Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-11-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
FINE SrocK-A woRp TO AMArEuns

These notices have been concluded il
terms Of highest praise, and purchaser
who had not "A correct knowled ge of III
value, and risk 10 be Encountered in breed
! ing such animals, have been gulled to tn
lune Of extremely high prices. So far a
the bestowal Of such encomiums has ;
tendency 10 direct the public mind 10 TIT
proper crosses. and TO The general dissem
ina,ion of value breeds, they have ou
most approving sanction, but the loo fre
auent practice of incompetent judges CO
operating in this and other deception:
with the intention Of humbuging our peo
pile for the direct benefit OF themselves o
their personal (riends,-we most earnestly
deprecate.
| AT the North, srea, imposition in these
particulars, has aud continues 10 be prac
liced. In some instances, men known ir
the south by high regulations through the
Agricultural and others Journals, as bree
ders offine Stock, are sligmalised at homt
as impositerS. We know something o
these things, and Of the prevalence oflhis
Yankee manGuvring," but fell gra,iied
in making some honorable and distin
guished exceptions amongst the Northern
Stock breeders; but to the cost of our ez-
periments few Of these honest persons
have been engaged in disposine Of Stock
for the Soulh.
With such facts, well authenticated by
The cost and notifications of many Sou
thern amateurs. Editors should be ex.
tremely cautious in disseminating such
notices. as they have frequently been
made the instruments Of deterioratins the
good stock already i'll the country. as well
as of retarding that consummation Of per-
fection SO much desired in our domestic
animals.
We have visited great many Of the
finest stock farms in all parts Of the United
States as well as few in Cauada, and
have without friends introduced and i'm
ported a good deal of stock from various
sec'ions-whilst other in all parts Of the
State have also been liberal in such in.
veslments, In some instances great ben
Cit by way of improEemenl- has Shceh- do
rived from these ventures and our own
has been in tho main flaterns in others,
there have been signal failures, attributa
BILE in great measure, TO the causes above
mentioned. AL this should naturally in
duce our Agriculturists, to look about hem
al home for stock animals from which 10
breed and improve their herds. A great
inducemeu, also is that native bred ami
NAL has not TO undergo the horrors Of ac-
clilnalion, which adds at least one hund
red per cent TO its value. We have
suffered ourselves from this courage, and
friend Told US the lanentable fact, that
ont of twenty-lour head Of Kentucky
bred cows, selected and brought out for
him with great care last winler, he has
already lost eleven. and the remainder are
rendered useless for The present. The
greatest perfection should not only be
attained in breeding animal, but should
be carefully preserved, and the animal
system should be kept in tbs hishes, state
Of activity. In an imported animal from
the difference Of The temperature and the
change Of food-our own always rowing
inferior to that on which The animal has
been raised-it is nextto au impossibiIty,
10 preserve all these essentials 10 future
success in breeding.
We have been led TO these remarks
partly from our own experince, but in tho
main, from correct knowledge Of the
admirably managed stock establishment
of Col. Wade Hampton, near Columbia
S. c..
When we made incidental mention OF
the amoun, of wool produced by his sheep
in was considered incredible ata distance
So with his cattle, which have been mos
carefully and successfully bred. They
are pure bred Durhams. and by great care
and attention 10 the matter ne has obtain
ed and stamped the whole herd, with ths
, beautiful red color so much priced by al
who understand The requisites TO sound
firm, and thrifty constitution in neat cat
tie. These cattle have been distributed
10 gre at extent over The State, aud thel
blessings can be pointed out amongst al
the herds originating from them. w
desire TO see them more common in ou
State, and as one Of the principles of ou
, crecds would advise persons who wish Il
improve their breeds 10 stick TO home ant
thus add encouragement 10 Iol. nam
IONS audable energy, instead OF trusting
to men abroad whom they have neve
!, seen, and who have no interes, in sale
save the filling Of their own pockets.
Let those who in any wise doubt tn
: superiority Of the animals which we hav
7 from time 70 time mentioned, as havin
. been bred by him, only turn TO the award
S of our State, aud District Agriculture
). Societies, and as long as he was cor
pe,itor they will find he was The recipier
of large proportion Of the premiums.
His New Leicester Sheep yield perhaE
). more mutton and greater amount
r wool to their numbers than any flock
: America, and thai is saying no liu!e Il
Carolina Wool growing. Fillies an
Stallious as lashionably bred as anywhel
else in our country, can be procured iro
e him at abou, halfthe prices demanded
other States We speak of these facts
E order 10 show what avenues and iacil
ties our agricul,urists have at their con
mand should they desire 10 embark