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fee, and who believe that the pure article is much better than chalk 
and water, are beginning to appreciate this breed. A Jersey cow 
will not give as much milk in her flush as some other breeds, but 
for ten or eleven months, facts show that she excels all others in 
her produce of cream. The milk of one Jersey, mixed with that 
of three or four “ pale ” cows, will give the butter of all a respect¬ 
able coloring. They have been called a puny, tender breed, but 
experience proves that they are as hardy as any of their rivals. 
To those Wisconsin farmers who make butter, I say, the sooner 
you get some Jersey blood in your herds, the sooner will your 
butter be better than it now is. To the poor man with one cow 
and a small barn, she is a blessing and life to his wife and chil¬ 
dren, a beauty to their eyes and a joy to their hearts. To the 
rich man, a toy and a luxury, and to all who want the pro¬ 
duce of a cow, as well as the cow herself, she far out-strips all com¬ 
petitors. I have little experience in cheese making, but judging 
from what I buy, I can fancy a little more Jersey cream and a 
little less Ayrshire gristle, would suit the taste quite as well. 
The cows of this breed are always great favorites with the women¬ 
folks, their gentle natures attaching them to the mothers and the 
-children, who save for them many a tit-bit from the table. Vic¬ 
toria, England’s good Queen, the owner of large herds, has always 
kept at her country seat a Jersey cow for her own household fam¬ 
ily table; so have most of the wives of the herdsmen of famous 
English and Scottish herds. Daniel Webster, America’s greatest 
statesman, who was loved aud respected little less in England 
than in America, who caused his great oxen to be yoked and 
brought to his window as he lay upon his death-bed, 11 that he 
might look into their great broad honest foreheads,” imported at 
an early day some Jerseys, and took great pride in showing to his 
city bred guests his Alderney milk upon the table of his Marsh¬ 
field mansion. And now, Mr. President, I am done. I have 
spoken plainly, and I meant to do so, for I believe that your so¬ 
ciety is intended to use all alike, and to mete out justice to all; 
I beg no man’s pardon; if I have stepped on anybody’s toes, I 
am glad of it. I meant to do so. The grand desideratum in 
agriculture is to discover a breed of cattle that will be most use¬ 
ful to the grazier, the dairyman, the small farmer, the poor man, 
