would 
starve. Dr. Couture says they are 
greedy by nature, and will accept the 
poorest of food, even bad straw, and live 
on it. No class of cattle can be fed at 
so little cost as a herd of French-Can- 
adians. Coming from a pleasant cli¬ 
mate in France, the ancestors of this 
little cow had a hard fight against the 
severe Winters of Canada. Those who 
survived acquired such hardiness that 
now their breeders claim that they are 
best adapted to the cold and snow of 
Upper Canada. 
It is said that there is practically no 
tuberculosis in the breed, except where 
it has come in contact with animals af¬ 
fected with the disease. It is claimed 
that the Jersey, the Kerry, the Guernsey 
and the French-Canadian cow all came 
from the same origin. A well-bred Can¬ 
adian cow and a Jersey look very much 
alike; in fact, the French-Canadian may 
be called a large, dark-colored Jersey. 
The story is told of one breeder who un¬ 
dertook to show a FrenchrCanadian 
heifer. There was no class for that 
breed, and so he entered her with the 
Jerseys, and obtained second prize. 
From the description of tfie breed we 
should judge that the French-Canadian 
cow is rather a coarser and heavier 
type than the typical Jersey. From the 
picture given in this pamphlet, she 
seems to have more the Guernsey type, 
with broad, well-sprung ribs, quite 
prominent shoulders and hips, dark in 
color, and a rugged, stalwart look gen¬ 
erally. Whether or not these cattle 
would be useful south of Canada is a 
question; but little has been said about 
them except locally, but they certainly 
seem to be well-suited to the cold cli¬ 
mate of Canada, and wortny of careful 
breeding and handling by Canadian 
breeders. 
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DELL11UKST FARMS, Mentor, ; Ohio. 
Registered Jersey Cattle for sale. We 
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would exchange one for Reg. Shrophire ewes. 
E. E. & M. C. HARRINGTON, Watertown, N. Y. 
■ C DCCV C lgrandson *20,2 granddaughters 
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Wnlte and Buff Leghorn Eggs, $1.50 per 15. $2 per 30, 
$5 per 100. GEO. L. FERRIS. Atwater, N. Y. 
JERSEYS. 
A grandson of Pedro 3187 out of a tested dam for 
sale. One year old, solid, sound, showy, serviceable, 
superior. Send for price and pedigree. 
W. F. McSPARRAN, Furniss, Pa. 
Some GOOD young 
JERSEY BULL CALVES 
FOR SALK at fair prices. No PLUGS nor un 
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R. F. SHANNON, 907 Liberty St., Pittsburg, Pa. 
Hickory Hill Farm 
IS THE HOME OF THE 
“Rissa” Jerseys. 
The “Rlssas” combine the show qualities of the 
Island Jerseys and the great buttermaking qualities 
of the St. Lamberts. Must make room for Spring 
calves. J. GRANT MORSE, Poolville, N. Y. 
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