Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1853-12-31
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H. f,llax ipe isdici 'us r-muks in re.
issiaa 70 the breeding snd m.ns cement ef
ssEsls, sss ,skea fton Inc American Herd
Book % Ale wosk. W Lewis F. Allen.
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To ssch n intend to breed caltls Of de.
sided excellencs---and they. ws hope.
constitute all--ws recommend them 10
sslset balls,, cf only moderate six..
eoppied wish al the faen,ss of bone and
Inns. consistent with proper masculine
vigor and energy, coupled wi b faliness
OF caresss. and ripeness Of points, so as
20 smbody great substance within small
eomPass.. In nddifion 10 this, let him be
ss desply bred. that il. Of as pure blood.
and Of - long ancestry, (not depending
On the Herd Book siiogeiher for that. as
many- OF The very beat class Of animals
have comparatively short Herd Book ped
igrees.) as possible; aud sbnve all le'
him be descended Of good milking stuck.
when uikersssre he bred in his pro-
genv. Your cows. we Will presume, are
such as your opportunities will enable
you TO pnchre. hut Of approved blood. II
thesball selected breed well 10 your cows.
have no fears 10 continue his services 10
a-second or even third generation Of his
own get Such practice will produre uni
Jrmity. and uniformity is one great ex
esllence. No matter far the c ,lor,
he.within the short horn rolors. Above
all things avoid cosrseness. looseness
dabbiness. and a general tendency in the
snimals to run their valuable poiuts mt
offsl. Such cattle, Of whasever breed. ore
great consumers bad handlers, light prov
sis, tender Of constitution. and unsatis
factory altogether. If you have an occa'
rional production Of this sort, transfer II
to the shambles or elsewhere, with al
dispatch. On the principle that 'like be
gets like which is the unerring law Of
nature in the 'ong run, with the presehcs
Of such ia vour herd, you will be perpet-
ually afflicted with the production Of an.
imals, which. by hereditary descent, sym
pathy, and the thousand accidents spring
ing from association. will be neither cred
liable to you gnod breeding, nor satis
factory to Yourself.
Feed well, not lavishly. Your COW.
should be in good breeding and milking
condition. nothing more, and your bulI'
in far working order. Such is the condi
tiou most consonant TO nature, and pro-
ductve of the highest animal health. Ths
scale of points laid down in our inir0duc
tion. with the occasional remarks IN the
practice of good breeders, as we have
passed in our history. detail what good
animal should be. These, together with
u close examination Of the general hlure
ofgood cattle, as ilustaated in our plates,
will aid the judgment Of the breeder -
With well balanced judgment of his
own, and sound experience, they will
be saf- guide, and he may 60 on his
way rejoicing. /.
A single word TO such. If any there be
into whose hands these pages may fall
as derlde the value placed on superior
cattle by their lreeders. and such a:
know their real worth. Breeding goor
snimaIs is subject Of g'eat labor am
incessant care. Such labor cannot bt
bestowed for nothing. To breed success
fully. requires skill, talent, research, OBJ
serva ion, aud all Of these "f u high order
Let the breeding Of our fine stock fall int
unworthy hands, and hardly single gen
erati"n OF man will pass b. fore the rea
lover and promoter Of the matches herd
which now SO proudly embe'lish many
our rural estates--a source uf pleasure
Of pride, and Of comfort to their posses
sors-will mourn their degeEeracy, an
which the time Of another generation
with great labor and constant soI'rishde
would scarce suffice to reinsta,e in 'hei
former splendor and excellence. Talen
and labor of this kind cannot be had 70
nothing, and without remunera'ing price
be main,aIned. tn" downf II Of the short
horns. in America. will sooner or late
be at hand.