Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-10-11
REMARKS ON BREEDING.
Stockport, 9 mo. 10Th. 1889.

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Stockport, 8 mo. 10Th. 1889.
ESTEEMED FRIENp, J. BUEL-"Wa.ke,
on in'ermarriage,' is the title Of O worh
just repubshed in this country. Its ohjsc,
Is to point oUt the rules to be observed in
the selection of wives, with a view TO tbr
production Of beautiful, healthy and
intellectual off-pring, Although the pri-
mary object Of The author is to ameIiora'e
the form and intellect Of the human species,
by means Of judlclous intcrnurriages, yet
he treats lnrgely on the means Of improving
inferior animals. by means of breeding. and
asserts ,hnt all his newly discovered laws,
relative to the human species, are equally
applicable to domestic animals. 1t lie to
the views which no takes Of this latte,
subject, that wish to call the attention of
my agricultural brethren. Although do
no. think he has demonstrated the laws. vet
he has certainly brought forward o very
respectable body of proof for their support,
sufficient at least to induce those who are
interested in obtaining good animals. to
give their serious and careful attention to
hls views.
II ia necessary to observe, in order TO
'N'pS' WV SGHuNi tudL Nv lUc
Locomotive system" we mean the organs
of support. Of motion, and Of connexion, or
bones, ligamen,s and muscles; and by the
vital system" we mean the organs of
absorption, circulation. and secretion. The
organs OF absorption are sometimes demon
mated lacteals or lympathics; their use lie
to absorb the nutritious portions of the
food from the lntestnes. and TO convey it
10 the heart where It is mingled with the
blood. The organs Of circulation are the
blood vessels, which circulate the blood
from the heart TO the exlrcmiies, and from
The extromlics back to the heart. The
organs of secretion are the glands, where
tue various fin,ds of tho body a,e secrp,ed.
Til" Foundation Of Walkers system Of
breeding is, that "hke produces like"
This has been sisted before, but never
ss'ssfsc'"r,v shown 20 be tho cnse. or in
other words, while other authors have
stated this to hn ih" rule. they have at the
same time stated such q numerous lie, of
exceptions, that We are left in doub,
whether It ls any rule after all. These
exceptions are shown BY Walker 10 be
only apparent and not real
The second law is extremely impo,,an,
IT true. and ia order to ascertain whether
/, ia so or not. nothing more is necessary
than lor one farmer in every county in the
state, should observe it for two or three
years. and send the result to the Cultivate,
cfiice. reorganization is propaca,cd by
halves" that Ia, one parent communicates
10 the offspring the tore part Of the head,
the long part Of the face. the forms Of the
organs Of sense, aud the whole of the
internal nu'rItlvc system. The rcspm
b|auce TO the parent who thus commun,
Gates "the vital SYSTEM" will therefore he
t"nrd in the forehead and long pnr,s of the
face, as the orbits, cheek bones, laws. chin
and teeth, as we'll a. the shape of the
organs of sense, and The tone of the voice,
The other parent communicates the pos,e
rior port of the head, the homes, lea mcnts
aud muscles. or the whole Of the f.shv
parts. The resemblance to The parent who
thus communicates the "locomntiyc eys.
tenn" must be found in the back head, The
few more movable parts OF the face, ss the
external ear under hp lower par, of the
nose. eyebrows, md the external forms of
the body. in so for ns they depend on the
muscles. as well ns the form of the limbs.
even to the fingers and toes, &C. If this
law be correct. viz that "organization is
propagated IN halves" or that one parcn,
gives the Whoie of the "vitaI or nu,ri,jyc
system and the other the whole of the
''ocomoiivc system" it will be perceived
that many OF our commonly received opin.
IONS and practices are erroneous. In
crossing, we arc commonly directed in the
selection of male to choose one most
perfect in the points where the female is
most deficient But from This law, wc
lenrn that we shall not in all cases, accom-.
pllsh our object. II q part of the "vtal
system" in The female 10 deficient, and we
seek to improve the progeny BY crossing
with male, perfect in these particulars,
yet defective in some other portion of vital
system, we shall fail, because one parent
must necessarily communicate the ,ohoie of
the vital system, as the other must uecessa.
rlly communicate the whole locomotive
system.
But | shall trespass too much on The
columns of the Cultivator, by tracing GU,
the practical differences. | shall therefore
conhne myself TO bare statement Of the
laws themselves. IL we inquire how we
are to ascertain in what cases the male will !
give the locomotive system, and 10 what
cases he will give the vital system, we are
told by Walker, that where both parents
are ct the same variety, it is impossible 10
predic' which series OF organs will be
communicated by the male. as between a
bull and COW. both of the Short Horns, or
both of the Herefords. But in cases where
The parents are of different breeds, as n
Berkshire SOW and China boar, both
parents being of equal age and vigor. the
male gives the back head with the loco.