The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-10-06
AGRICULTURAL.
The Science OF Breeding,

1t is notorious that the English have eX.
telled all the rest of the world in improv
/ ing domestic animals. The whole secret
consists in understanding few principles.
| Mr.. Bakewell, the greatest improver in sheep, T
Twas unwilling TO his death 10 favor his coun-
trymen with information on his system of
breeding. and therefore, most sheep growers
have concluded that he made important dis /
IcoVeries, with which others were not &C I
Iauainted but this is far from being the fact. |
4 BLACKWELL evidently adopted the rule Of cross
ing to remedy defects. If sheep, for instance
was too light in the hind quarters, he bred
it with one that was good in that particular;
if the chest was not right in one, he aitemp-
ted to correct the deficiency by the first
cross. His sheep were not so large as others;
but they were Of quick growth; and fattened
readily.
The Ceilings were men of fne discern
ment, and spent most Of their lives in pro-
ducing a race Of cattle of perfect form. The
story is well known of one OF the Colllnga
selecting and purchasing calf that pleased
: him, from its fine symmetry, and which laid
: the foundation of his celebrated Durhams.
There are a few highly gifted gentlemen in
Il England, who are carrying out the principles
I'll of the Ceilings, and who are destined TO be
= England's best breeders. The draught horse
lhas been the product of seience- Animals
! OF great bone and muscular power were Sc
: lected as breeders, and at every cross I'M
provement was the result.
u The fine race horse IS also made by cross
IS ing with Judgment. In this country it is no
D. supposed that more than one colt in forty
IT from the best race horses, makes good run
IN ner. An old breeder said the other day
N that ssif man in his lifetime was so fortu
n. nate as to raise one good racer, he did WELL
r. What is the reason that more Of the mare
- put 10 good horses do not bring colts equs
q to their sires? II is because there is but lii
nv tie Judgment in breeding. If a strange hors
comes into the country, with "haming" ce
ais ltificates, the people conclude he Is the an
ig, NAL for every shaped mare; and the exper
2, ment terminates in disappointment. A breel
er may have mare good in all her point
except the legs is little too long, and Il
loin a little too narrow, and if he puts her
. horse with the same defects, in all prob
blity the offspring will be worse IN the
points than either the dam or sire. ma
nut to horse whose good points will CO
rect her bad ones in the offspring, may bril-
t. a fine animal; while if she were put TO
horse possessing her own i'll shaped par
q the progeny would be obliged to be lndit
ent.
lea So much is done by mere accident
bra there be any such thing, in this count
hich that we can but repeatedly call the attent
the domestic animals. At future period
nues will endeavor to give few short rules
FFo- crossing different stock, which will be v
fI'l iusaful ia adhere to. But for the present
~ :. urge upon the consideration OF the agrit
turist. the importance of providing good |
Sc Of lures, constant supplies of fresh water
comfortable housing for their animals In
weather. Good keeping and scientific br'
7. ling will perform neutrality-suspicious.
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eatest IMPORTANT TO FARMERs.---Hart Mus
1 y E1 ESQ. Of this village toek small porto
ALn hbe corn with which he planted field,
~, ce soaked itin solution Of salt nitre, comm
world called salt petre, and planted FIVE rows
impor- 1.-THE seed thus prepared. Now for the re
The five rows planted with corn PREF
minent with salt petre, yielded more thar Is
OF fail Dlanted without any PREPARATION. The
nd the rows were untuched by the worms,
sh and the remainder of the field suffered sew
rn7T, from their depredatiOns. We should
l1NE that not one kernel saturated with the
liter Of netre was tuched, while almost every
scafce- tbe adjoining row suffered severely.
loef o. one who will examine the field; can
,lNal @ the efficacy 81 the preparation. he v
!. -. hstonished at the striking difference bet
- The i've rows and the remainder Of the
,.val,le Here Is 4 simple fact, which If seasc
81 e5- known; would have saved many tho
+ SIS Of dollars 10 the farmers of his county
in the is the article Of corn. L IS fact
} be the should Be univ ersally known and ~ q
liability one .of the greatest discover
= Q lns modren times IN the much neglected g
ohscsiAA 81 apriculture. At al events, the
v,rr liment should be extensively tested,