The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-03-10
RUA.gL ECO.sO.NY:
REMARKS ON STOCK.

!. Yate interest and speculation is now min.
Cling Itself 10 the Judgments which are
formed or the opinions given IN the case,
that, if il is no, difficult to speak with calm.
ness anu sobre,y, il may he unreasonable
to expect to DO heard with candor aud i'm.
Partially. My business is however with
facts !; and having no prejudices oil which |
am conscious 10 warp my own views,
shall as fairly as can, state those facts
which have come generally within my own
observation, and leave the conclusions 10
the honest Judgment Of my readers. have
already touched On this subject in my First
and Secold Reports, aud the reader will
no, have full view Of iEa case, as intended
to be presented, without reference TO
them. As 10 what these COWS are stated
to have done abroad, 1t would lead me too
far to treat much Of that here. When a
bull will bring OF public sale one thousand
guGeas, cows more than four hundred
guineas each, and helier calves over one
hundred guiueas apiece, VIC may infer that
.uineas arc more abundant than with us.
1t would not be an unreasonable suspicion
that fever Of lhe same type which prevull-
cd 10 SO alarming degree among us IN
1885 @, &c, aud known here as The multi.
cauiis fcrey, nigh. have infused itself INTO
the velus Of sumo Of .he bidders aud CON.
pe,iiors on these occasions.
Ii ua3 be promised that very large
number Of these animals have beeu brought
10 this country, and those Of the hIshes'
character, both as 10 pedigree and ai,esied
merits, since pescns Of the greatest skill
have been commissioned 10 mako the pUr.
cbases, without any restriction, rs 10 cost
or expense Of transportation. As carly as
1925 fifty.six Of these animals, oil Of them
Of high blood. has been exhibited at the
cattle shows in Pennsylvania, and before
and sincathai time largo importailons have
been made into Marylaud, Now York,
OHIO, Connecticut, aud Massachusetts
have seen large numbers Of these cattle,
aud have to regret tba. have no, been
ahle, aller repaated private and public So
lctatous, TO obtain more oxsot ond au-
thenIic accounts O. their products. From
this backwarduess on the part Of the ovn
ers and importers think there is reason
to luter that some disappointment IN respect
TO their dairy properties has been expert
cnced. Nv belief is tia, oor expectations
IN this matter were too highly excited; and
that qualities, for which some extraordua-
~ ANIMALS among them were remarkable,
mean particularly the quality aud yield Of
milk, wore enormously deemed uvariabIe
characteristics OF the race. Ia former
report quoted The opinion Of distinguish
ed Scotch farmer, Mr.. Shirreii, and the au'
,heriiy of a private letter from a competent
Judge in Euaiaud, Shirrpf prouounccs
; Them, 10 an oG.hani way, "the orst milk,
ing breed in Britain" The private letter
stated "that this breed Of stock has not
been held Of late years in great estimation
for milking. Short Horns are only calcu.
lated for the best and mos, powerful land
on poor soils they will DO noihiBg." To
these now add tue remarks Of Geo. ".
i'ea,hers,onhauab, IN letter 10 Mr.. Pow
ell, of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Featherstonhaugh,
from his acquaintance with the farming in,
teros; both 10 this country and abroad, viii
, be deemed competent Judge. He says
&" the property of being very deep mixers
therefore, is to be considered accidental
. rather than one which can be continued
! with any certainly in lie breed. Take one
short horn with another, no breed is more
. valuable for its milk, or keeps III better con
$ diton under the same circumstances OF
: goes TO beef al less expense; or furnishes
more money and manure in given time
h Ia order TO keep up these great qualities
n We must remember th2t, in their native
!. country, il is cons ,iered indispensable Il
: keep them extremely we'll and in a yer,
: different manner from the general custom
s prevailing here which is, 10 summer, II
IS leave cattle to help themselves TO what the,
;. can find, even in the most severe droughts
!. and in winter. TO give them q moderate
% quantity of hay aud straw. In England
(. where they are less troubled with DR.,
.. weather than we are, they have Away
green crops and roots TO give them, an
" they give them in abundance. Il is Their
q considered that the higher this sort of kee
n. the better the health Of the COW, the richie
a. her milk, the stronger her calf, and III
y greater the quantity and value OF her dure
If all this provident attention be necassar
&c in that mois, climate, il is certain that III
$, breed will degenerate wub US, il i, Is NJ
IT, KEEP, in high condition. Hot climates Pre-
duce shallow mixers; and where exceT
b tions occur, they &c, poor very fast whe
il indtierently kept, and it becomes more eS
pensive TO recover their condition than !
II keep it up. The wear and tear o! cond
6 e ton in deep mixers is very great and
q only TO be checked by abundance of succu
IT. lent food and roots, or, when these are M
nd to be had, by occasional feeds of meal wit
their hay"
20 Zone hundred and fifty of Improved Sho
lu' Horns and grade cattle were exhibited al q
= Fair of the Amencan Institute in New forl
/. October, 1911.