Cleanings.

Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 760, 31 July 1894, Page 7

Cleanings.

—§ — Signs of a Good Butter Cow.

Breeders of purebred Jersey cattle describe the fashionable breed of butter cows as follows : ‘ A good butter cow should have a long face, wide between the eyes, the ears alert and expressive, and placed a long way below the horns. A cow with eyes near the top of her head knows no more than a man with eyes so placed. She should have a large mnzzle, thin neck, and yellow skin, especially inside the ears ; the breathing should be regular, the back and abdomen strong, the udder wide where it connects with the body, the teats squarely placed, and the tail slim.’ Mr George Jackson comments on this description as follows in the Jersey Bulletin : ‘ Practically these indications are worthless, except those which allude to constitutional health —robustness—and the conformation of the udder, and are just as liable to be possessed in perfection by animals of poor dairy abilities as to indicate superiority. The perfect udder in size and form, with teats to match and large abdominal proportions, suggesting strong assimilating abilities, are almost certain pointers for great dairy qualities, and the value of the cow possessed of these may be confidently guaged thereby, regardless of the length and shape of her face or tail, or the location of the eyes relative to the top of her head. A slim neck is popularly believed to be infallible and indispensable to the profitable dairy cow, and that a cow with a thick neck and beefy shoulders can, under no circumstances, attain pre - eminence, either in milk yield or butter making; but that this does not follow has been demonstrated often in the writer’s experience. One notable instance is recalled of an important Jersey cow deep in the celebrated Dairy Pride strain made famous both on the Island and in America for wonderful butter yield—which decided in favor of her purchase notwithstanding the unfavourable symptoms which she displayed to a marked degree. Her neck was thick from her ears back, her shoulders were beefy and coarse, and she could boast of none of the usual furnishings that adorn the ideal or butter cow, except that her udder was beyond criticism, and her build indicated ample storage for food.’

The first record of comb-making as a separate branch of industry was made in 987.

The first factory for the manufacture of white glass for houses was established in 330.

Garments taken from Egyptian mummies have been found to be dyed with indigo.

The art of dressmaking, as distinct from tailoring, originated with the present century.

The jeweller’s wheel was employep by Greek artisans in cutting cameos from agate.

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