Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-06-02
REMARKS ON LIVE STOCK.

,rbouoh IL may seem very extraordinary 90
a,o careless aud unobserying, yet II is a fact
- n known to the atten I've breeder, that ~
'a,e,e nil our best aud most valuable kinds
# took are found upon the niddIlnS and
rounds. end not upon the best lands, as
..a should naturally imagine the reasons that
:. i en- are simple and obvious those bree-
4a,s 70 ho occupy the middling aud indifferent
- &c canary are under the necessity of
..oducins an indu strious and thriving breed
- animals. because large, tender, big'boned
hind could not subslst upon their keeping, or
,hptroduce raised upon SUI lands while the
,,ond land makes Up tor Q ely deficiency, or a
7assI go far warps the Judgment of the un-
making breeder that he plames himself up-
IN having stock superior 10 his Industrious
,,;ybbors. while The merit consists IN the good
ness of the lnnd aud ri9hness OF it, pasturase
and nroducp. Satisfied with his stock being
,ha largest he also concludes they are the best
,yb;e his tn ore active and industrious neigh
no, from b.ing situated in less fertile soil.
= nh,ieed TO SEEK out for hardy thriving
breed.
uill beg leave to remark on beef ami
,,nt,on EXPOSED 10 sale in pieces on the sham
bes or stalls. When weeonsd"r that the dli-
,srauc,s between what is tal ell the coarse
nm, fine or The best and worse parts OF beeI,
,Ybsn cut On is not less Than one hundred
n-t cent, of what vhst consequence then, must
(, he TO the breed to propagate those cattle
mat have ,ne greatest .ropo Fl 40 nose va
uabe parts aud always iced Ia less time than
the bir -ooned, coarse sort.
Rnti is not 80 with mutton ; the difirr-
enc. IN value between one joint and aaother
"a scarce worth naming. In different parts OF
,h- kingdom they give the preference 10 par
,,culp, Joints but tue Variation IS seldom more
,b,n a fartiiug, or hall penny ger pound Al
nos, Nevertheless i. - siil rig BIT ior tue brer-
dor IN uu,sue that species which pay most Tor
what the, eat; and these spprehend WIZ AL
,,ys he tonnd 20 be the small boned tue Tor
n,oJ sh.,p. for ,hty not only produce he H.
nas, ,rained mutton but more OF ii Ia glveu
me- in proponi u 10 'fal lh'n any 9TH g.
nj sheen | know Of Bns III speaking oi oh"l
lore | would be understood 10 Inc'uoe more
IN an wha, the butchers generally do. by OIL
tal. ,hry III, an hide end tailow, o"iy IN nea
c.,,,s. ar skn and TALON IN sheep, aud so ON
h,, hv off.l in this plact, l " ould take in nu
only b,de ar SKIN, and lal ", Tut ben horns
nel,s in sheen, blood, inles,ines, aud even WOO
and ham. r..
Sunpo,e tv O bullocks or two sheep are tat
ted ,ope,her on the same food, tie one ~
cable for coarseness, the other Tor hht
mass aud admit that the coarse one cav
only as much az the other, though nav
no doubt of his eating more, sun as
.,,s;d.,ah mart oil his food must 90 10 tn
sumner, ,f more hide or pet, bone, nc. whl
the others lood IS principally converted mi
ANNA, a 81 which flesh on an average ca
o,ly worth 81. per ID. AN AFRAID the horns
hon p,it &c. are not worth tuo'e ald'tdih
> p.r IT,. consequently veiy great loss 10 Vi
community. lode ed he hide Of the buiioc
Is sometimes worth as much per Poudn rs al
arsh, and particularly Grm snon9 hidts, VIVA
IRE eeoerhily called la,her hoe, ait "o''
more but III n these very tbIck hiaes mus
generally cover a very slow feeding carcass
and a thick pelt generally covers coarse
grained slow feeding carcass OF mutton In
pell Itself, though perhaps from 10 ios' 10 =
lbs. weight, (some have beo Know"
wei9h 80 lbs, or mote) not worth moie tha
Cd. Of 3D. for The thiune, the peil the mor
valuable.
On tailoW.-Itis a we'll known fact 70 all 81
pprienced feeders aud grhz eis mat thoie d."
mails which lay the fat On quickest upon the on
sine have the leas, WITHIN !" rropor'ioh III
then they are The very sort that pay Tue n'o
fol keeping and cons, que My though .he
have less tat on the insidr, they excel 'ho'
that have more tat " thin, IN exact FroPol.o
as lAe, pay more in gwen 'ime,ior what Inc
eat.
some say the butcher has the most Pront VI
on tn Sc which taiow BEST OF lay the idt WI
In. Bat II you will allow the butcher Tue san
prohl Il. OF he quick feeders, or those tha' y
the TAI on The outside he vii always uuy MOS
brcause he tsn sell Two juihts ioi On IL
butcher IAN always buy the leaa, inuho u"
e1aIse animals, thai lay little lot Wishou'' d.