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

others OF extraordinary products, where they
are Kept 90 slender fare. For my pat, shall
De always saished 10 reap gIeat produces
rom grea, pains, aud should think scarcely
any price too great 10 pay for cows yielding
lrom 10 10 gallons milk ner day y hen have
shorn from IL 10 l6 10 lbs. wool from lew
Individual sheep, the average has been bur
. IL mnsi suppose without further cape
nence thai this same fact may be applied 10
eows-lhat there are some wonderful proJuc C.
tions cannot be doubted. bu, they must gen.
orally proceed from extraordinary 4 expensive
eare--this is not what will benefit "a breed of
cattle, nr render permanent service 10 farmers
aoe breeders. What we want is a set oil facts
coming out Of a reasonable practice 10 estab-
iisb system. 10 be comprshended appreciated
aud adopted, by tha plain b usbandry OF the
country. The shorthoru Improvement has last
much IN the luss Of Mr. John Hare Powell, rs
4 br erder snd importer, but we hope 10 have
his place filed by M. freeman OF Baldmure,
who has commen, ed his stock win Que OF the
hnesf animhs, imported by Co. Powell.
tbohv"r) Mr.. Freeman viii have an afpor-
UNITY OF deriving a slpply OF the shorthorn
stock from one Of tho most distinguished wri-
tiers and breeders in England, the Rev. Nh
Henry Berry oil Worcestershire, who has late
y proposed 10 supply the Udit Il States with
his ,mprosed stock, aud who has ,ichis
tnerHad the attention OF breeders III ihls
country. from the great ability aud candom oil
his w things, added 10 the little doubt we have
of his successful practice. Ii would have been
mo stsdrsirdbe nai u compoIted with the de-
sisu OF thesa has'y remarks 10 have been ss.
soclated with tbs gentleman IN some of his o.
pinionS, to have aesig nated, aud quoted them
To- the great eiiInet ia OF our American
81 esders. With egard TO breeding IN and-ln,
my own little experience perfectly agrees with
his, Thai 1t should be abandoned or modified
on the 1rst suspicion OF drgene,acy founded
IN well grounded experieDce--ihat conlinu-
ipg 10 breed nl-and.n irJm animals That disco.
ser such an over propensity 10 Tat, that ,hrr
progeny become small and feeble. and many
individuals iaII TO produce at all, would be
a mot obstinate and injurious adherence TO
a system which is indispensable, managed Win
a wachlIl p,udencr. Lei the orn snd the
qnalt,es OF animals be ever 50 pertecl, eppr',
hend that nothing can Jasufy the Necessary
Save IN very special cases) Of iesoiting 10
the and and skil praet,ced IN tho hanaa lan'-
ly. The freque"t occurrence oi such necessity
would rather argue deficiency OF thai s'nd VI
practical skill which shJald be adopted 10 ,heu
ma ure and L. corporated amongst the piaia and
obvious principles OF shiilul management. These
hasty and uuconneCied remarks have been
made through the first week OF my harsrsti
which ,on know should haYe all OF the farmers
attention, but II Ia BORROWING Tor tue shorr
hoTaS IA ltile time, and IakIng an occasional
teSt, the ioliowois shoald be cafeless ia thrIi
duties, horse rake ~ ieet long, aud going
over more tuan - acre. per day maks clean
work otIt.
an, very respectfully, you1.
X X. MEADE.