Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-05-07
ORGANIC IMPROVEMENT OF DOMESTIC
ANIMALS

Sheep sed other snnals susdaed and domcsifa
ted long before their hlped cspiufs and
BILE 10 keep recoa OF hrf dJlaes for The beref OF lhe
poslefily. Hence. kaDw lne afihe original stock
from winch unr dnmesiic animals have descended aud
less Of ihr EARLY Treatment they received the hands
their pfugeailors. Nat ihR Information uppoI
ssnt. II CONCERNS mBlnY u aaHefsi1nd how chanee
o. food. temperature. and al surrounding circumstance.
will either improve dleorae The organic structure
and aalorsl funel,Hs, beh Transform Tor the practical
farmer his cultivated lsDs, iher seeds aud iouis iau
wool, beef, pork, milk. lard, butler and chtese That
there IS vide difference IA The results Obtained hy The
operation q His Iag machinery m different animals.
AZ observing man can doubt. OF iNo cows OF equal
weight and consuming oqasi qnanllts precisely alike.
Will elaborate iut lis owner Is quarts OF milk in "a
hours, While The other form bal nlne quarts in The
zane length Of llme. pig whose orgauialien, ap1a-
renily. IL nearly perfect. viii claboale from gwen
amount OF material, lHice macb fish and fat as
another Whtse respiratory end assimating machinery
are very defective. EAp Renee aud science alke dem.
ons,raie lie iFnli ofihc rmaik thai 1t takes fly per
cent inoie food 70 produce given OF muscular
strength and power u l0eomoian In horse or on.
than Is required in snslher. Animals thai had CON
parenage ten generations back possess not
~ widely different toms but organic and constitutional
peculiafes, OF great Importance To those that may be
come rich " piof according 10 the we'll Ill manage
tneni oil their herds ard u tks Eminent success alone
auend sli in The breeding aud keeping OF domestic ami.
mails. This valuable skill acquired 10y cluse obsefya
lion, snd studying The uniform laws Of nature that gov.
era the grow ill., maturity and decay Of organic beings
The most important and material changes IN The devel
opment OF the organs oi animals, and The function
each organ, made during The period thai eapses from
the iisi formation OF The eIAbyo, 10 the maturity OF
each living complex structure.
las the taig is bent The Trees inclined"
Ahe Elasticity OF young ANIMALS and plants and the
axueme changes that may be wrongh, IN their forms
and habits, iIuly wonderful. The human brain ilso
can be munded IN infancy, any shape 10 suit The
Mhn or taste Of fiat head" "found head" Indian
Nor Is there single mental or physical function IN the
human system, that may he either nprored or i'm,
paired by The eood and bad Influences which are brnup
about 10 bear upon u. The science of physiology Is 4
noble science. IL enables cultivated reason To trace re
sults-ihe prod ucs al animal life such as flesh Fat
milk. and wool hack 10 Their known causes and Gle
Eens.
can hardly expect 10 give you an outline of the or
sanza,on and workings OF this complex vital machine
~. There are. however, few cardinal points in hi
matter, which, will endeayof TO make clear and inte II
Rbie. One is, that snlmal or plant can p1ssihl
iransnuie simple elementary substance into another
IL hen can be led ON food quite destitute Of lime ia
organ oil her system can not lorm egg shell. So If
chd, cali, or colt, be kept food that lacks phosphat
81 line, lis bones wall lie snii and caraenons. Mon
iher minerals can be changed into lime and phosphc
1ns- =
Animal FAT is compound made up Of carbon. hydr,
gen. and oAygen and other simple elements can Dos
sihly hahe H. Lean meat aud wool contain the sam
elements, with the addition Of nitrogen sulphur. an
several other earthly Ingredients in minute quanes
Knowing that no snmal can create anew one paulcl
OF mailer and that each compound product has pecr
,,ar constituent elements; knowing also how much
those elements is contained in any article IF food "
can Judge Of It's ness lis un6iness to produce eh
bone muscle, tat, milk wool or any other animal pr,
duct In oiier words we wisely adapt our saeal
~ our ends we have ia view
snppse farmer had 90 hens in Ibis poultry yaft
ana he desired Them 10 lay as many and as perfect egg
as possible Would il be an unreasonable prescrin,ie
10 say TO hila that ''you mnsi feed them her,lly d
'ooa "fich contains mol only lime. all the eenen
vi the contents Of an egg shell in concentrated form
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