The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-01-10
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III. rearing Of cattle for he beef market
iii certainly call into requisiii"n larger
.,nour, Of scientific ard sxperinentafknpw-
I. 10, VII IN cou>um' r. and vendors ii
b,ef .h.ll have made the discovery, more
generally thsn At present, that q C beef Of
e,rt,in breeds, and still more. If certain
mnd-. Of fse,iiay is greatly superior to that
otherwise prodr.cc.i. when proper di>-
tiretion Of this sh-;i lie more generally
made. thssr will be cal for s,.prrlo'iy led
sn;rs,s, which --ill attract mere attention
and greater nnmhers to that department. oil
agricultural skill and labor.
To these who are ut present engaged IN
the raising 81 rt:tIs for the market. or m
the pro.iucf'ou Of the hest Gu 'it' "f " e,
NAV b. both Interesting and instructive to
he informed ~ to the principles snd prac-
tires Of those who have been the longest
employed in this drpa,tmcn Of business.
and who have brought to its pursuit all the
resources or helps to he found in physi"io-
Nv. chemistry. rho au4lvsis &c fo..d, &C..
together with the facts accumulated during
q long experience. That the business OF
rearing and feeding Of animals for the pro-
duction Of beef and other kinds Of meat has
been pursued du-ing a longer series oil
years. and has received mnc', more ST. n'ion
in Great Britain, than il has. n vet. III th's
country, wi be at once acknowledged ana
admitted. From the best experience OF
those in that country, who are the most
successful i'm this department Of business.
there are few in THIS country. we presume,
but might gather many useful hints and
items OF iniorma:- on. have. according
IL been induced to select few such hints
and It ms from recently published essays
and discussions. giving the results OF the
ek;lfuI and most suecessfu', in the business
vsfrrred to, on the other side cf the Allan
tic.
To obtain stock bet fitted for feeding. or
for the having on Of fat and dish and carly
maturity breedin. by crossing disfin~f ~
at,iea Lraeds Is much reSorted 10 among Bri-
fish feeders u Is firf, pretty o. morally
known we presume. that Il vigorous proee-
nv !. usually obtained as the result of
cross Of two distinct breeds. This fact or
law Is the foundation ana explanation of ~"
p,a-,ire inst named. Another suit If the
crossing If breeds * that the offspring are
pensr.l- precOcions, win tendency 80 N
inrre.se of size To secur- thi> rcSu', WI,
the creates, degree of certainty. and t, 'he
utmost extent, il is the usual practice tn
lect male having the peculiar properties of
early maturity. and the disposition Ia accu
muiate flesh and fat rapidly So. is also n
quality which * regarded; hut ought to he.
always, deemed of ! ss importance than a
heredi,sry tendency tn Obesity. precority,
and sup. rior quality Of fish. As the Short
horns possess n qualities in an eminent
degree. this bre Il IL almost Invariably r. =
sorted tn for = NAL. for cross n f-n1lrS "f
other breeis Where III, rearing Of cattle
10 followed m ,inlv wrh the view of obtain
isg stock for the product on of bs-"f, The.
practice in MANY districts - ." us, pur.-
BIRD male of the Short harm b'eed. with a
frma'r Of 'he hre-d peculiar =" or prevail ~
IN the par'i mar district f>iS system o:
crossing is & adua'iy * 'ndins over tie
whole Of Cir at Br tain AMI Ir-'ani T j.
class If cattle IL rsp'dy extend ~ m mt
Of the ne, th-rn counties Of England. wh're
the hrr. ding or cattle 5 pracricrd e anv
great extent The diaries IN Loni"n. also,
are mostly supplied with cows - brei
In both &c th-s re-re- T. might foil 80
the prscti~e Of our Rritis', hretlr r, wih
good prospects of similar results. For here.
A. there, the >hc-'- ORR breed j. prcu iar'y
characterized by f.ndeu~y ." ra'lv m't'Ir'-
" and to- n crc1t arcumplt'i'n Of ct. Thi'
bred j. as" pnssrsSrd "f valuable qualities
~ dairy sro <, Though fh. " Iar'ativ" ca al
ties have mt been crlrIvat ~ nu.h NJ
their capacity for laying ON fat and flesh.