Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-07-12


ed incompatible. It will be obvious that
the disposition to feed rapidly, ia union with
dairy qualifications, is here intended.
1t might have The appearance of an inten.
ton to depreciate other breeds of cattle,
were an inquiry Instituted how the very
general impression came to be entertained
that animals disposed to fatten rspidly sci.
dom give much milk. 1t is unques.ionably
true, that every perfection in cat,le-wheth.
er i. be one Of form, Of quality Of flesh, of
disposition to fatten, or to yield milk-can
be promoted and retained solely by the
breeders devoted attention 10 his particular
object and ifone object be allowed para.
noun. importance in the breeders estima.
ton and practice, other objects will suffer
in proportion as they are negtscteds
The improvement in the carcass OF the
short horns has been so surprising, and so
justly valued, that many persons have al.
lowed that completely to occupy their atten.
ton, and the dairy has been disregarded.-
In such stale ofthings, every advance to.
wards one point has been ,antamount to
recediug from another; because the same
proceeding which tends TO enhance par.
ticular quality, will also enhance defect,
provided such defect, was Of previous exis-
tence.
This may be rendered more ineligible
by short illustration. Suppose half
dozen animals to be selected in conse.
quence Of their possessing aparticu!ar quail.
ty; which quality it is proposed, on Ger
tain established principle of breeding, to in.
crease and render almost permanent by
their union. Suppose the animals SO Sc.
lected to come from The hands of breeders
who have neglected The milking property;
the certain consequence will be. that the
very union which developes and secures The
desired objec. will tend, on The same prlns
ciple, to increase the defect as to milk. In
short, it will render it habitual in the pro.
duce. But this illustration, by selection,
is supposing too much for the probable state
of the case. The objections which exist
among breeders, for various and some CO.
gent reasons. against crossing with the
stocks of each other, unavoidably lead to
the practice of breeding in. and.ln; which,
in case of any original deficiency Of the
milking property, must unquestIonably go
on TO render that deficiency greater. It Is
fence evident that bad milking. in breed
Of animals which were ever distinguished
as good mixers, is not necessary conse.
quenco of improvement in the animal in
other respects, but consequence OF the
manner IN which such improvement is pur.
sued. This the writer considers to be the
reasoning properly applicable to the subject;
which happily also admits ofa satisfactory
appeal to facts and he is strictly justified
in asserting that improved short horns, in.
ferior to none for the grazier, may always
be selected and bred with the most valuable
dairy properties. Perhaps more plentiful
and steady mixer than the dam Of Mr..
Berry's bull, never stood over pail, and
few such carcasses Of beef have been ex-
hibted as hers, when an accident rendered
it requisite to only halffeed her. The bull
himself has an extraordinary dispa si:ion to
carry flesh, and his calves arc let down in
the udders like miniature cows. In fact, all
The bulls family are excellent for the pail.
and the gu ckest possible feeders. The
writer has known many instances Of the
highest bred short horns giving upwards of
four gallons (wine neasure) of milk, night
and morning and it is certain that attention
only is requisite, on the part of the breeder,
to perpe,uate this quality in any desirable
extent. While on this subject, It is proper
to observe, that the excessive quantities
of milk ob:alned from the uninproved short
horns are seldom or ever obtained from the
improved; but moderately good mixer
of the latter kind will be found 10 yield as
much butter in the week, as one ofthe for.
mer: the milk being unqueslionably of very
superior quality; and indeed, It was likely
such should be the case, and that the arti.
ficial change in the animal economy, which
leads to an excessive secretion of flesh and
fat, should also be productive Of other rich
secret,ons. Within the last three or four
years, affidavlts were sworn before mags.
trate in America, that an improved short
horned cow. imported thi,her, produced af'
ter the rate OF 20 ID. of butter per week.
Wherever the improved short horns
have been crossed with other cattle, their
superiority is equally manifest, in respect OF
dairy qualifications, as in every other. On
this subject the writer is able to avail him.
selfof the evidence ola gentleman who has
addressed communication on the subject
10 the conductor Of the British Farmers
Magazine, which is so pertinent to the pres.
ent subject that the temptation 10 take an
extract is irresistible. Tits Us follows: "In
the 9th number of your valuable maga.
zine, when giving an account OF my two
years. old steer you also give an extract
from nv letter on the advantages of cross.
ing COWS Of different breeds with improved
shor, horn bulls; and in confirmation Of