The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-04-27
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s-,m an English Work by A. Walker
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nv. hes, cattle have tho face short; Inc . naZzo
IM w., horn. fine the neck light. particularly
V smsN wv :. tho head the chest wide, deep and
~n'' u! ,,s nil broad and fiat towards the top,
q. ,,n,ds the lower part, which it will al
~ 'a when the animal is small boncd; tho low
"'' .rtts thigh small the legs short, straight,
I'D eoe boncd, though not SO fine as to indi-
M " dis,cy of constitution; the flesh rich and
W ",s N ,he feet, the skin of rich and silky APP
..,.. the coun,enance calm and placid, de-
81 y, ,hs eyenpess of temper, essential to quick
Y adm, and disposition to get fat
81 r..'. hreed Of animals which has, throw few
( ,.,,ioOs two or three is sufficiently been over
:, ,.oures similar feeding; and the offspring OF
n w ANIMALS require and can digest more food than
IA ,s,r, who have lived upon little.
u All ,,owng animals, including man kind, ought
n hs we'll fed to preserve health and strength, but
y Drsr 10 be stimulated by excess of food. The
.asren of pareuts, however, who have, through
n n,,v ,eserations, been well fed, would perish il
Il d,su no more food than would be sufficient for an
4 mb or Highland Scots peasant child.
\ The chief qualities sought for in cattle, are the
mdeucy to fa,ten on little food, and that TO yield
3 abundance ofrich milk The tendency TO fatten
+ shdicaed chiefly. by the capacity of the chest.
Animals of aII species, says Mr.. Knight, all other
QRdes being equal, are, think capable VI labor
4 ma pivatOu, and capable Of fat,ening, neaIIy in
mopoton as their chests are efficacious; but the
bSaoT ancestors will operate very powerfully.
4 Ills The width and depth Of frame, says Mr..
3 Berry which confers weight, aud not the mere CIR
tunsace Of great height.-While equally greet
ifnag,ler Weights, can be obtained with shorter
legged animals, they are, independently Of other
recommendations, generally found to possess better
constitutions and greater propensity to fatten. -.s,
Mr. Knish, says, the constitutional disposition
TO Is,m fat, is ceany hostile to the disposition to
esivep milk. Cows which give little milk often
pesent large uddes which contain much solid
natter and 10 inexperienced eyes, two year old
AEusaFd COW would give promise of much milk,
shmreIy little would be given-A narrow fore
Na''nda long lace, nearly OF tho same width
From end 10 end as in the Alderney cow, certainly
indicates much more disposition to give milk than
8h contrary form, which have pointed out as
5ndratve OF a disposition 10 fatten.
F't animals are moro generally those Of the
Nh, where the cold d,minishes bility. Fat
Nad, appears to be the means which nature
KY Extensively employs to lower insensibilty by
5aApOlion between the skin and the central parts
dhs nervous system. Fat animals, accordingly,
us no, less sensblity and irrtability of the skin,
%! Of the organs of sense generally. Thinner
ANNALS, On the contrary, are mole generally
hose Of the south and have more acute eensibiliiy
and exquisite SENSATION.
nnpy 10 this Observation, Mr. knight says,
10 mol dOuO,bu! you right respec ting the use
OIL lat IN csd climates; all sleeping animals, through
winter, 60 sleep in fatted state do not think
'Neos OF cows, which give much rich milk, are
III! nardy' The Attorney cows are what the
n's'dsh're farmer calls very mesh, that is, very
M'sFaN'Of bearing hardship of any kind, and
a%H'y cold, consequently OF greater sensi-
0'''RhIch give much milk have the power Of
s 'aa dlgesting much food, and they, require,
nNP'@ ey give much milk "A very abundant and
~' pasture. The breeds of cows which give
T., %NN' and present greater disposition to become
ia:, sS s'"s'aly less mesh, and will fatten upon
.a...,, influence of,he feelings is very con.
A.,.cs.s nave observed that whenever young
,,id =. WV dlshked being MIXED by the dairy
,nh' ' ~ 'O0n ceased 10 give milk; and do not
w., s' u all cases, if the calves were, twice
Gts;y permitted to suck after the dairymaid
sni1'. '"'u ner labor, the cows would logger
w. "eWe milk, and in large quantity. 49,, ~
IN 'u' 10 corroborate, WHIT has been said
III ''a'er sensi bili,y being favorable TO milk
sb ~," "a only to distinction Of those two kinds
aes ii "s' namely-that of fairness and thin.
4 nd ,,.. ' oi smaller and larger organs ofsense,
nlu,bl. = " Tess sensibiliiy, it would be still
Micd ~ s"oWing either alta. later or an earlier
mtenal, WA. we may expect, 10 this important
trs, ma out perhaps i,s utility may extend still
enable us to improve the race
.sd.s,o. WIN basis for our determining whether
as, call. s' 20 improve breed, fatteners. may
enit...' ''so become mixers, to some extent;
m and hy' 70 similar extent, become fatten,
asu,vo ."a' are the circumstances which would
nptoyem...s partial interchange, if not absolute
would consIs, Tin deed from these principles ]
'suh, vb.,a' mat itah animal fat,ening in the
lender "A, j.. more general temperature would
lhl,y ~, az less necessary increase sen.
'''a cherish the secretion of milk,