Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-26
Keeae, X. III, april /, 1880.
REMARKS ON LIVE STOCK

The olosing from a Treatise on Lue Stock
by George Cniey, an eminent English Herds
man. may suggest useful ideas TO American
Farmers.
In the FIRST place, il would seem tina, the lar
sesi domestic animals are not tho best, or
most advantageous 10 the breeder or feeder I;
because We generally fnd, that the large big
ION caille aud shcep require more ani bet
ter font IN proportion 10 support and feed
them, lh4n those Of a mlddllng size and smalI
bones and the larger, bigger boned, aud clu n
SER hey are formed the more Improbable iii y
are, while. on the contrary, the ruer they
are formei, and the iuer the bone, The more
profitable as they not Only takes less food IN
proportion, but feed more readily.
aver that no large Doned animal will feed
50 quick, or cover SO readily and Tuck with
ia flesh one with a anaH bone, il well form
ed. lhis is the crtel OH his is the main
principle that we found our judgment upon,
respecting all anlnals, winch are To be faued
for the support OF mankind; and we can just
~ say III titus jadgment is eonGrmed by near
forty years experience. No wit standing this
assertion is made " ith SOME degree Of posi-
tIv. nrss,yet we are no, unconscious of its be-
ing a neto doctrine TO the generality of breeders
in tni. ISLAND /; aud. consequently, will appear
surprising and strange 10 many old breeders
aad gfalzers. But [ have not "a remaining
donbl. II the advocates for Large boaes VII
make fair and candid trials, the small bones
will y in or gam the priz', nine times out OF
tea, OF rather every time ana am inclined to
lhink, that the small boned, true proportioned
animal will pay al. VIII l. the big boneI ore
will only pay 81. for what it eats. When | as
SIR tins / would wish 10 be understood, that |
| uean from the time of calvlng or LANDING, 10
the tune OF killing for the market because |
| I....k q IuVS and tpp1a
| and he thai breeds aud feeds, as two very DIFF
fsIent pc ople. Ii Is the latter OF those that thu
public are obliged 10 Tor hatuselul observation,
| VI small boned aninas eAcelllng large boDed
ones ia ierding; because he secs, watches /,
| aud examines the various pushes AMI imp Owe
meals from tue beginning to the end Whie
the grszier, VINO buys III his stock is easy, IN a
! greai msdsurr, how they are bred, SO long as
me, pay HIM inr feeding. A PLAN, Coaise,
ugly animal may pay him more tnan q re well
made one because he buys the coarse at a
uach less price IA pIopUrIon, dnd II IS OF litile
consequence to hun as an individual but,to his
country, 10 tue community AT large, it is a mat
ter oi ~ odigious Importance, much more than
has in general been thought oil, because the more
i meat aud the less bone, you can produce from
a gwen ananty Of pasturage, turnips, cabbages,
/ &c. the uettrr surely, and more mouths you can
Iced.
The beef or mutton is finer grained, and sci s
hig her by the pound il rs worth more to the
| consumer than the other, because II affords
more and bette, flesh aud less bonei aud sup
po.ine the poor are undera necessity OF buying
The coarse parts in dear time ii is worth more
10 them in proportion than the coarse OF the
large boned ones, becasase, though still coarse
tis finer, than the others aud has less bone
~ tact il is the cheapest and brst eating
10 the rich, 10 the manufacturer aad ITO The
poor. a.,
Even in regard TO horse. intended Tor the
4 draupbt or saddle, those l presume are ors'
In general that ae OF the Tuest proportion 10
resnect 10 bone, carcass OF form, and OF m'd-
1 Hing sizr. think we may venture 10 as-
ser,, tina, IN those kinds OF animals 40" unue'
consideratlon, and perhaps IN luos' =,
,nsra il a certain symmetry, or proportion o.
narts which is best adaptedio pa'tcu'ai s'Ne
n each Kind. hi!,hoss Of each KIND that are
above This sze.we fad dispTopeEicnro' AZ