Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-11

''o'o committee OF farmers, ,7fl lbs. at 2
years l month and II days old, within 24g
IDS OF The 8 year old steer, and Believed b,
many persons 10 have as much II NOT NOR.
oeeL And whyf Because, by the measure.
hen' oft committee. his girih was Ii feet.
nnsh l-2 fee', and height 4 feet 10 inches
his grlh beng back OF the fo,e-legs, end not
compreAending the swell OF the belly will rea.
oIly, with Judges. accoant for his weight al so
eatly period. and wl more or less rec nclle
thr belief that he would produce between 100
o. Zoo lbs. OF beef-lsaving, AFTER the deduction
OF hide, talov, &c. intestines (gross oHaD
! TO ne exceeding light; which caicula lion i.
oorhe out IN tue appearance OF the snmaI--hs
uniformity Of thu body, rotund,ty, straightnes.
| OF back. sc.
Powell has been weighed nearly semi-a unu
ally. LIST. II nesrl, months old, he weigh.
ed 7O6 lbs ID. At 10 months old 104i los +;
81. Al 19 or 90 months old l4l7 lbs; 9TH.
Al years month AMI IL days old. I74l
BIS ; on the 9th June 1881, before a commit.
tee.
Powelfs full brother Frederick will be at the
service OF any individual or company in the
approaching autumn, aud promises to be equal
| TO Powell.
10 speak of the thff and great promise of
All the stock OF this kind which has been rails.
ed by tue subscriber would SAVIOUR TOO much
OF Boosting therefore will only say, in the
words OF oas Of my tesifying neighbours,
" come and see''
with regard 10 the general treatment obser.
Veo towards sock OF any Kind, tue subscriber
tahdidly declares AZ unwilingness 10 acknow
'uge an application OF the scarcely me.
ium care bestowed by his neighbours il he
hHd not IN view the inn 70 venent aud p,rler.
ton OF animals for the supply of remote de-
MAIDS, he would nevertheless think il VI suffi.
Gent Importance TO increase tho ordinary pio.
MS III indeed there are any by any addition.
al attention. a large and 10 different stock on
a idrm will tend 10 n certain aud absolute
ihpofeIshInent-a judicIous Que as o number
lhu "tF.Ored, IS as certain an imptovemtn NJ j
an h5f a. the soil, Is al the sans time boun.
h'nl reward OF very comfort and convenience
designed IN their creation.
Inc last sever MINER afforded me an unwe.
coine and und signed opportunity Of testing
we stamina abd Progress Of the young short
0rnei stock: deprived Of rye grazing or X ass
tpr mo than fw0 months Of hard snowy win.
tr, an Jnpf siaed With suih Gient store oil
."y to 1lt Ninds II LOCK, the young short
u"rns, III commoa with other cattle, had 10 |
breast the stolm-and i they DID no. grow ra-
pIdly b 'Iugn liiile NOR tnan hs hard fare of
sta, unaif, and cornslalks, they Al irast pre-
,eTved a respectable appearance uniIl The rye
ind orchard grass put .hem up TO their usuai
Of increasing value.
la tle experience Of some Of the gentlemen |
whose opinions have been solici ed, there are
prominent circumstances wonny Of tho most
attentive cohs,derdIln, especially as regards !
the marked difference between shorlhoIns
and other breeds a, the earliest stage of tDeir |
growth-their hardness, aud aptitude to lat.
ten aud OUT row other cattle Oh the same
kind Of treatment The most rational theory
must agree vita the practice of lhesa gentle |
men, who are well known 10 be jadicions
and successful IN their agricultural pur-
suits.
l. il at all wonderful that the progeny Of an
animal distinguished by remark able points aud
qualities, should differ most radically from
that OF an ii ha?ed aud degenerate one Is
it wonderful that the vigor infused into young
animal by a healthy aud discriminate cross,
lhould fsrl IT, influence OF such renovation.
AZ rom d. to nay, week 10 week, month 10
non h, and ."ar t year, exhibit continued
ans varied marks OF improvement aud great
uItmats superiority % thai utfoits making
for more than half n century, by breede,s VINO
have been wing with each otter IA the per
frc'ian Of the different kinds, should terminate
ia decided aud dlsfrlmIn te Improvement As
to the attempt TO force a degenerate sock in
10 good form aud value by high f,sdiOg, ms
pruden. Would II be for a mechanic TO put an
expensive inish ON tUtterlng foundation
n etner case the materials or food would be
ldgi,hed Ia vain. Time, plan, and tin proper
means, nre essential, IN al human improve
nent,, 10 the most desir aole success.
la the toll oil n hay-haUvesi, ! hope, sir, yon
will overlook the errurs OF a few misty hlnts
to thu farmers OF Virginia, aud permit me 10
cortec, an Impression which has more or less
prevailed, that my farm is exclusively devo-
ted 10 stock. A vfry briei outline OF lis
plan an d management will conclude my lie
marks
Tue object is 10 combine with the improve.
menl oil the soil always hrsf) wheat and sIo X,
principally catule aud sheep. Hogs have
become much IN the way, as usually raised
with general privilege, and will be IN future
confined 10 pens. Horses are raised only Tor
farming purposes-as, IRON experience, II IS
found 10 be diff cult. on the same farm, aud
with a divided attention, to succeed 10 any de-
gree of ne, lection. Ftom 100 10 200 sbeep,
aud from 40 To So cattle, are KEEP, moo acres
If cleared land. $50 acres Of wheat 10 Cons-
dered an average crop, and oo vi corn -lehv-
ing 300 acres in clover aud orchard graa, tim
otny, blue grass, &c. SUCCESSION oil twenty
acre fields in orchard grass and clover combin
ed. is considered east ntlal 10 the uniform and
abundant supply Of grazing Tor tue stock
| aud a succession of lofty-acre clover helds,
without mixture, on tue 'hih"es' sioo"ue' WIN
a view. first, 10 the improv ement OF the land,
and ,heo for hay, seed, and auxiliary grazing.
independent OF any extraordinary advantage
ia he derived from stock raising, II Is question
ed whether our lands will bear more inan the
cultivation oiiwo.hf,bs yearly, aud improve
under il. Rich luwlandS, AMI such as are
! pecualy situated, ,n'gut present different
| calculation.
! Your obedient servant,
X. X. MEAD.