The farm-yard club of Jotham: . istics, whichthey lose neither insucceeding genera-tions nor in variousfamilies. An im-portation into the valley of the Connecticut by the late Mr. Wil-liams has stamped the stock of that section with points of valueseldom equalled. I had often been struck with the excellenceof the cows in the Aroostook region, and thence to the Bay ofFundy, — a well-bred, hardy, dairy-looking race of animals ; andI soon discovered that some choice Ayrshires had been broughtinto that country. The oxen of Meredith Bridge and LakeWinnipiseogee, who has not admired their stately ca
The farm-yard club of Jotham: . istics, whichthey lose neither insucceeding genera-tions nor in variousfamilies. An im-portation into the valley of the Connecticut by the late Mr. Wil-liams has stamped the stock of that section with points of valueseldom equalled. I had often been struck with the excellenceof the cows in the Aroostook region, and thence to the Bay ofFundy, — a well-bred, hardy, dairy-looking race of animals ; andI soon discovered that some choice Ayrshires had been broughtinto that country. The oxen of Meredith Bridge and LakeWinnipiseogee, who has not admired their stately carriage,their rich color, their symmetry of form, their thrift, and theirsize and endurance? They are the modern Devon blood,mixed with the Shorthorn, and engrafted upon that soil, andbrought to a high degree of perfection by judicious care. Inan obscure town in Essex County, Mass., there was a remark-able cow, known of all men thereabouts, and distinguished forher outline, her dairy qualities, her beauty ; her owner said she3. SHORTHORN COW. 34 THE FARM-YARD CLUB OF JOTHAM. was English; on inquiry I found that she descended from aherd of Ayrshires brought into the country many years ago,and now nearly extinct. There are certain sections where Ican always furnish myself with a good cow; and I always findthat some enterprising farmer has imported into those sectionsvaluable animals, which have fixed the type there. In calling your attention to the beneficial effects of intro-ducing pure bred cattle of the various breeds into many sectionsof our country I trust I shall not be misunderstood. Do notsuppose that all breeds are suited to one locality, or that allbreeds will thrive indiscriminately in all places. I would notbe understood, moreover, as advocating a foreign breed becauseit is foreign, aware as I am that there are many breeds of cattlethat are no more worthy of importation into this country thanthe indigenous cattle of New Hampshire or Texas would beworthy of being impo
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