Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-11-20


The PRINCIPLES OF BREEDING CATTLE
The number Of agrculturolists who are devolnS
themselves TO improving Their cattle Is so efea''
and increasing SO fast, thai authentic ln'orm&'oh
on the principles OF breeding cannot ldil I" DC
highly Interesting and useful.
have therefore concluded to present to The
public through the columns of your journal,a,ran
ged under the following heads:
LIST The grand principle that like produces
like.
BAD The comparative influence OF sire aud
dam.
The principles and facts which will be Presen-
ted in these Articles, Will be almost entirely selec-
ted and arranged from that most elaborate and
authentic treatise on cattle published under the
.unerintendence Of the British Society oT the dII'
fusion Of useful knowledge. On this account
the writer may ask for these articles the greater
attention, as this work is Of the highest authority
both in England and America. From This work
| (which should be IN the hands Of every Iarmet) |
viii extract largely 10 the present article, "h'ch
will be devoted 10 the illustration Of
The grand principle that hke produces 'ths'
That which lies at the foundation aud improve
ment OF every stock, or the successful manage
ment Of it, is the fact, the comm N but too much
neglected axiom that " like produces like
Tbs IS the governing law in every portion Oh an
mated nature.
There is not deviation from it IN the vegeta-
Bile world, and tie exceptions are lew and tar De
tween in the lower classes OF animals. when IL
The higher species the principle may not seem al
all times to hold good, it IS because another P'"
er, the intellectual-the imagnatVe-Some"ha
controls the mere organic one or 10 many w.
stances the organic principle is still 10 fun actVi'!
for the lost resemblance to generations gone y
! IS pleaslngly and strongly revived
This prlucipe extends to form, constitution
qualities, predsposton and to exemption iron
disease. and 10 every thing that can lender an al
; mal valuable or worthless 1t equally applies
0 the dam and to the sire. II IS inc iouhoa'io"
q scientific and successful breeding.
Let il be supposed that the cattle Oh ce'ta'
II farmer have some excellent qualities ABOUT 'he'
- ~, ,be,o "a defect which considerably deserlt
8 rates their value, and which ne IS anxious "
re move. He remembers that Ike PFooEes IN :.
le and he looks about for bull which possesses u
ST excellence which he wishes 10 ensFait Oh MS o'
Of brsed. he tries the experiment. and perhaps
a. his establishment il is failure and ms stock M
oil have deteriorated instead Of improved, !
e. cause of this was no, that the new bull lacked
o. good poin, which was wanting IN Inc o 1 'o .
W, hui he, too, was deficient somewhere el'e, al
us therefore, though his cattle bad 10 some osg'
mt improved by him in one way II was couh n.
gu ancsd by the inheritance Of his detects. her ne.
use The secre Of every failure The new coa
md While he possesses that which was des'oeIa.
AID in the old stock, should likewise possess ~
rst good quality vhlch hey bad previously exnlo'
IDS, then, and then alone, viii there be an inp'O
mas ment wiihou, alloy.
iily ms principle vas The secret spr''g sop :
IS ground work Of all Mr. Bakewelfs P' ,'1n
am and success. The prompt Adoption o. ul'S
our ciple enabled thu, distinguished breeder 10