Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-08-18

'or % Gents at my duoT.
/ u Bnot ntendai 10 insinuete that cows o
me most spleen did appearance may not be FRS
rate milk animals but thai il is not common x
see se, beauty, qackness Of motion, aaapted
ness 10 the shslnbles aud great milking qasli-
ties united 10 a gIeit degree Of perfe ton il
Ire same nnimal, II is bsleved from gener
eral evidence 10 England a. well MS with us,
nat the Durham sborihUrns. unite in o greater
degree these essential qualities than any other
known breed. To arrive at the pedigree oI
our bull Powell on the mothers side. who il
hOughl somewhat remarkable, we musi 60
| back to tue old DuIh IN sborihoru stock, len
! me by my father, SotDe 30 Yeas since aud orr
| sIoaily introduced by Col. CARY of Virginia
while We were vel dependent nn the mother
| iouHtfy. They were very superior cattle
with as. but were salf red TO degenerate il,
| The time oil the memorable 'merno mania, wh Il
"lm or caprice If any thing, were substituted
lor skill aud judgment il their management.
! While in tue coloOial state, and for sumo time
iirrwards, our fareiaihers who wee wealthy,
! liberal, and enulons 10 excel Ia rails ng the
1nrst STOCK, impnrted largely OF The various
tslhds-iheir blood Is 10 De traced sun Ia aisAn.
| age throughout the county, aud may be re-
nOVatrd sooner or later, in proportion TO the
slate OF prfpaI alton Tor the modern shoIIhorn
cross. lhose who have fortunately had al eye
| 10 iormer advantages and nave Improved ihe
faineotot the original breed by selection aud
| care will very soon experience the good feet
IF oios,- those who have a very degenerate
| rhre are IA preal-Y need oC imp,ovemeo, aud
| although thew will feel AS Immediate a benpft ,
| it viii be longer Of course before they can Az
| 1--WE at those points, form, aud pIopensitleS
which generally ensure properties to be duly
1.tlma,rd, whether tor mitk. beef. or tast walk
J ing and muscular oxen. Ii has been said by q
| gentleman Of Mas,ac husens Gov. Lincoln, J
| wAose diseret.on Of iudpment - 10 he apprt.
\ t.,,ad an any sun;ert Ne ventures an op,siou
ina, tho i,t,ndurtg,o of the sLoflborn breed OF
- 49,, ,,.', i, ,mn,r,aoce Ia
hat ofih. m.rino sheen. without which We
| ,ilknn, an oupht ia konty that our nanu(ac-
| b,,o. ,a,li np,sr hav, attained l., an euiosnce
| .n;,.d IN ,,s xou anj climate or corresuuudinp
| i'm IKE ue,e.Sif, situation charactrrand in
ts,.s,s nj ia iui,ali,nt. .But let the inproy, e.
| n.o, ofnn,ratli IA. exer so p,4at,t ,s not M H.
| ,,hle ih.re vii he a mania in ihatsu,iect The
! ,r;c, H., ,b.n, "a IN n.v., exce.d n reasonable.
| nne ,n.r;, i, IN l,up x;J n. AMI .houId he re-
| ,va,dsd in tina n,nductio, nj rpnatkabI. mi
,,,als .i,nls ln.t,,n.sIv an,Iel 4. ,,,v
| ~ ,h. .,n,r,v.,a,,s of ag,,coi,n,e sbo,ld
$40, ,.,h a 4. ,,aa,,ish.J reS.,d ss vsu no
- StI,o. ,,r..,,..,o,99s. =, ia ,.,.,,.lJ an an,,.
| a;,.a,o ,,i'., ,h,,.. .xcsI "a IN Gnd a s.i,,
~. ,,,' - H., a., ,,,d,,arv -, ;,a as e,no
~ :, e;r.r, / cb, and ,nf,rmat,oo /, snre,J and
| .r.,n.r In eC determination ara drawn Le-
| r,.n,, m. ,,1o,,bt.ss ,he improying aud The
| ;r,,,,,,,,oJ 4, g., R,;,sin the,, f ,a,t ami
,.ra ,..,,, -, mara AZ, ,h. .,ason ,b,na d,nvs
| - u,r,a.ti a., n. -ih,. stale al thinvs car,
,.ver he <n vim ne nor ia II drstr.blp qua
nv t,,,bs n,o,ns, e,tpo, not touching the rights
| ,o,ntttIno m. ,,hiis atoms or dampne the NJ.
danr of snter,r,s, and industry. ia mast
| The diaerencehe,S.ru u. is this, tha, Ame,.
,can breeders win moderate capital have
only In view A GOOD dairy. aud compesen,
oxen for work Nlth szs enoug h Tor beet with
the OK reut,on al n tev ~ au are breeding at an
! tu.,p..d exnense for IA, supuly ot otners and
are oe,tt,o0 nm a stock of ANIMALS moro unl-
| iof,, in, ,her auoearsnce and distinguished 10
the,, o.,,l tie. =, h.,s.s in Eurnne the breed
err .'n.csll, EnpI,sb. there are a va,ieiy OF
m ,iy.sa,rouyht i1t, action 10 create a compe o
t,,on and couse,,aont superioIiiy. PridP, wealth
an, hitiao tu rel moi 6nly IN raising the finest
be,.,. IN, IN ,nnl,ca,i,n al scientific principles
| in h,npu,p men, To nerfrctiou-leIsure, taste
and hono,ehI. ekeitem4nt topeihar VIVA pc
c,niarv exnsciationx have operated with great
,,c.-s I'm, thp Later with many tl,s,ine uish.
| Lr,oda,s has he.u tho least cause of exeriin .
| p,,yell ON the fathers sIde, was cot by Ell.
| .,rJ Evbo ,vaisb.d 1859 los. Al z wears aud 3
mnn,bsA whuw.srotpg Malcon. Ajr. Powelrs
! C,.or,,e h,e.,tuig bul. o.a OF LAdt. a famous
,T;iL., Unmarried expressly III, tbai purpose-
Rto.s M. In. mother of poaeE, vas tho pre-.
n,,,,, he,fer at me of he Win, besier FAIRS sis
- ia, de- 9. = ,,,.,r,.d .tv.. P,w.ll Tuck
r., =, T,,n.s R,vsr fo.dInr Slpt A, five
month. ol, and Fredtr,k by hrr side, to re-
| ,art ti,s ..,,erurlzp OF s,na fortunate M. :
cbs.p,. TN. likeness OF Powell was taken
y,sn IN, ,aq b,t liltle m,te than a twelve
mouib old and has the apoesrance of benz
long legged. but III. present measures aud
weieh viii demons rae to Judges what his
form must behaving III a vorv recent publica-
tioa mentioned him more particularly. it wdl
he oniy stated here. that when he was ius, >
v.ar ninth and II DAYS all bs w,tphed
sefo,e "a COMMITTEES in tn. Town Of Winchester
lz4I and m.as.reJ IN length 9l-2 feet,
grun ii, hslgnt4 fee, 10 incnes, ooue 6rn
June last. This amongst many other evidences