PICTORIAL CULTIVATOR ALMANAC. 
ALDERNEY CATTLE. 
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The Alderney Cows Lave formerly been famed for three 
qualities—for producing exceedingly rich milk—for the 
smallness of their size—and for destitution of beauty in 
form. “ Except in Hampshire/ 7 says Youatt, 11 they are 
found only in gentlemen’s parks and pleasure grounds, 
and they maintain their occupancy there partly on ac¬ 
count of the 
richness of their M •*’ l/ ~ 
milk, and the 
great quantity of 
butter which it 
yields, but more 
from the dimin¬ 
utive size of the 
animals. Their 
real ugliness is 
passed over on 
these accounts; 
and it is thought 
fashionable that 
the view from 
the breakfast or 
drawing room of 
the house should 
present an Al¬ 
derney cow or 
two grazing at a 
little distance. 77 
This animal, 
although small, 
is a voracious 
feeder. The 
quantity of milk 
which she yields is never large, but its richness is un¬ 
equalled, affording more butter than can be obtained 
from any other cow. There is an instance of one of 
these on record, which afforded nineteen pounds of but¬ 
ter per week for three successive weeks. 
Within a few years, an association of farmers in the 
Is’and of Jersey, have made great improvements in this 
breed. By selecting the very best shaped animals to 
breed from, they have been able to raise a new race, 
greatly superior in appearance and in fattening qualities, 
to the old Alderneys, without lessening their milking 
properties. Some of the improved breed have afforded 
fourteen pounds of butter per week, and ten pounds 
being more common during the spring and summer 
mouths. The old stock appear to be scarcely hardy 
enough for our more northern States. The new sort 
appear not to have been yet introduced. 
than he can keep in good order; an animal in high 
order to the first day of December, is already half 
wintered. 
Milch Cows. —The value of milch cows is depending 
on several circumstances, such as the quantity of milk 
produced, the butter it will make, the time of going 
dry, and the gentleness of disposition, ease of milking, 
See. It is not always the smoothest and handsomest 
cows that are the best milkers; on the contrary, a dis¬ 
position to take on fat is rarely found combined with 
great milking qualities. In England, the Ayrshires are 
great favorites as milkers; but there, as here, occasional 
instances in all breeds are found, where large quantities 
of milk are produced. In this country, considerable 
discussion has taken place as to the respective milking 
qualities of the Short-horns and the native breeds, and 
an ample list of the best that could be selected on both 
sides, with the quantities of butter and milk produced, 
may be found in Mr. Colmim’s 4th Report. We select 
a few of both kinds, to show the immense difference 
there is in profit, between keeping good cows and poor 
ones: 
Cota. 
Butler per week. 
Belina, .......... 
.... S. H., 
Mr. Powell,.... 
204 
Blossom,......... 
.... S. H. 
Mr. Canby,.... 
171 
Oakes cow, ...... 
.... N. B., 
Mr. Quincy, ... 
19} 
Nourse cow,. 
.... N. B., 
Mr. iNourse. ... 
20 
Springfield,....... 
.... N.B., 
Mr. Henshaw, . 
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What a Farmer ought not to do. —-A farmer 
should never keep more cattle, horses, sheep, or hogs, 
Relieving Choaked Cattle. —If the potato or ap¬ 
ple is near the mouth, (ascertained by feeling the neck) 
draw it out from 
lair 'Ml above, by run¬ 
ning the arm 
down and seiz¬ 
ing it with the 
fingers, prevent¬ 
ing the animal 
from biting by 
propping the 
mouth open 
with a plow cle¬ 
vis, held firmly 
by two men. A 
strongbox,made 
on purpose,open 
at top and bot- 
\jMj tom, with pro¬ 
jecting pieces to 
hold it by, is still 
better. The 
writer speaks 
from experi¬ 
ence, having of¬ 
ten thus drawn 
the potato from 
cows 7 throats. 
But when low 
down, it may be pushed into the stomach by means of 
a tarred rope an inch in diameter, with a ball of tow at 
one end as large as a hen’s egg, bound with soft leather. 
A wooden rod of any kind is dangerous, and usually 
ruptures the gullet and kills the eow. 
To Promote the Health or stock. —Mix, occasion¬ 
ally, one part of salt with four, five, or six parts of 
wood ashes, and give the mixture to different kinds 
of stock, summer and winter. It promotes their appe¬ 
tite, and tends to keep them in a healthy condition. It 
is said to be good against bots in horses, murrain in 
cattle, and rot in sheep. 
Horseradish root is valuable for eattle. It creates 
an appetite, and is good for various diseases. Some 
give it to any animal that is unwell. It is good for oxen 
troubled with the heat. If animals will not eat it volun¬ 
tarily, cut it up fine and mix it with potatoes or meal. 
Feed all animals regularly. They not only look for 
their food at the usual time, but the stomach indicates 
the -want at the stated period. Therefore feed, morn¬ 
ing, noon, and evening, as near the same time as possible. 
Guard against the wide and injurious extremes of 
satiating with excess and starving with want. Food 
should he of a suitable quality, and proportioned to the 
growth and fattening of animals, to their production in 
young and milk, and to their labor or exercise. Ani¬ 
mals that labor need far more food, and that which is 
more nutritious, than those that are idle. 
Guard all descriptions of stock against cold and ex¬ 
posure, especially against cold storms of rain, sleet and 
damp snow, and against lying out on the cold ground in 
cool nights, in the spring and fall. 
In a dry time, see that animals have a good supply of 
pure water. When the fountains are low, they drink 
the drainings of fountains, streams, and passages of wa¬ 
ter, which are unwholesome. 
If barns and stables are very tight and warm, ven¬ 
tilate in mild weather, even in winter. 
In feeding animals on apples or roots, begin with a 
small quantity and gradually increase it. It would be 
better to have all changes in food made gradually , when 
there is a material difference in the nature of the food; 
as from hay to grass, and the reverse; from much fodder 
to much grain, and the reverse.— Amer. Veterinarian. 
