Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1838-11-28
From the Village Record.
MARKS OF GOOD CATTLE.

! tw observations upon :he subject NIGH be
acceptable to some of your readers. IN
lndiano, the iwo principal obj 'c;sln breed
aug cattle appear to be beef and milk. And
as ecrain forms are rciound TO possess par
iicuar qualities, | sha! proceed TO describe
what are the pr ,pcr forms, and what IN
drsir Llc qualities generally connected with
these forms; and in dong this, | shall
avail myself ofthc experience and obscrra'
lions of others.
Tie head ought 10 be small and the muz-
zEc fine, the couaenancc calm, the hornS
fine, the neck light, particularly where Ii
Joins the head; the brcas: vide, and pro-
ccing we'll before TIC legs; TIC shonlle
r,odcra'cly broad a, top, and the points well
in, 50 as to leave no hollows behind them
when the animal is m oderata'y fat; the gath
behind the shoulders slou!d bc deep, so
that If the carcass was Cut across here, 1t
! would be al oya, Uiun! at both ends; the
back straight, wide and fit; the ribs bso1d,
and the space between them and the hips
small, The flank full and heavy; the belly
well kept in and not sinking much in tie
miItle, the r.bs globular. wide across. and
Oh a l'vel with the back; the twis. shcuId
be wide, and the seam in tie middle Of it
well flied; the thigh should be sraight, ta-
pcring well down to the heck; the legs
/ s,rlish, short join'cd, c'ean, fine bowed,
and standing wide apart; TIC ia broad
! towards the top, ta?ering down, and the
smaller towards the bottom the better, the
body long, and iointcd well to the qn1r'ers
boforc and behind; not barrcl~shapcd. for
this does not allow sufficient depth, but a
! sec ion Of the holy should he an oval blunt
a, both ends. Where the body is barrel
sAspad, there will be deficiency both be-
! fore and behind where it joins the quar;ers.
shall now proceed to state the partlcu.
! lar advantages ofthc above described form.
! The reason why the head should be sinll
and the muzzIe Gae, is that it facilitates birth,
and as the head IS composed mos!y olbone,
it shows GncnesS Of bone, the advantages Of
which, are that the animal possessing lhem
! will G,tcn upon holf the food lhat coarse,
big.Jon2d, long ionted ones will require.
! Guinness Of coua:cnancc, also. 'nd'ca,s S a
! d;sposi ion 10 get fl.-thc restless an, 81.
! c;ous never frten kindly. The ligh'ncs7
of TIC neck is advantageous - the bH cher,
who will re, less course meat IN such. 1ll2
Wilderness of the breast and deep glr;h give
crca:cr room for the lungs. A sragt
back shows strength, weak animal being
generally SWAY or hump.b1cked. Poor
keeping will produce those dcGli ncies n a
! calf that was at first well formed. The
straight back also denotes an aptitud, to
faren kindly. Much drpends upon the
room the lungs have; no animal can be good
whose lungs occupy small space; and the
lungs occupy all the space ~hIn the ribs,
so it is Of great importance that the space
inside of them should be large---for this red
son the ribs should be spread wide, and cx-
tend we'll back towards The hips. The
full heavy flank 10 the COW is most certain
indication Of good mixer, anl the bull
thus formed generally produces COWS that
milk we'll. The belly being nearly straight
shows strength in the flutes. GIoJu!ar ribs
hold much flesh, and it is much easier put
on such than upon those that arc sharp.
Wide ribs give Il broader loin and more c |.
pacity TO iha pclvis. From the hips to the
rump long and straight with The back. the
hind quarter that is thus formed vii we's'
very hcavy, the widcncss of the tw;s', anc
the ii'liog up Of the seam, ives The greater
!, weight TO The upper part of lie thigh
. Straight legs ire stronger than crooked
ores. Clean le.s and small tail show tiEt
, bones. Short joints in the legs is also az
excellent mark Of an animal fattcning easi
", for every al ima' requires foodto faltel
r il in proportion 20 the length ofthe leg. \
short legged animal with large 10 ly wi
f fa,ten upon less food than Il long, :Grgge'
one with small body. Whcn the L:.ske
and twist arc large, the legs will be w;d
apar, and it is important that 5ota these b.
large.
have said above that the head should b
, small; bu, did not mean that bulls hea
. should look like any thing but bulls heao
, for lit looks like steers or cows. he WI
2 be uncertain in propagatIng his species,
. the neck should be dispropostionately lon
and slender, it denotes q weakly constnu
r lion. The body cannot we'll be too lon
!, Wills, the legs keep wide apart, as lonI
$ body throws much weight in tie carcass
!, but in very long bodies there isa tendenc.
in the .,gs to get TOO close together. IeavlA
= tho breast thin and reducing the NV isl. Tm
I consider serious misfortune.
!, In breeding it is Of Importance 'i'at Nher
thereis deficiency in one, the o:hcr shou'
G be particularly good in that part, and til
bas; s!loy:?d always be selected for brceo
crs; rejecting every thing that is comm"1
By always selecting the les: and breed n
> from them a!ono, any stock may Oe vcr