Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-05-26

din:inmioa Of quantity. ercep, miat roalf b,
| ruient food
10 test this hypoihesis, Mr. VIM CAUSED
very good COW, Then in full milk, To be spa ysd
Inc oaeranon vas performed about one
ho"'n after tue COW had produced her third
can was not attended with any severe
PAIN OF much or long confined fever the COW
was apparently wen in few days aud very
soon yieided her usual quantity of milk, and
continued to give milk freely, for several
years, without any intermissinn, or any dimi.
huhon IN quantity, except when the feed was
scarce and dry-out full 1uw of milk, always
returned, upon the return ofa full supply of
green food COW ran in the Mississippi
low grounds Of swamp, near 10 Natchez, got
cast IN deep.nire and was found dead. Up
on her death, MIR. Winn caused a second COW
10 DE spayed the operation WAS entirely sue
cessini, 'he Co" gave milk constantly for
several years--bul in jumping fence, stuck
a stake in her bag, that iullis,ed "a severe
wound, which obliged Mr.. Winn to kill her
Upon tins secomI loss, Mr.. VIM had two other
cows sPayed, and TO prevent tins recurrence
OF injuries from similar causes with those
which had occasion ed him the loss OF the two
hrd sPaged cows, he resolved to keep them
always III tho sable, or sume safe Enclosure
aud . supply them regularly with green food.
which That climate, throughout the greater
parl, II not all the yea, eDabled him to pro-
cure
The result ia regard 10 The two last spayed
cows. was as IA the case o. THE two fiis' entire.
iy satisfactory, and fuy established, rs MIR.
Winn believed, az fact, that the SDdging
ofcows uhtfe IA full milk, will cause them to
continue 10 give mix during tn residue q { Ihei,
lives, o. unul prevented 10y old age.
I.a.. aI,a Il "a.
was believe during the Third year that they
had constantly gwen milk. after they were
spayed.
The character Of Mr.. VIM (now dpceased)
was highly respectable, and the most euiire
conliienee could he reposed in the fidelity
IL Ills statements. and as regarded the facts
whicb he communicated in relation 10 The
several cows WHICH he had spayed, numer-
Gus I,ersons with whom became acquainted,
July confirmed his statements.
Al The time 10 whIchl alluded, | entiea wore d
10 persuade Mr.. Winn 10 communicate the
oregoi0g iaGis TO The late Judge Peters, then
president oil the Agricultural society Of Penn
sylyania. But he was restrained from comply
ing with my request by an extreme INV line-
hess t. appear beiore the pubic, and ptrdd-
venture, his discovery mish prove not 10 he
nav, As doatis "a regard 10 tue fac's, night
Where he tcaS WkHOiGH subject him u some
degree of ldicule.
he many and great advantages that woul /
result ~ the community, from the possession
of a stock oi cows, that would be constant
makers, are too obvious, TO require an emu
ne1afion.
Should gentlemen be induced from this
communication. to make experiments, they
viii find II better to spay Cows wncn have
had several calves, rather than heifers, as at
hat age, their bags are usually large aud well
fJtaed, aud are capable OF carrying n much
greater quantity OF milk (wlthoui pain aud in
conyenienee,) than younger ANIMALS.
VIA1OR