Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-02

have I'm '''oh) Is perfectly correct.
,. nave always found, in nv s,ock ~. 'o.'o,s
Of mixers, when dried for feejr, 'a' 'he DC
IN ,he least time This is n 1o.,.i w ''os'
n " Deter understood and university
y y anu by Too many of the ,mnr,vos, ~ ~ =
e have done but half Justice 70 ,h.i. =.
d .e"e''' STOCK He would deserye well or H. 20
~ WIN skill and means sufficient wonI, 4,
'"se'i 10 TIE Illustration OF this no;nt
'"' oech observed, TINT the cattle Of this III,
'ot Improved OF late SO rapidly as in q,
'','es' ihcre may be tworeasons n, hi.
t' ''"' me system OF breeding in and in In
'eo" pursued somewhat TOO tar. and that rho doo.o
.'' ''n oil the times has withdrawn manv lad
p'opfie'ors from agricultural pursuits and ,n,,.
'csSefed mat competition which was the mos, no,.
cru stimulus 10 exer;inn.
\, nc average weight of cattle in this riJins q
'."s"fe varies with the food and age of tt- an,
| mat Steer from g TO years old, wbe, fl e.,
w ''"'"e', viii usually weigh from G5 to n
! - i'o''a' weight, aud heiler from s. 10 Gj
ne usual method OF Preparing them for
r ""'"e' IS simple enough. The Calf gets m II,
'"' Tue hfst two or three weeks. and att, ,ha,
scaded SKINNED milk, mixed With o,l.,.l,s.,.'',,a,
al wafer, with bay AMI tufnips, until the snr,,..
pastures have sniic len produce 10 sumner, no, -
remains In them until the following winter when
ne Is either tied up or tuned loose into tn1 and
| led with straw and turnps until the ENSUING
May ne IS then turned once more into the pa ,,ore
ohtil wih'ef, when he Is thought into the fold ward
its before on'll nearly May-day, ard now. a.
pro ch'nS to state neary fat enough for the butch
e. ufec or tour months grass feeding generally
completes Inn. Both the improved and untnprov-
eu ea'tio are treated In the same way. Now, how
ever, appears the essential difference between the
oFccds- The most forward of the unmproyed arc
scarcely ready when the improved cattle are gone
ana shcy are never 50 fat and point, as the others
Upon the ciay-soll Of Cleveland and other 2arts
oi this district the grassland is principally anrro.
nrIated to The Phrases Of The dairy. here the
uh'mfi'Ved bred mostly prevails but even there,
''c most lase'h&ani 81 she armers besln to sec he
lHoPiie'g o. ross or NO iton the Tees " ater
p'oo'. nc yoa4S cattle ere principally sod ia
nc he'she.''y nl7gs5ts, aud are forwarded to the
pcSScss0gs ot the extensive iuln -arns in Leiccs-
iershite anl Norihamptons SHIRE
"A great proportion Of the COWS for the supply ,e
the meropoi' an dArles come from The North Ri.
di's OF Yorkshire. They arc sent away within
mohii, or SIX weeks after cavng, and either Jour
ney oreciy TO London. or halt Tor year OF two in
Bcdordshirc, OF sumo OF the Midland counties, in
oFjdf mat hey may not reach ther Ultimate dcsti-
nation until they arc five six yoars cid.
Anoas the breeders OF tue pure shorl-horns in
his Riding, Major Bower, of 1Vcla1m, deserves
honorable mention His name appears amons the
purchasers at Charles Ceilings sale. lis coz
DAISY, bought there, produced some excellent
st"'k hc'ier OF LIS breed, slaughtered at the
age OF - monhs weighed Ga stones, imperial
weight, and 10 stones of ALLOW
The Earl of Carlisle formerly cndeayored to I'M
prove the breed of this district by crossing with
the DcvonshlIe, and Mr. Cleavcr with the Sussex
cattle, 0nd II WIS said that more kindly feeders
were obtained, the size was reduced little, the leg
shortened the bone rendered finer, the torn in.-
proved, and the strength of The shon-horn aim
| cd for dausht WIN the activity of the Devon.
Whatever might have been the case with the first
cross this supposed improved racc has passed q,u,c
away.
A Cross between fhc short-horn bull aud the
Argyloshitc heifer was attempted with greater
prospect of success. Nh 3 ties had Obtained some
Excellent crvlc rom similar attempt, but they
could not be frdo equal wei hi IN The same time,
aud thcy we're deficient IA early maturity
HtA Rtdine.- FMS Is principally n nenufis-
'uriog district, and there are comparatively teV
arSricnltuas,' who pay much attention ne IN
proven M If the breed of cattle The shori.aoeGs.
either The loItrrcss or with some CROSSES a lbe
Durham, are hen5 found in the ncighboglia5I of
the large towns. More in the county, AMI whore
the tafms small, Gas they are through great
pdrl Of ths rling,) there are variety u ceos,es
with the long horns and with nondcscrnis OF for
mer days They go und the character ste namo
Of AelJ horns I've country people tonI u hem,
they are hardy, yield plenty of milk, ~ fatten
with tolera lc quckness One would wsndcr hoH
they retain good quality, for Mr. So,og of iio-
lylandhal, very enthusiastically describes them,
and the htte farmers Of almost every district
L hose who have a COW or two, of some favorc
KIND send them to the nearcs, bull which does well
enough, provided he gets them a calf We mus,
confess, that we nowhere saw great collection
of The mongrels as in the manufacturing portion OIL
the West Riding.
| Mr. Newman, the agent OF lord Fzwilliam, sa-
tsfactorly accounts for this. He thus writes TO US
The breed of cattle in The greatest esteem in the
vicinity of Wentworth, and in fact throughout all
the southern part of the West Riding Of Yorkshire
| is the pure shorthorn A traveller, however, pas
sing through this district will observe many deya
tons from that breed and will meet with crosses
that he will have much difficulty to identity The
farms are small and the farmer has kind Of mix
| cd employment, partly agricultural and partly mcr'
camille hence his attention is not SO much dlrec
ted TO his farm as it should be- and hence arises
certain degree of carcessness in the selection OF ms
cattle added to this, there is an idea, although ar
erronc Gus Que that the pure short ms nre not gooc
mixers, and which tends materially to check th(
| breed
In the districts near Doncas'er, where the popu
lation is more strictly agricultural the short horn:
prevail, and those of breed and quality hlshly cle
ditabe both TO the mere tenant-tarmef ana 10 lh'
gentleman who farms his own estate.
Il is due to the memory of the late Mr. Milton