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

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pp.rrtcAL OBSERvArI,Hs or rHE PmHcIPLEs
or BasED,EG L Concluded
Tbe,r is not n,uch diversity Of opinion az to
the ages AT which nuiWais should be PIT to
hrset,np and il ~ohH appear mos, rPasnna-
bio that they should first fave attained perfect
maturity. II ctrtainIy ihiurnS the appearance
or the male Of all specie 10 allow hem To pro-
ereaie be fore their persons are tnlly develop
cd With the female have not observed Tue
ssme thing t. harpcn and have found fha'
the cartier female produces young, III" bet
ter mixer she generally IS. Tbs horst VIII pro-
create ard the mare cout Give Al two wears
old sometimes earlier, aud some of my best
stock naS bppu produced thus. he hog WIZ
begin to breed very young --'"rhaps at SIX
months old Their produce, begoten when
they ARE very young, are iew III number ana
generally puuv. he COW KIND will breed at n
year old, or q little less thlok at that psriod,
!, is injurious 10 ihe male hui not so 10 the te-
mile. The mos Kinds uf sheep will produce
Young ut atnu, fourteen mouths old; the the
roo has not with me brought under ivy MY
mon,hs and centrally not till after two years
old have never knowna full bonded mern"
oro,.uce mo,a than on lamb n blrih while
wi n our common sheep two are common and
/ have seem llireP, and rarely four. could say
that where the females OF any klnd of domestic
ANNA are intended TO be kept es breeders.'hey
may he lett TO the guidance OF nature, as 10 the
ege Mt which they will commence bearing
voupg but reslrain the male IL possible, Ill be
is perfectly mature, in great degree at least
# MT wholly. Besides what hes 5yen UefoIe
sngre ,ted, iavorlng this difference IN the man
ngempnt OF tdc different sexes, II may he OBJ
served tina, no more IS required OF the female
in a state OF Jomestcation, than there would be
L.. 1t ia IA Fa4n
10 regard 10 the male.
am convinced that too much service Is re-
on,red of our males of all kinds OF stock.
buck 10 f,ly or eighty ewes, Is not less han
the usual rale in this country winch Is more
than double what is proper aud what IS COM
mop in other countries. The finest improved
forcion cattle have been brought % their present
cond,t,ou IN the hands ui persons who let Their
huIls 10 yerv few cows. With Us have known
a fine bull serve ~ hole neighoorhood. Alter
much Inquiry am satisfied that the average
get OF stallion, when perfectly vigorous, WIN
not exceed seventy ioas Ola season. fet they
are irsanentiy let TO dou 'le aud treble NAV
number nt mares. FInn stations, however,
frequently have iedsers-and There that IS ne
case those VINO breed from them would loose
nothing by taking care that the teaser Is ho'
called on for more tnan his appropriate seV'i-
Ces Any one VINO WIN 'Hhf 'hS 'i""'i' w -
anime. may know that nearly ali the best hor-
sas of other countries nave been begofen by
sizes who served oniy dozen OF twenty mares
dur,ng season. IL is much 10 be questioned
il a single capital English horse was hegol-
ZEN while his sire wa. stanhng as a Common
stallion.
In regard 10 the proper size OF animals. viii
not saw any thing, as that DOES not belong TO
the subject Am not chg. Inc retdhoe Sse ~
the male and iema, from which you breed,
does. however, rpqnire notice, and Is subject
nf great importance Iney should be rs near
a. as NAV be of the same SIZE, or u there be any
Inference, the female should exceed IN stature.
~ men the male is much the larger IN s,ature,thr
.n,op,ny will be weak bodied, long necsed, and
what is called leggy. Add since the people
haze gone Wild about tall horses and large
bee(and mutton, turn where yoa will, you sac
animals sue AS have described above II the
male is smaller than the female, the progeny
will be comps CT heavy bodied an,Ginls,w well
oronort,oued eXiremities--not the most beau
,,iuI. but beyond doubt the brartiest and
toughe 1 animals in the world. IL is to he OBJ
served that ,nis kind OF s,och Is produced only
wuen the difference between the size of the
psrent. is not excessive. For knew an IN
stance oil very small, heavily made. Canada"
money. which WAS brought TO this region, tba
ruined much stock. The poney paced yer,
we'll and became celebrated IN consequence OF
naving been hidden by young lady OF good