CHESTNUT GROVE, _7th month, 3d, 1878_.
Report of the Examination of the Stock of Eastburn Reeder, of Rabbit Run
Stock Farm, New Hope, Bucks County, Pa.
The commission visited the farm of Eastburn Reeder on Saturday, June 1,
and examined his stock of Jersey and Guernsey breeds in presence of the
proprietor and a number of members of the Solebury Farmers’ Club. Mr.
Reeder’s account of his herd had been drawn up and placed in the hands of
J. S. Williams, Esquire, secretary of the Solebury Farmers’ Club, some
ten days before the visit of the commission, and is printed herewith.
The commission was represented by George Blight and Willis P. Hazard, and
part of the time by Captain J. C. Morris, of Susquehanna county, at the
request of Thomas J. Edge, secretary of the State Board.
Mr. Reeder, not having made in his report any statements of the quality
of the milk, except as regards the yield in butter, has sent the
commission the following condensed statement of what each cow gave on May
20:
No. 1, Belle, 10 quarts.
No. 2, Topsy, 14 ”
No. 3, Firefly, 12 ”
No. 4, Isabelle, 8 ”
No. 5, Marian, 14 ”
No. 6, Urania, 12 ”
No. 7, Florentia, 10 ”
No. 8, Paunacussing, 8 ”
No. 9, Lady Delaware, 6 ”
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Total for nine cows, 94 ”
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Yield of the herd, May 20, 94 quarts.
Yield of the herd in seven days, 658 ”
Butter in seven days, 67 pounds.
Quantity of milk to one pound of butter, 9 55/67 qts.
This statement of the number of quarts required to make a pound of
butter from Jersey and Guernsey stock, it will be seen, carries out the
conclusions of the commission, who estimated the quality of this herd,
as well fed and not too long milked stock of these breeds should give a
pound of butter to every nine quarts of milk.
“Having been present at the examination of my herd by the State
Guenon Commission, on Saturday, June 1, 1878, and having since
examined their report by the original record made on the spot
by them, and compared it with my account of the herd, handed to
Mr. J. S. Williams, May 21, or more than one week before they
made the examination, I do certify that the accompanying report
is correct and true.
EASTBURN REEDER,
_New Hope, Bucks county, Pa._”
RABBIT RUN FARM, _June 15, 1878_.
“I certify that Eastburn Reeder handed me his account of his
herd ten days before the examination was made by the State
Guenon Commission; that I was present with others at the
examination; that the two reports were compared in the presence
of a number, shortly after the examination, and were generally
satisfactory; and that I have now examined the accompanying
reports by the two original records, made at separate times as
above mentioned, and have found them correct and true copies of
said original records.
J. S. WILLIAMS,
_Secretary of the Solebury Farmers’ Club_.”
_June 15, 1878._
Examination of Eastburn Reeder’s Herd.
ACCOUNTS OF THE HERD BY EASTBURN |OPINIONS OF THE HERD BY THE GUENON
REEDER. | COMMISSION.
|
_No. 1._—BELL.—Age, 12 years. |_No. 1._—BELL.—Grade, Alderney.
Grade, Alderney. Calved | Flanders, 2d.
November 10, 1877. |
Greatest yield when fresh, 16 | Quantity, 18 to 20 quarts.
quarts per day. Yield May 20,|
1878, 10 quarts per day. |
Butter, 8 pounds in seven |
days. |
Tried February, 1875. | Quality, fair.
Milks to one month of calving. | Dry three to four months.
|
_No. 2._—TOPSY.—Age, 10 years. |_No. 2._—TOPSY.—Guernsey. Curveline,
Guernsey. Calved March 9, | 2d.
1878. |
Greatest yield when fresh, 18 | Quantity, 16 to 18 quarts.
quarts. Yield May 20, 1878, |
14 quarts. Made 12 pounds in |
seven days. |
Tried June, 1872. | Quality, first rate.
Goes dry three months before | Dry two months.
calving. |
|
_No. 3._—FIREFLY, (1133.)—Age, |_No. 3._—FIREFLY.—Jersey thorough-bred.
8 years. Jersey. Calved | Demijohn, 2d. Daughter of Niobe,
October 28, 1877. | 3d.
Greatest yield when fresh, 14 | Quantity, 12 to 14 quarts.
quarts. Yield May 20, 1878, |
12 quarts. Averaged 6 pounds |
butter for forty weeks, from |
Sept. 1, 1872, to June 8, |
1873. Greatest yield of |
butter in any one week since,|
10½ pounds. |
| Quality, medium.
Never goes dry; has been milked| Dry two months.
regularly since August 27, |
1872. |
|
_No. 4._—ISABELLE, (1935.)—Age, |_No. 4._—ISABELLE.—Jersey thorough-bred
6 years. Jersey. Calved | Flanders, 3d.
September 19, 1877. |
Greatest yield when fresh, 12 | Quantity, 16 quarts.
quarts. Yield May 20, 1878, |
8 quarts. Made 9 pounds |
butter in seven days. |
Tried October, 1877. | Quality, first rate.
Milks to one month of calving. | Dry one month.
|
_No. 5._—MARIAN.—Age, 6 years. |_No. 5._—MARIAN.—Guernsey. Curveline,
Guernsey. Calved February 15,| 3d.
1878. |
Greatest yield when fresh, | Quantity, 16 quarts.
14 quarts. Yield May 20, 14 |
quarts. |
Butter never been tested. | Quality, first rate.
Milks to within one month of | Dry two months to three months.
calving. |
|
_No. 6._—URANIA, (2793.)—Age, |_No. 6._—URANIA.—Jersey thorough-bred.
5 years. Jersey. Calved | Selvage, 2d.
January 30, 1878. |
Greatest yield when fresh, | Quantity, 14 quarts.
12 quarts. Yield May 20, 12 |
quarts. |
Butter never been tested. | Quality, second rate.
Milks to one month of calving. | Dry one month.
|
_No. 7._—FLORENTIA, (3518.)—Age, |_No. 7._—FLORENTIA.—Jersey
4 years. Jersey. Calved | thorough-bred. Curveline, 2d.
January 1, 1878. |
Greatest yield, 10 quarts. | Quantity, 12 quarts.
Yield May 20, 10 quarts. |
Butter never been tested. | Quality, second rate.
Milks to one month of calving. | Dry one month.
|
_No. 8._—PAUNACUSSING, |_No. 8._—PAUNACUSSING.—Jersey
(5050.)—Age, 2 years. Jersey.| thorough-bred. Selvage, 2d.
Calved October 30, 1877. |
Yield, May 21, 1878, 8 quarts. | Quantity, 12 quarts.
| Quality, medium.
Duration yet to be ascertained.| Dry two months, probably.
|
_No. 9._—LADY DELAWARE, |_No. 9._—LADY DELAWARE.—Jersey
(5051.)—Age, 2 years. | thorough-bred. Flanders, 3d.
Thorough-bred Jersey. Calved |
January 3, 1878. |
Yield May 21, 1878, 6 quarts. | Quantity, only milks out of two
| teats.
| Quality, medium.
Duration yet to be ascertained.| Dry three months, probably.
Examination of Moses Eastburn’s Cow, Beauty.
ACCOUNT OF MOSES EASTBURN. |OPINIONS OF THE COMMISSION.
|
COW, BEAUTY.—Age, 9 years. |BEAUTY.—Jersey. Curveline, 2d.
Calved March 20, 1878. |
Greatest yield of milk per day | Quantity, 18 quarts.
about 17 or 18 quarts. Yield |
May 24, 1878, 16 quarts. |
Duration of yield of milk, |
ten months. |
Quality of milk, 9 quarts to | Quality, first class.
make a pound of butter. |
Butter made in eight and a |
half months, 302½ pounds. |
| Time, well up to her time.
“This is to certify that I was present at the examination of my
cow, Beauty, this first of sixth month, 1878, by the committee
to test the Guenon system, and find their report to correspond
with the within statement.