Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-06-23
From the Granite Farmer & visi,or.l
FULL BLOODS AT FAIRS.


FULL BLooDs AT FAIRS.
James NJ. Wilton, ESD, makes the follow
ing suggestion relative to Blood Stock entered
for premium at our Agricultural Fairs. 1t is
an extract from private letter and is published
without the knowledge of the writer.
In regard TO Regulations, would suggest
whether the Society ought not in all cases
where animals arc offered for premiums as JiiR
blood to require pedigree for at leas, three
generations. and all not so provided with ped
igree shall rank as mixed blood or native.
II is we'll known that a half hood Devon will
often take so strongly after its full blood prog
nlor as TO make it very difficult for the most
praciiced eye to discover the difference by any
eternal mark. Take for example full blood
bull and half blood they may very nearly
resemble each other but the stock from the
full blood win be like him. while that of the
half blood may take back to It's native ancestor
and be unditsnguishable from the native stock
The same is the case with swine have
seen half blood SufIoks that perfectly resem-
bled the full blood, but on slaughiering them
though Suffolk outside, they resemble native
pork, and nothing else. The Suffolk, like
beauty was only "skn Deep" All breeding
from half blood animals is uncertain, and their
only preference over native animals is in thoir
own good looks, without reference 10 the breed
ing qualities they may possess.
"a or 7-9 blood is more reliable but only
full blood is certain.
Now it is not calculated TO encourage the
breeding Of fall blood animals TO have every
thing entered as devon" or Suffolk" with
out pedigree or other information, and The COM
mi,iee left 10 Judge by the eye. In this way
an animal directly from the highest English
stock may be set aside, aud premium award
ed TO some animal without father or mother, =,
which by high feeding or otherwise may be made
to look remarkably handsome. The stock of
the premium animal may prove worthless, while
the other is reliable in all cases
have a COW that is i-2 native and i.2 Cream
pot, being from Col Jaques' celebrated bull
"Dou," by very fine native COW. She re-
sembles Col. Jaques' Creampot cows almost
crafty. If offered for premium as "Cream-
pot" would defy Col. Jaques' himself to tell
by her looks that she was no, such Now her
- L.' -, s1"'' aBo was
go , my'ea u' spotted pull / 'hink 1t
"a9 oa anu. pun Al any ia'e there was
s'nr ""'e :" IT, by my iuii Devon bull
. Earl, she has magnificent calves, all deep
red, like the mother. But in 1859 she 90, 10
another bull and her calf took back to her an
$500 '"u ''au s"'Pe VI "ni''sU color com
~ s =" '"o up a"u CORRESPONDING round
n " "o 'oi'snouioer' ~ VIII DC seen
-' ~ ''''"'l' VI i"'Aeu o'ood Is Of very
w 'a,ao as a oreeoef iOr IN ms case instead
y -" WI" go, 10 ra.se' ! go' one worth
'"'y ~ WI 'es'' mo "'lich lie was manufac-
,'"e' 10 lo''AP 10 posS'nie. would there
wy ".D'r " p'pPose' '',a' ieguia,on be
''aue ''A' an 'nii"@is onefeu as 'uii blood, must
at ,rr u peu.gree, sworn 10 by ihe
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