Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-11-14

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about thirteen hands high and was let TO MANY
Of fh" largest mars in the conntry-nany eI-
ceeding sixteen hands N height. In The stock
thus reduced. all he pecullariiies Indicated
above were aggravated To n must unsghtly aud
absurd degree. They were long bodied ,Iixzsrd
legged, and squat. "nh dIminutive exuemi'ies
and immense frames. resembling nothing so
much ss the kiud OF dog called a bu-6te.
These results MAJ perhaps he accounted for hy
suppos,ng thai when he male Is much smaller
than the femae, thr ia'us IL smaller than the
| mother might well uonrlSb, and consequent
| the central parts become moIe fully developed,
becoming almost monSit osity. the difference
is very great: so when the male much the
larger of the two. the nnderslzcd mother is III.
capable of nonrishing the iPtus property. and
heuce IT'S extremiIes become unduly develo.
ped. I do not, however, vourh los this,nor any
theory intending merely To throw together II
tew important facts.
II desired 10 procure nm animal Of par
ticular description, 90 msitcr what would he
'o"re particular about us dam than ITS sue. In
inrps from improper service, and service NJ
improper times. frequently BETA the tive mole
more rarely the iemae. ManN other cousr-
derailouS will rendlly suggest themselves, look
ing 20 the same result. But over ADD above
them all, an convinced that the von"g OF all
creatures do IN general follow more nearly at
ter the qualities 1.-The mother than the father.
They pariako more of her constitution, al her
temper Of all that Is good or bad about her.
ink there Ia little doubt that any Constitution.
Al ailment OF the mother ia vprv apt To affect
her young-while there Is ust as htl" that any
such e'mrnt Of the father will not DO so, ex-
cPpt ~ he first commun Gated To the mother. II
this be true, II seems conclusive Of the other
point. My own experience goes in tho same
way and lae,e ara many recorded facts that
Ihiak put The matter nj rest, though do not re
mem herto hayeiseen thr Inference to which they
lead stated or The law III animal nature which
am rccounting urged, viii mention one
very Striking case. The progeny Of Doomed
are 90 DOUBT the finest horses on the conlineni,
and Arch, is the the finest au'ong them. The
sIOrk of Bnzzar1 are perhaps inferior TO lew
except Dion-d, ani HephrstiOn IS certainly
the best among the II. Why is this Army
ami ilephrslion are both ont OF CastIanirh,
WHO was tn brst MARE ever in his country,
aud vas dsste ended from The best stock ever IN
England. Every animal ste produced was o.
the very chutcest kind. Nar was this absolute
ly peculiar to hersdf. Many females OF various
kinds OF STOCK have done the same-and very
many othesshave produced superior animals to
the exIenl OF half or three iourlhS ot all then
cannot ue besowed On any M lie that ever liv-
ed. | would press this point with the grea'er
cArnesIness as =, tear II Is & neraily Disregard.
ed, # not dlsheIsved.
There il probably no race n animals among
MS so perfect that every indiq idual of !, Is fl,
to preserve asa breeder The habh Of the
country is to make the SELECTION bt or before
they nave completes their FIST year. THIS
my do with those species thai come very ear
" to maturity hut the COW docs not reach
perfection until its fourth o. iilin year, nor the
hots" pfubnhlv 81 soon. Win these animals
the foregoing practice IS very impoi'ic. The
colt or cali, whose dam snckles best, viii by
most r, rs1us be Considered be,t until il IS
weaned, aud frequently for some mOuths n'ier-
wards. Indeed very little eau be predicted of
them, especially OF the fnrmer ull they an
two or three years old. The most promising
when young. olen turn on poorly, and he
reverse Is rs frequently the CASE Animals for
breeders should never he elected absolutely !un-
al you have allowed them to be old enough
~ be gfhlled aud used, md If possibl', tried
also, tor ,hlf Is among the uhlries points at
last With thf horse ihere 10 great collateral
advantage IN tins delay for a. the genital or
gan developers ilseR very lutte after emNsc1la-
ton THOSE VIII are ope' aicd on NJ an early ag",
are much the nos liable 10 sirdnguary aud va.
riOus otGer kindred disorders.
some PERSONS consider color very important
in some KIND, OF stock, aud the belief IS not
uncommon that aside from tho known prIncI-
pies OF breeding, thelo are artliictal means ny
winch any desired ,esnlt of taat knd may ~
rendered probable, # not csrianly secured
have no CERTAIN knowledge on this polnt, Dor
have | the least alth IN the maitr'.
1t has also been Supposed, ,h1t yrH can by
particular course oil culture, eul"le t" u
great degree th proportion OF males II le-
males 10 watch yunr STOCK mty g'.e 3"tn. u
is alleged that under circumstances hlghiY
propito ls 10 ihe increase OF any gwen
sueci s,mos females will De pI0dpcea. under
cuoitarY cIrcum.taac.s m3st males. II lhs Law
should be found to exist, II Is mhnIit Il INST we
have the matter very mach IN our hnnds nave
spen SO ne rxpr inents which render the iac' IN
a small Icgrer prODabe-bui any own expe'
rlence IS agains ii aud suppose It will
turn out ~ be merely an msenloIs specula-
uOn.
The principles here laid down, apply with
eonal force whether we adopt the system Of
remote CROSSES, or that ot n.and-in breeding.
have 40 disposition 10 hazard conclusive
0un,oa o. the relative advantages, or the re
yerse OF those much contested systems. IT
cannot be denied however on the one hand,
thai the in-and ia sssttm will more certainly
and speedily stamp any qualities you wish 10
perpetuate, as constitutional, ona race OF ant
mails nor IS il to be questioned, on the other,
that mat manner OF breeding, Il followed upon
near athnitles especially IN ne dWtct line, WI
weaken the constitution, aud affect nJsrIously
the vTny OF several kinds OF ANIMALS. II
has occurred to me that tue true rInciples on
winch the controversy will be finally settled,
have not as yet been brought into DISCUSSION.
Inclne strongly TO the opinion That hnimala
which are by nature g'egarIous, may be Oreh
with great advantage on principles, wh'ch VII
DOT do with those that are naturally exclusive
10 their habits OF population. Again, II IS wen
known that animals which ordinarily produce
several young at birth, will have oil the same
inter the offspring oil different fathers where
as, those which ordinarily produce but one AT a
mrtn, are frequently rendered Temporarily bar
zen oy a similar lndolge nee in promIscuous IN
,ercourse suspect 1t viii turn out, when 'nls
subject rs fully understood, that these two KIDS
al sn renuire the applIcatlon OF different, per