Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-07-01
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Inserted 10 tn. preceding columns valuable communal
eaucn from Richard X. Meade, + O. on HE breed Of
cattle. Farmers will read il with interest. We are
glad TO see in the which has thus far attended
the worthy authors experiments, probsbl ~ ,ha, h,
eventually be repaid for the eat labor and ,s.i
duty w ieh he has expended upon them
IMPROVED SHORT HORN CATTLE.
Lucky-hit fdrrs. Frederick county,, Pa
Mn. DAVIS: IL the annual notice OF the progress
made an agreeable subj to yonrsslf readers, ou
IAN 'c,pstion Of h many sdvantsges has in prospect
would respectfully solicit a column ofsr .
lew remark, and exhibit a te.iimt NY which w N be TO
well known TO BE- all doubled in rsla IL TO the shor
horn breed OF eatl>.
| know no, how TO Introduce anew our bull Po,oell
10 moe acceptable mauSer and less trir to IN, nv
OF your eiders, than by attaching him one OF your
rail- osd cars TO assist 10 Of our
to baltimore. to his general usefuiaess he super.
adds ice ness Of wax (say or s nilss ne hour !
with 9Th sufficient TO convey from 200 to 500 bar
r.t OF Hour 10 Baltimore iu less than "a hours am
.are you will rot tbiuk It an idle project but truly
my the attention OF our farmers to encourage.
Wh II no then, be Of area, importance 10 brr cd
race OF cattle to meet tho exgencies Of tho times the
peculiar demard and correspond, II possible with the
snuepa'ed improvements In our vieiuity!-No, mere
as regards strength and activity for the facilities
transport atou, but tributary ia other
TO the pleouds Of those very cars which NAV be 90
Sooy welded by their power. Ireter to the articles OF
oeei, hides, saiow, butter, ch.ee, SC. Sc. Bu,,
should The motion OF hes, short huay prove too
.i"ggsh Tor the speed OF tho rA-w way, they will I'M
uouC'ely DO the most important auxi iaies every
co' rosd oisuppy and be ready, with their abu
OF t4iow, TO cool and moderate the fri.ton Of the
groaniDg 81 fugitive cars.
have now in training a very superior .nimal fot
me exclusive u'e OF your town and gb6urhood early
IN ne next spring; aud, al hoUgh would recommend
ne improvement, OF degenerate stock rear and wild,
rouhi you am not about 10 eater into observation
on shsr meriis their necessary eo-opt ion wi h
o'h interests 10 promote tho future OF any
particular Poin, place. II would, indeed require
out hoie ingenuity TO show he con .iderable bearing
.hs SUBJECT has upon the progress Of an Inland own
looking forward 10 g-eat supremacy from adv au,ae 10
90 derived from industry and progreesve knowledge Of
ne surrounding country; hut il might require much
more' perhaps, to wok an eectusl conviction of the
nseess oil general reform in our Agriculture bsfors
me aucpa,ous Of tho jealous ard friends al,
local improvements can &c fully reazed-bei:re 3
'hrity Inland town can 10 made to abound in wealth.
population, mechane arts, and every comfort and ad
van age 10 TO derived from modern improvements in
morals and science. dairy farm near wiuthsst,r,
on con'iderabe scal, would be profitable aud eonye
MEN, such an one in the neigh rhood OF Baltimore of
less than 900 acres, yields is cor from 600 10
io,ooo dollars p'r year. Tia woud be but a small
'ein IN Inc support oil great puatiou when town.
md The surrounding country would vie with cash other
IN mu'nil Efforts to sustain tho interests Of each.
he evidence IN favor OF the shor horn breed Of cat.
no mas, IN our souniy, not extended as vet tut,het
than TO calves OF and two Years old-iheir mIk;ns
proper les havs toi been tested, they be Tor
year two o come. "
The following 'estimony IL in reply TO reosi,,ion
made on ,he experience of seveta, gentlemen ,vbo
have bred from the bull Edtcdrd de sizing them ,o
VIVA. 'heir success. If any, eperd d upcn-whe he,
a ny
mainly from the CT an animal rajc,v difT.rin il
Tia form, sc. from tier own stock: "
Testimony Of the Res Mr.. ReaneyIv
have but TWO calves from tho bull Edward O! which
can be certain-.hs one a year and few d,ys
Old tbs other III mon'i s and some dsys. Tnay row
show for themselves, being in weight 5 or 6 month,
before my other Calves anl in form scarcely bearing
comparison. cannot say ,heir keeping ha. been M
bs'er than others; but the s bit difference in krepins
pears very sm.l, proportion 10 'heir supe.i ,rity
They were not Of my bes, cows but sucked Ior 81
la rrkt
some hay Some have view ed them and .uppo, ed the
male worth 500, and heller $50. would take ,b,
Tor them.
testimony Of james M Hite, ESQ.
In reply to your queries inIne tho improve
o. our eS,ls oy 'he introduction amongst OF the
81 Wv, %, 1a Edward sm sorry to have had
as ye' out NIUE success or experience" Two of the
Tour calves have had died suddenly and upe xp.,,sd
~, alter had supposed ,h.n 10 be old enough, saw
OF months, to wean. Ole OF The two now living i,
In my opinion, one OF The finest formed animals of his
species have ever He has never beer led Win
gram or bran or any thing Of the sort and has had no
either exu aordnary keeping but the adyan,, ot hi,
mothers milk until he was more Than a 90 "a.
did The mother fare any batter han my her milk Az,
ie winch never led With grsD,--but generally with
OF nay durng ihs winter, and last winter, while
me Slow was on The ground, they lived chic Nv on
stra~. w.
Testimony If George H. Bruell, ESQ.
have bred from tue short horned bull Eiwa a md
think his calves ihs finest have ever seen s'n H.
c'dedy OF opinion shat the short horned stock of ctl,
10 the best in this country, combining more
ed 81 ~,
maturity, great weight, beauty end activity.
Testimony Of DR.. Jfaffhe,o Pare
have lost my hne bull calf by Edward 10 month.
DID, lhere may be many who would laup h When 1
say maj II he were ave would not take 100 for him:
out It's nevertheless fac. have a heiler now ele
ven months old, for which would not take S75 R,,h
OF these calves were out OF the NEST indst at cows
moi worm moro than ten dollars; and my reason IA,
putting them TO Edward to have a fair expernen,
and do not believe The veriet .krp 10 that ever lived
wG. "a hesitate TO give bis entire assent to the super
shnrl-b ox,
.hese calves. My experiment, I think in brseLins
from Ei~ard was a fair one. They were raised a.
common cau; not one mouth full Of or rich fo5d
oh'y s'ak iocder' and without fheer-a this during
'he last Indictment wiDter-yei they show sup.rori-
Yves, even from the day they were drnt ped; and if
any OF disbeeves IL, and look; am suto Nh 90
VIII be saii,fied J, has been said and urged as an
Objection to breeding from the Eugh stock tina, ,hey
will not thrive under our sommon and e.p,Iess ~
hod OF rsi'ng them This i, q mistake. az 1 b,v.
Prov'd IRON actual experiment during the late So
WINTER utJss'ing tho calves OF this breed to all
he', bo;h OF winter and food | hope sir the time i.
az hsnd when men viii dismiss their pr-judice, he.
heVe their own eyes, breed from tn, Ens ,b ,tork
alter their big headed mi, spen az im,ls and
their reward. 'F
Itsfimony Of Thomas F. Nelson, E,o
In reply 10 your Inquiries as TO the ben, fl resulting
70 my es'Ie from The cEoss OF the shor'- horne ed bull
El"ari, am griiihed 10 have ia nv power 10 s.,,,
mat dsgtee oil Improvement has taken place in nv
young stock 60 decided be que s,iop,d bv an.
most ikeptica ar too manifest TO be srIookeJ by An.
mort esres' spectator In fiz- au,y Of FORM Thrift.
ner and early maturity, I have never sen ans c.,
ne all comparable TO the short horned; nor can Al.
tribute 'ho'r great gowh and dsr o,ition 10 is,iep
40 early sge, to the influence OF very bish fe,dnv
My own hall bred ,bCrth horns have been reared h,
,uch manner as might generally be ob,erved by the
tie. have b.. 9posed to test the value ri ,bs
oil sock as compared with our com mon ea,,l. f,uv