Professional Cards,
WIIMtV A. WALLACB, PATH) I AR lilt,
ItAART P. WALLACB, WILLIAM A WALLACB.
WALLACE A KREBS,
LAW AND COLLK4'TIi)N lIPPK'K.
January 1, IH'I. CLKAKPIKLIr. PA.
L. ORVIS,
J ATTORNKY AT fc.vw.
OrrtCK nppualta Ilia Court UOIIM, ou Ilia 2d floor of
A. 0. 6'ur.l'a oullillu*. 3-411
I?RANK FIELDING,
X 1 LAW AND COLLECTION OPFICK,
12-1, vLKAIUIKLH, PA.
WA. MORRISON,
• ATTORN KY-AT-L AW,
ItKLLKKtiNTK. PA.
Ofltc In Woodrlng'a Bl.*k,op|>ait thaCourl lloua.
Con.oiuilon In Knullah or Uartnan 2-1}
C. T. 4141 tKDI*. 0. a. BOWI9.
A LKXAXDER K BOWER,
L\ ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
H-Hefonte, PA., niAy Im conmiltnd iu Knglteh or Gar
man. Office In Garnmu'e llulldiiig. 1-ly
JAMU A. BBATBR. i. WIALBT OkrUABT.
BEAVER A GEPIIART,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Office on Allegheny street, north of High. Belle-
FATLB, H 1-LY
DF. FORTNEY,
• ATTORN EV- AT I.AW,
HKLLKIONTK. PA.
Laal door lo Ilia lafl In the Court lloaaa. 21}
TOIIN BLAIK LINN,
tf ATTORNEY AT LAW,
lIKLLEEONTE, PA
Olflaa Alla*hany Straet, nar Pnal OlBca. 21-1}
T L. SPANG LEE.
tf • ATTORNEY-AT LAW,
RBI.I.EPONTK, CKNTRROOtINTY, PA.
Spaalal attention to Collect loira; practlcea In all the
Courta; Conaultallona In Herman or K *llli. Jd}
DS. KELLER,
• ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OHlce on Alleghany atrial Soutn aide of Lyon'a
•lore, Bellefonte, Pa. I'D
t. H. araaar. WW aopon.
MURRAY A GORDON,
ATTORNEYS-AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD PA
Will attend the Bellefonte Courte when epeciall}
employed. 7_
a HIPPLE,
X e ATTORN ET AT-LA W.
1.1 K'K lIAYEN. PA.
All hualneee promptly altanda.l to. l ly
WM. P. MITCHELL,
PRACTICAL BLRVETOR.
LOCK HAVEN, TA.,
Will attend to all work In Clearfield, Centre and
Clint4>n ountitie*.
Office oppueite Ixyk fleven Nntionnl Rank. 20-1J
\V C. HEINLE,
T T A ATTORNEY AT LAW.
HKLLKPONTE, PA.
Office in Conned l!on*e, Allegheny *treef.
Special ettentiiiß given !•> the rullection f c lei me.
AM LtseitieM Attended to prumptly. 21-1>
WILLIAM McCULLOUGH,
Y ATTORNKY AT LAW,
CI.E IRFIELD, PA
All boefnewe promptly Attended to. 1-ly
M inertia nrous.
wloum
With COSTIVCNCSS. Kick MeAdache. DVSPEP
tIA. Lorn Spirits. SLEEPLESS NIGHTS,
LOII of AppetlU. Pnin in the Side,
And All the numerous Ailment 4 wne|uent upon A d*
rmlered stjete of th- ll*er, k#o yHi here A (frtftll
remedy within your rerh. Thai rtneiy ia
GREEN'S Liver Pills.
The# Pill* ere of TWO kijun, And when o*ed In
piH>n#rti4ifi with em h other at. ordtng hi ilirettoM
Are INVARIABLY SLTI K.*H I. They re
c.sited, AI. I Are BKNT BT MkIL n r<e|pi of prke
In order hi present runnterfeittng they Are ptil up in
loi vt teixee, wiih the eigiMture of K. P, GRKP.M
Around ewrb hnt.
PrW,No l.SOcta.; No. 2, OO ctA,. Msnshitsml
only by
F. POTTS GREEN.
BELLEFONTE. PA.
New York Weekly Herald.
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
R pilE circulation >f this popular
I naoapafwr la ronatantly Incrraain*. It on tain,
all Ikr Irwlla* nw. „f thr Dalit llaaiLt., and la
arrangad ia handy .lapartm nta. Tha
FOREIGN NRWB
anihraoaa apaalal diapatrhaa from all uaartara of Or
gluba. I'ndar lha haod of
AMERICAN NKWS
ar> glraa tha Talagrapfaic Diapatrhaa of tha vaak froo
all paitaof lha Vnioa. Thialaatura alon* makra
TILK WEKKLY LLKRALD
tha moat aalnahla r brook la In lha world, aa II la tha
rhaapaal. Erary aaak la *ta* a faithful raport of
POLITICAL NKWH
amhraHn* n.mplala and romprabaiaalaa diapatrhaa
from WaaaiMtnia, iniluitln* full rapnata of tha
•paarhaaof amlnaut politlrlana on lha<|oaatiooa of lb<
boar.
THK FARM DBPARTXKNT
•f lha Wim, llaatu glraa tha lalaat aa wall aa th>
Naat prartkal auggaatlona and dlaro*ar|.*a ralatlng k
tha dutiaa of lha (aiaaar, hint* (* raking Ctnu
Potritst. Hum, Tun, trottaaiaa. Ac., *<•. aitl.
Mggaatlona hr kraping building* and nlaiwlk In ra
pak. Thia la anpfdamantad hy a wall-aatltari 'ksart
m-nl, wklaly copkd, uu.kr tha haad of
THF. IJGME,
gltlnr rarlpaa for practical dkhaa, biaU for matin,
clothing and fiur heaping np with lha lataot fiwhlona a>
the locaat prk*. B"ery Item of ewklng or mnwat
raggeated In Ibia dennrtment la practically te-tad hi
atpett. kafocn pal4lcall.. Latlart from oar Park
and London „,traopondenta on lha t*y latnt f,.1,
lon*. Tha linn, Denartmant of lha Wtrmit llnaii
Will lha koaaawifa mora than ona hnadrad Uma.
tha prtca of tha pa par. Tha Inleraata of
SKI I.I,KI) LABOR
are looked after, and erarythlng pertain lug to ma
rltankw and l,k* anting la mrafnlly nmnhd Thar
Un paga davotvd lo all lha tataat phaaaa oi lha l.uai
naaa market*. Crop*. March.ndla*, Ac. Ac. A tain*
bla faaiur- In f-uod ia tha tpacially roportml prke
aadcondlUoaanf
TIIR PRO DOCK MARKKT.
Sroatito Neva at bom* and abroad. logo,bar with
a Stoat every weak, a Stan.i* by aoaw eminent dk
ttne. Litaatnt. Moairtt. bttatttc, Ptaaoati and
Set Nona Thar* I* no paper In tha world that com
tain, to much nawa maker atary weak aa th Ww-
It llaatta, wbkh la •*!. pmdnga PW, kw Oaa bob
Int. Yon can Mbaerlba at aay Uma.
THE 1 f ONE
NEW Y<)RK > la a Waahly Fotta, -( DCLLAR
HERALD ) I 1 *KA*
Addreec.
NEW YORK HERALD,
61 Broadway and Ana fitraat. Naw York.
For Sale.
A FARM containing Fifty Acrea,
and bating thcraon arm lad a TWO-ATOBT
FRAME BIILDINU and out baUdfaga Title grwd.
Inquire of A. J. A T A fIEUtST.
S-tl >4 Cnk/urUla, Caotra coaaty. Pa.
Wilson, MrFarlane <P Co,, Hardware Dealers.
ARE!
WILSON", MoFARLANE & CO.
DEALERS IN*
STOVES, RANGES? HEATERS.
ALSO
Paints, Oils, Glass and Varnishes,
_ ANI>
BUILDERS' HARLWJVL^LI
A I, I. ELI II EN Y BTREKT, • NI'HM' BLOCK, .... Mlt.l.KroNTF, PA-
TRAVELER'S GUIDE.
BELLEFONTE A SNOW SHOE
11. K.—Tliue-Tabla In effect on auil after March
1,1*91 :
SUUW MHU* 6.34) 4. V. t rrlVN In Bellefonte
7.24 AH.
I,.**.* llellefoute 9.12 A. M.,errivee mi NOW SUO*
IT M I *
!,.•*oa ttaow Shoe 2.'H> r. *.,errlv*e In Bellefonte
L.*> f. ■.
UTN Hellefofite 4.4A r M..ftlTlv* at film* S lit*
7.26 R.M. H. 8. HI. \ I It, <2ITI Bui>*RLTTT*TOlent
BALD EAGLE VALLEY KAIL
ROAD.—T.mc-T*M. A|.ril 29, lwO:
r.ic Mall, waatwtap. ttatstan. Kip. Mall.
>. a. pa. **• *• *
4 10 7 (rj Arrt*a atTymna L*a..... 7 32 A 43
3 A S3 Ua Kl Tyrunc Lea,#... t 3# A 44
769 II 41 " Vail " ... 742 * 6,)
766 fl 47 ...... " Raid Kaglt " „. 747 * Ott
74M 63d " F.wl.r " _. 761 l oU
742 #3d " Hannah " -7 66 913
736 624 " Port MalllJa •' ... *uo 9 111
727 •17 " Martha " ... *O7 934
7in CIM " Julian " ~• IS •32
7 647 " I'niuntllU " *23 39
700 64* ...... " Hn.w tlhoa In " ... A32 946
466 646 " MU.ahur " ... *34 94
640 636 - Ib-lk-foal* " A 4.1 967
.V. & 2.-. "• Mileabtirg " ... A6410 on
i 26 6l* ...... " I'nrtln " ... 90610 l
11A 610 " Mount Kaglt " -9121" 26
6 9 601 •• Movant " ... 9ID1" 37
i 65 460 " Ka*larllla •' ... 93AIn 49
6 '<o 446 ...... " Batch Craak " „. 9410 64
134 4.33 •• Mill llall " ... 96411 16
129 430 " tlamington " ... 96711 20
\26 426 M Lock listen " ...10 01 II *4
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hrlaklf hctilA, IA KEPT In #*ORY rI|i EQNNL U* mmy
Int-rlAf" HOKDA In the country, OWING to Ik# 9rm*
(wnry at the tine. the price at bunrd h# 1O#I RNLIXWL
to tnnn NOTIANE per dny. J. M KIHRIN,
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the blood, Rtimgthcrw the rouaclea, and girra new life L> the nerve*. Thejr net
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Iron Preparation that will not blacken the teeth or give
heartache. Bold by *ll druggist*. Write for the AB C Book, 32 pp. of
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BITTERS
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PATENTS.
PAINE, GRAFTON A LADD,
Attorney* at- /wi and Solicitor! of American
and Foreign Patent!,
412 Firrn HTUBT, WASMIHUTON, D. C.
Prscttea pt*t law LB all IU lIWWIM la Un hlnl
<>#■•. nd h* Soprm u>4 Circuit OOart* of iba
taJtid SIMM. PampklMtrad trm. AMI
I
ThsAl'amt sod lt<-l Xnlirlu tr Made.
AlmMnaUnn of Hops, luchu, Man*
drnkl* wt Dandelion, ""ii Jl uh"t jd
lut rl urmtlr. |.i. of oil Mb*r HilUn,
mokt\t>i*Krout Blood Purifier, Lliar
Beg u tor, "rl Hl* w-l li-aiu. lueunig
X*-ui -OrUh-
Wo db**oo pMrtWr lone "Id etwr Hop
n.llor, or* tuul |nrfar; , u-lr
(iprrUdBAHA
7t,7 (irt uf liV* ulTljrrt: \U i[iloil 1:1 m.
To oil ehnoo ,lopl..rmroL *•■!. Irr-etllort"
lyufUU.l.oi% urmsrr orwono or oho r~
qulro on A w UrV T-" 1 " •'' m "' l """"kAt,
H .p n.llrro or without Intos-
Icatlriß. OWaAk
K.> nuiltrr ohotjroor foVrllnra or Symptom*
ftr* L*l tttc dl— or la um Hop lm-
Ur*. Ikiti'l wail HulUynqilr* adrk bul it y *
only fI bad or rma*-ral4*.m t ** r ttoa-tn at oiv#.
llioajraafa yoarllb libaw ftV *d buotlrwla,
$9OO !*> for a cJm* they will not
Pirt < r help. |)o not suffer T*mr trWtuia
•ufftr.bultMaifxlorv* tUom^L* 0 Nop |
Itrmrmbrr flop Pitt-m la noV druff*!
drunken n • (rum but Dm ® $ |k<tt
Ma.ltrinrrrerma.la tbo UtiUlX fKUM
and won- and no frwoo Or
abould be vUnout Ihnn. ■■■■■■A
D.1.C.• • abaol'it* and IrrwflllNa
r.riVunkronr*, up of upturn. totj*ro
narrv/ttra Ail told br >lruVtla 'w-od
for < irrular Itf Wltm lf|. Ca, yiM
Battle Creek, Michigan,
MAHCTQCTPrniCM or TBI O.LI UUVlira
THRIBMER!L^^^
Traction and Plain Engines
and Horse-Powers.
at c— phrtoThroohrr fuUo ( Established
talk* World. I 1048
An VT ADC o/ fortww eo4 WOWlfbJ kui
rf 1 IMnO'w. elllv 1.1 ihoir <J run*.
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I omplrio -lr>.m<ltnia>/
"■TrßiilMßoilor*ooi FlolaKagtaee
t: oren In Ui Au;-mui morkr*
A e*rr-<r' /•• •* lornmno
for USI.bW-tb-T with mprrtor frail'*-- * num.
B" " uali pa* dminnl ■* To <b-T notno
' ir anna of Hrp*r*t"n. frotn 0 to IS beroe
0.11 ty, / aua m !• nu
T*o nj ha of - Moitnud * H-r—Jbmrrs
If fiAft nan tm af hrlmr* l.nmbrr
I .IAHfiUWV |/.nlk.lou,o' i.iUI
cnmrtjurty on hoof. fnn * Iroh u Imilt u u>.
cnaiiarohW wnt nrt >* oar marhlnm
TRACTION ENGINES^
i*f at. ■ ilsralb, ta4 dktref #tw 1 \Bl
mm.u. N, 10, 13 ueree Pewrr. Mj
Fnrmrro nod TkrMb*fe*( (I* InrHnd 8
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Oirion Tit 10. ArMmn
NICHOLS. SHKPAMO A CO.
Oniric Creob, HlohlM"-
MOVKY ToLonn at ft prrC't.
' UUI IJ 1 nv TIIK SU TI'AI. i.im: insib-
A!rr m or SEW VOKK. .... R...i LUTIAP.
Iwfrn.ted farm tn mm* nt l#e lb* ti •*.
ami l "f*wl)f *<n# ftiinl f 11*# prewpftl ulna *f
IV" Any jwttL-fi of IV |<rlnri|l can le
lM off at any lime. di4 II baa lwn lh r•*.n, IV#
fmpAi.y to |rmil ll# pfl•<ifaal lo remain a* Umf a*
IV# lorMttr aitbet, if tb# lalnrM la pv* <n| <ly pabt.
Apply to
T. PlirßMAyf. AHomey-al-lair.
ATT Court, afrt-H. Pa.,
n* In PATfP Z KtIKR, CV.*t A|tTsi*rr.
f-tf Wellrf dHa, Pa
riAKMAN'S lIOTKL,
V_* Oppita Ooan llu<Ma, DiikllfOXTl, FA.
nut** II.M FH PAY.
A tool Un t-t
ST. X A VIE ITS ACADEMY,
NEAE LATBOBK, PA.,
XTEARLY half * Century old, from
i* wlk-h h* noH pf.il*i<l uA mltl*al*l
la PMMMtylTMll* lT UTad~V m.t Itionwrt
•Aocaltaaal M ant kltlinl ataadanl at ratnlag In
limkh I'iij u, tiaiiM Mu) una. Taarljr
pen** •boat IVM.
Addrna, AirrnU OT HBBCT,
to teali jr* r. O, WtAkiiiMri eomtf, Pa.
®ht ffinilrc
B E LLEPONTB, 1' A.
AO-RICI7LTX7F.iIi.Ij.
SEWS, FACTH ASH HUDOKHTIONS.
tll t*T OR THE NATIOHAL WKLVABE U THI IHTKLLI*
USHCS AHD raoargiiiry or rim rauMtk.
Ktery farmer in Ait annual rxjirriene*
ititcarer* totnetAiutf of value. Write it ami
tend it to the "Agricultural Editor of the
DKMOI-HAT, Jtellefonte, I'enn'u," that other
farmer* may Aare the benefit of it. Let
communication* be timely, and be lure thai
they are brief ami cell pointed.
WE are under obligations to Sec
retary Cliutubcrlain for copies of
the monthly crop and stock ri'|ort
published by the Ohio State Hoard
of Agriculture. Ik-bides the report
proper the pamphlets contain some
unusual and valuable features, prom
inent among which is the publication
in the August number of the State
law concerning commercial fertilizer*.
Mr. J. T. LOVETT, of Little Silver,
New Jersey has favored us wilh a copy
of his autumn catalogue of choice
*mall fruits, accompanied by an ex
cellent illustration of the snow white
grn|ic, the I'aeklingtoii, which is at
tracting so much attention among
lovers of fine grapes. Mr. Lovett is
the proprietor of the Monmouth
nursery, and makes a specialty of the
smalt fruits. We have had business
dealings wilh Mr. Lovett, and s|a-ak
advisedly when we say that both he
and the plants he sends out arc ]>er
fcctly reliable.
THE DEMOCRAT favor* early seed
ing an a rule, but this year October
o*n wheat seems to have the ad
! vantage over that sown earlier. The
April like watbr of the paat few
days in bringing it all on nicely, how
• ever, excepting that among the early
town whiih sprouted, and tiicn died
for want of moisture, and "an ojK-n
fall" may yet give UH SO good a stand
that it will be able to winter over sue
i ceasfulty.
The short fall crops will require
| less than the usual amount of time in
' harvesting. The best use to make of
! the s|are lime thus gained is to just
make all snug and light for winter,
and then make all possible prepara
tion for next summer's campaign.
To offer advice or suggestions as to
what may most profitably be done in
this direction in fartn work proper,
would l>e entirely out of place with
most of Centre county farmers, but
we take the litscrty of suggesting
that in looking forward to next year
the garden should not l>c carelessly
passed by. Much can now la? done
j to secure early supplies of vegetables
for the table next spring, at a time
when they arc most appreciated.
All lite vacant spot* can have a hea
vy coating of manure dug or plowed
in. The frost will do much better
work on this than on that which is
left undisturbed; the manure will lie
a great measure digested and distrib
uted through the aoil, all ready for
use by the tender spring vegetables
at the earliest moment: weed seeds
in the ground will sprout and tic
killed off by the severe weather, and
so be out of the way next spring; and
the ground will lie light and mellow,
and require hut little labor to fit it
for the new seeding. Further than
this, Mitue planting may IK- done now.
Lettuce and pea* are both entirely
hardy, and if sown in well prepared
soil aliout the first of November, will
start the first In the spring, ami conic
on much earlier than if compelled to
wait until the ground becomes dry
and mellow enough to work before
they are sown, nnd so with onion seta.
They will winter over quite as safely
if planted before freezing weather as
they wiii in the garret, and their
green tops will delight you almost
before the anow ia all off. Put a day
or two on the garden now, and sec
if you don't thank us for the advice
next spring.
It to happens that at the present
lime our horned stock consists main
ly of Jersey* and their grades.
Brother farmers frequently ask n*:
Do you thiuk this is Uio best breed of
cattle for a farmer to keepf or would
you advise me to get rid of my old
fasbioned cattle, and get some like
your* ? To these question* and the
like we could not give a better an
swer than we quote in another col
umn of this page from the Live Stock
Journal, and which was prepared for
that paper by Dr. E. L.STURDEVANT.
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Creameries Approve*!.
Mr. W. 11. Jonion, I'rofeaaor of
Agriculture at the State College, has
been lately visiting the eastern part
of the State ami inspecting the crea
mery* system as practiced there. He
expresses his opinion in favor of this
system as against individual dairies
in a letter to the M iine Farmer , his old
liotne pajier. Wo reprint below that
fMjrtion of his pa|x>r in which he enu
merates its advantages as being quite
as applicable to Centre county as to
the .State of Maine. We believe that
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creameries could be established at
| several points in our county, greatly
to the advantage of the neighborhood
surrounding them and the profit of
the proprietors.
First, the high character of the
creamery butter resulting from a
| pro|K*r manipulation of the milk,cna
; (ties the proprietors to pay the far
i mors alwjut as much money (and of
-1 ten more) for their milk as they
j would receive if they made and
! sold their own butter, thus relieving
the fanners' home of a great deal of
j hard lalmr. Second, the fact that all
the milk of a certain district is used
j for the making of good butter, instead
of part decent and part grease, not
, only injures a steady market hut ele
-1 vates and maintains the reputation of
j that district a* an agricultural coin
| munily. Third, every cor|>orativc
system (Tint tends to lift the hurd n
; of work from the family has the effect
1 to elevate the home and social life of
; the farmer, and thus attract to agri
! culture the wealth and intelligence
that is desired.
The creamery system can Ire just
; n much of a success in M ilne a*
anywhere in the country. Climate,
| water and pastures are all favorable
and the high price* would Ire sure to
; follow in the track of the reputation
: that would certainly eoine. It is too
j had to have so much milk wasted that
might produce first-class butter. It
is probable that the ouly sure and
universal remedy for jioor butter
must be the creamery system, for
quite a percentage of people cannot
IMJ depended upon to use the Intelli
gence and skill that are necessary
for producing good butter.
I might also have claimed for the
creamery system greater facility for
taking sd vantage of the markets, al
though such butler is not oblige*! to
seek a market as do the poorer grades.
1 do not mean lo claim that creame
ries will work any wonders, but if a
region like Chester county, Pennsyl
vania, finds it an advantage to intro
duce the system where the produce
of private dairies was unusually high
in character, it seems very probable
that at least equal advantage would
result in Maine, where the percentage
of had hutter is quite large. And it
is significant that creameries are rap
pidly increasing, even in Chester
county. It is posihle I may be too
sanguine in regard to this system of
hutter making, but if there is good
in it 1 would like to sec Maine farm
ers benefited by it.
Which Dairy Brood is thn Bost?|
The answer is not, as some assett,
the Ayrshire, the Jersey, or the Short
Horn, but truly that breed alone
which is best adapted, through apti
tudes or product, to the location. It
is indeed probable that in many lo
calise* the no-hieel, that is, the
grade, should have the preference,
and that in all eases the matter of
selection is as important as is that of
breed.
I have seen farms so poor ami far
mers bo ignorant of the care requisite
for improved cattle that, when asked
to recommend a breed, I have replied
that the common cattle of the district
were good enough for these parties
until tbey learned to care for stock
that would respond to good treat
ment. The common native, of some
regions, has a hardiness that enables
it to lire and yield a small profit un
der circumstanoes of poor paaturea in
summer, laek of shelter and poor
feed in winter, and careless milking
all the time they are in milk. It Is
an a dairy stockmr.n improves hmit-if
that he can seek the largest improve
ment for his cattle. When such a
man finds lie can willingly give to
his stock that study of their needs
which Mull influence proper shelter,
proper care, aud thorough milking,
: then what breed will best res|ond to
his circumstances, ami yield the lar
gest profit? becomes an ioi|>ortant
one. This "personal equation'' of
the farmer can be seen in every re
gion, ami it is, indeed, a more impor
tant element of success than is usual
ly recognized. If we take a cheese
factory, we shall note a wide differ
ence between the product j>er cow of
the various herds that supply the
milk ; and this difference comes more
through the character of the men
who run the farms than from any
wide divergence in the character of
the farms.
The dairy cow is an artificial pro
duct, and each breed bos iiecome
more or less completely fitted, by
heredity, for certain circumstances
and certain surroundings. Through
the interested enthusiasm of writers,
universal aptitudes have been claim
ed, in turn, for each breed; through
like causes, good results obtained
from expensive and artificiality moul
ded conditions have Ix-en heralded as
indications of w hat a breed can do
under ordinary farm conditions, and
exceptions have been used to prove
the existence of generals. I doubt if
there is a dairy breed of which ex
ceptional cases cannot lie shown to
lie of great value for milk, butter, or
cheese production; but the question
properly goes behind these exception -
at cases, and seeks an answer in "
what the average cow of the breed
will do, and what are ber aptitudes
for doing tier work in a profitable
manner.
A general impression, rather diffi
cult of proof, seems to me to point
towards a truth regarding breeds
which can ire shortly expressed.
Ayrshire* for regions of scant pastu
rage, hilly pastures, ami extreme
climatic conditions. Thus, S. M. Ai
I>. Wells sell largely to go to the
.South, and satisfaction seems to have
l-cen given. One of their cows, My
sic McCrea, calved March 1, 1877,
with her second calf, Nov. 15, 1880,
has given, (he ten months to date
(Sept. 1),7,24f>1b5.0f milk; Mysie 2d,
an older cow, calved April 23, 1881,
has give to date (Sept.l) 7,s3i>lbs.
The product of these cows, and the
rest of the herd, is sold in the form
of cream for the Hartford market.
The Ayrshire is a large milker, is
1 hardy, fitted to pick up a livelihood
almost anywhere, is a wide ranger in
i her feeding,and has an almost un
equaliel power of digestion. 1 have
a strong impression that experiment
will ultimately determine that the
p iwer to digest coarse fodder w ill
vary in different breeds, and that the
Ayrshire c.w will stand in the fore
most rank. Iter milk is rich, good
j for cheese, and makes a good quanti
fy of yellow butter. The Jrrtcy is a
more domesticated animal, less har
i dy, and more dependent on the care
of man. Her aptitudes fit her for a
j suburban locality, and one where
j fresh butter finds ready sale. Ssho
seems to stand high feeding and a
forcing process, but is less fitted to
pick up tier own living than many
other breeds. Her tndking |Kwer
arc large, iu selected specimens, at
least. Her milk is rich in butter;
aud this is of an orange yellow color,
and of a texture that is very attrac
tive to Ihe purchaser. Stic attains
maturity earlier than does the Ayr
shire, which, on an average, she ex
ceeds in weight. Her shape and her
color have a tendency to cause her
to appear rather smaller than she is iu
icalily. The iiucrn*ty % a sub tribe
of the Jersey, is less known, and va
lies within, ul present, wide limits.
The ly|>e is that of a large cow, and
she presents the ap|carance ol com
bining the |>ower of large milk-flow
with rich quality. The butter prod
uct is a latgc one, the color very rich,
and tlie texture of a |ieeuliar charac
ter which seems desirable. The
HoUttm seems fitted for flat regions
of full feed. This animal is very de
pendent upon the care of man ; seems
subject to disease; is a large milker,
the milk ol good quality for the milk
man, excellent for cheese; the butter
of a very fine grain, yellow iu color,
sweet, aud of long-keeping quality.
The A/iotl Horn cow, as a breed, seeuis
to be unfit lor the dairy. There are,
however, milking strains whose apti
tudes seem to indicate the soiling and
stable system; and hence we find
Short Horn grades valued for city
milk-dairies by dairy farmers who
feed highly and intelligently for city
milk supply or for the supply of
cheese factories. Tho milk is of most
excellent quality, apparently more
digestible than that of any oth
er breed ; is fitted for the milkman,
the cheese manufacturer, end fur
batter, representing a high average
fitness. She requires, however, care
and high feeding for reasonably good
icsults, and as a dair, cow her area
ol profit is probably largely govern
ed by climatic and soil conditions.
Ir the owner of a cow will real Lee
the fact that unlets she pays him in
clear cash $34.50 yearly, she is kept
at a loss, he will soon become inter
ested in the subject of the improve,
meat of dairy cows.
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