Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-28
From TIC Nep Eagtand Farmer.
IMPORTANT FACTS TO BE OBSERVED
IN REARING STOCK.

In hEhNiAN1 . d jim
Ms. Eplroa--lhave never seen in your work an
account OF NJ Gtons experiments, which have
brought forward some new and highly important
laws, tina, regulate the form and sex Of animals.
brief notice OF them viii be useful 10 all who are IN
terrsted in improving stock
NJ. Olson de Busareingues is an nerieuliurist IN
the south Of France HIS work contains two scpe-
rate propositions, supported by. experiments most
numerous and satisfactory. The first s-ihai In
aaimais OF mature age and perfect Development,
tae influence of the the external form e'os
81, in generation the male being more like the dam,
and the female progeny more like The sire. lhe
second is--:ha, regard 10 sex itself the influence
is dirtci, the sex of the progeny corresponding wan
that of gha pafen, which had tho strongest eonsii'
tui.,n and was in sgundcst health at the tune Of
unson.
The krst of,hese pro osons is deduced from an
ob.rrvaslon OF vas, number OF cases which canno'
u detailed in this brici notice. After rematking
liz n that they are sufficiently strong TO convince
every one ofthc correctness ofihe inference, Will
,oceed to state few facts by With hi, seeoh pro
position is supported by NJ. Gifon.
IIs FIST renln,k WINS. thu, in his aocks aud stud
those tcn,alcs who were al the mos, vigorous age,
milk p5SlSS,ssa s, wsseE aga afHS
produced males when united 10 prime subjects, and
tain whether this discovery cprrespondcd with &c
neral observation among practical farmers, NJ. G
rnedc inquiries Of the ncighboring egrlculturstg
whoinfortncd him that they had constantly remarked
that when the male was young, and the female Wig
orOuy, the product OF their union " as female while
tho contrary had as uniformly happened when the
conditions wern reversed.
Ia order TO test this matter still furh.r, NJ G.
announced. Ia 1925, 10 the agricultural meeting Of
Ssvernc, that a part OF his hock, vlready marked
would give him at the next asncldgc, more femalcs
than males. The society nominated two com
mssoners TO ascertain the fact, and It TUNED out
that tho propolon OF males to females was 1000 10
l4T2.
A, n subsequent meeting NJ G. offered 10 Ell, CT
The production Of a majority Of males or fcmoes in
given flock at the choice of the society. Two
Aocks were immediately furnished by members O
tho society.
TAe 6'a flock was divided into two equal parts
with .ul reference to age or constitution. The FIRST
part being supplied with very young rams gave
product Of 80 males to 76 females the second part
being supplied with strong and vigorous rams
or 5years old, gave product OF So males TO 81 fe.
males.
The second aoel was also divided into two see.
tons, but with more regard to the Other conditions
referred to. The htsl section composed Of strong
sheep or years old, was sent INTO rich puslur-
age aud visited by yearling rams II produced ID
males and . females The second sections con
posed Of feeble sheep under 4 and over years of
age, was placed ~ day pasuroge, md received two
strong iunis ovcr3 yeas old the result was %
males aud Ii fem ,lcs. In Doth experiments II wa.
observed thai the lambs produced by the young ram
were equal IN appearance 10 those produced 10y thu
most vigorous
These experiments were continued on other elias
noe afn nip h,fds nrI, a.
suits. In the poultry yard E. G. where the prcpon-
derance of maturity and vigor was ON the part OF
the hen, there resulted 725 males and 1000 females
and where the male parent most vigorous and
ofrpest age, there resulted lIl5 males and 1000 fe
males. Among horses his experiments were par.
Iicularly clear end conclusive.
IL happened TO be most Profitable to NJ. G. TO have
more females than males. With u view TO this ei-
fsct he took care, in the year 1924 to furnish hi,
mares good pasturage, and TO give to fosl who
had sucked the SANE year OF horne the year pre-.
yious. Files nc furcnt presentees u lctaIun
quapres qu'ecs current donne des sgnes &C cha.
lcur" Five mares thus prepared, produced FIVE fe
males and of fifteen foas procured from 1921 10
1927 there were Is females and two males In nc
cordance with the same law, it is generally true !
bciievc, that southern horses particularly Araban)
produce most female colts when united TO the more
vigorous mares of northern china
So far as Al. G extends his Comments 10 tho hu-
man race, they are not within the design OF ihis
brief communication, which is intended for the
practical benefit of farmers. This benefit may be
: easily and plainly deducibe from the above state
menis SO far they relate to horses and poultry
Permit Inc to aude 10 the manner in which ndyan.
tagc may be taken Of beth propositions in rearing
tUned cattle.
Suppose you have COW that is 4 remarkable
mixer, and wish TO procure from her prog ny
with the same excellence. Now the common way
is, TO sendthe to bull, and il she has a hei(er
enlf, il is raised with high expectations, and the
owner is invariably disappointed. The reason OF
thsis, as we now see, that the Aeifer calf parakos
81 The external form and peculiar piopcrlrs of the
0kH and not Of the cow. Proceeding then on the
principle developed by NJ G. we should Do as fol.
lows send the COW whose properties you value 10
bull ofthe ripest age and greatest ygor The pro
doct will be bull caif having the fora and inner.
col properties Of The mother, SO far mod d in their
sdsrclopmcHfs as the diff renee Of sex required, bur
still inhcreniIy the same. Tive bul-caf should be
carefully reared, and his female progeny will exhi
III the form and properties of his dam.
9 So also you have bull of huge size, fine form,
sEeAt strength, and other exeelcncies, it will be in
sain % expect similar form aSj properties in his i'm.
Alediase nal fuogcny But his hefer calves will
3nbeslt his proper'i-s. and transmit them TO their
sisaie progeny. Thus must we be content to pass
through eps generation, and we shall probably, be