Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-09-06
AGRICUL TU R Al.
From lie Southern Planter.
REARING, KEEPING AND FAfTENING Do
MESIIC ANIMALS


MEsI1C ANIMALS.
The science Of breeding, keeping aad fdfeHing danes
lie animals ton much ne2leciei ia The tHted States
Few practical farmers haye the cauHge IN take hold oil
the Somewhat lOfhniden saJ IT. Il 20 npafaive auaumy,
phi sinoaY and organ Chemistry. with lutte puf.
pase h understand the living organism by winch grass
hay grain and roais iaus6rmad INTO beef. nm 'on
pHk. hitter, cheese aud wool. The natural machinery
f,f efecllng these mRrla' changes ii vegetable lnfa
animal substances deserves TIN studird with great clfe
In order T. make the mSt Of tho inld consumed by every
animal KEEP, on the farm. There is class. hat las
reached pifecoa 10 Wedding the latges' pfodaei IA '
milk OF w.o Tor the aaleut consumed Ia The 81
its life time. All fj uneqaay Sometimes 20
much and sunemfs i'uie and again, they suilnt
fraf fsd deeci in quality handrfHctre IN guam
ffy Oae often sees site PIGS eat The dung % oYoied
fspeaing hoes and in ihs city, bali starved cows yp-
raconSly deyonr thc sill exceioas OF carned carnage
hnrsss. In rearing swine they community under 'el
about three aurs Il then lives. and fed the Other
foai ai in lie aggregate not mote Than orc half
as much mea is elaborated from be fnd taken lao The
sl0inarh Hl pigs mah, have been i1rnoi.
Al anlInsls demand riaa quantity ol nulfItlye
matter Ia preserve them IN moal condition, In pre-
vent HER losing wright sud becoming p,ar and poorer
In all eases here the object Is - form meat It IS bal
economy keep animals CT weeHs and moahs than
sanis OF farmer, Do. without gaining pound d flesh,
although they necessarily consume large amount +
f'od. This lsfms maoure; i. g. 100 lbs. OF solid
nster taken into tie stomach yield forty IN dry dung
the poin Of naunal nairt n portion Of The aneni
fails enter the scfa vessels which SURROUND the al
mensIy canal. and through which dEcsled matter pas
into the }lAd vessels to nnnfIsh the system Tais
excess # food. whether putsy dgescd or MT passes
on through the baWels and appears eces dung
There is always immense loss in seeking to make ami
mails excessively AT. or course when three phi
realized fa such beef mutton n pnk the uss In
the waste Isl ilpd, is paid by the Oar object
is to dryeup tho true economy OF making meat regard
af tho tNsltnb arf h, H.
producer. This consists in providing reliable supply II
suitable food, that the arlmal from It's birth To the day
Of being slaughtered should steadily gain Ia weight s.
long as II Is aiding u the 'ng and size Of ITS bines
and musalos growing Its system VII De te inclined
10 take on tai II not oyeffed Excessive suffering and
no exercise bring the dcssupmea, Of bone and muscle
premature ripdness They n expand. and You
have Fat lapdog or pocket china pig. Iabilusl star
wing will also bring the carcass 10 maturity befnre II AZ.
tsins to its proper size. Sklfu feeding implies that one
never gives loo much Too htte and has the food
well adapted 10 the constitution and habits Of the animal
whether horse sheep, cow or swine. This system of
feeding is not 50 easy snme may imagire for the
quantity Of grass. thai will grow given nher of
cTes in pasture and meadow IN dry wei season. is
very unequal. Hence, in the the farmer will
have more feed than stock and in the other stock
than feed. Hone must err IN the matter, IT is usual
" better 10 have excess. rather than deficiency of
fqrage Grass left TO roi ON the g und IN pasture
meadow IL fat from being st. 1t improves the soil
After having iakea all due pains u make two blades
of grass and corn grow where only Of either grew
hefure, the stock grower should study closely the busi-
ness OF breeding domestic animals The leading idea 10
this art and srene, TO select The best males aud e
males from which 10 propagate and Improve the fare
his rule implies alike n the equine, bovine. and
swine All eS In each genus there are seser species
in each spt cies there numerous breeds aud in the
several breeds few varieties. Il is part OF on
duty 10 attempt 10 write up species breed Of ami
mails. whether Of cattle, horses, hogs sheep, aud Il
write down another. Practical farmers know best wha
kind of stock will suit their land and markets. OR nd
vice. if offered, would be quite as likely to miss ms to hi
the wants Of the 0@aJer There difference in thu
valne of breeds than many willing admit and les
than some breeders ofimproved Claim. yearmq o
the s,Ht horn stock. less than thirteen months old wa
weighed IN this city few days since and brought dow
675 pouns This heiter, which fat, is the ui
spring vi Mr. CLAY's importation. Another heltpr q
the same family weighed us lhs. wheo fifteen montl
old. The mother Of the calf first named belongs TO tn
lady with whom the writer boards and this vanahl
cow gives some twenty quarts OF rich milk a dav Their
are Devons near here from the herd Of L. Il. Alien ESQ
which are much admired for their beauty
The Texas telegraph Of May "a, published al IIou.
tnn saysi wool gtown in that State. and to Ne,
York market, has brought 81 IS fleece this season
Men buying large fficks in MEXICAN States, Missouri
Tennessee and elsewhere drive into the Northern pa,l
of Texas Sheep husbandry is beginning TO excite cor
siderable attention al The southland southwest
Believing we do. that this Republic is likely 10 81
jy great prosperity during the next ten years, and II
ceive large accessons 10 population and wealth from Fl
rope, The demand for good breeding animals will
stady aud at quite r-tiuneratiag prices. Nhueyer wi
take due pains To improve his cows, Sheep horses ar
swine cannot fail 10 be well paid for his trouble - ia
Former.