Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-03-06
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THE BEST CATTLE FoR sLAUGH-
TEEiNG.

1he rearing OF cRttIe lor tno oeet Lnat
ket will certainly call into requisitIon lar
ger amount of scientific and. experiment
tal knoHledge. When the consumers ana
vendors of beet sb1II have made the DIS
eoyery more generally than al present:
that the beef Of certain breeds, and still
more. Of certain modes OF feeding 70
greatly superior to'that otherwise Prosur-
ed. When a proper distinction Of this
shall be more generally nsde, there VIII
be a call sor superiority fed animals, which
will attract more attention and gresser
numbers to that department OF agrioultu-
raj skill and labor.
To those who are at present engaged
IN the raising OF cattle for the market, or
in the production If the best quality oil
beef it may be interesting and instructive
10 be informed as to the principles and
practices OF those who have been the
longest employed in this department OF
business, and who have brought to lis
pursuit all the resources or help 10 De
found in physiology. chemistry, the anal
ogy of food. &C.. together with the t"osS
accumulated during long experience
That Ibe business OF rearing and feeding
Of animals for the production Of bsef end
other kinds Of ms1t has been Pu'sued
during long series OF years. and has re-
eieved more attention 10 Great British
than it has. as yet. 10 this country, will be
At once acknowledged and admitted.
From the best experience OF those IN that
eoantrr, who are the most successful in
this department Ui buSine -, there are few
in this country, We presume, but might
1n,her manT useful hints and items OF in
formation. We have accordingly been
induced 10 seleci few such hints and
items from recently published essays and
discussions, giving the results OF the ex-
perience Of thOeU who have bean most
tkillfu! and most successful, in the bust
ness retired 70, On the other siIe OF the
Atlantic.
To obtain stock best fitted for feeding,
for the laying on Of fat and flesh and ear
IL maturity. breeding by crossing distinct
or allied breeds il much reSorled TO
among British feeders. II is fnst. pref
ty gene rally known, We presume, that "
vigorous progeny is usually Obtained a.
result u cross Of two distinct breeds.
This TACT or law is the foundation and ex-
PLANTATION vi the TACT juss named. AuUth-
er result Of tho crossing OF breeds is, that
The offspring are generally more preco-
cioGs. With tendency to an increase Ol
size. TO secure this result with the gre At
est degree of certpinty, and to the utmost
extent, it is the practice 10 select a male
having the peculiar proi critics OF early
maturity and the disposition to accunu.
late flesh and in: rapidly. Size il also q
qualify mhich is regarded but ought to
be. always dcemed Of lesa importance
than hereditary tcndsncy 70 obesity.
precocity and superior quality Of flesh,
AS the shOrthUrnS possess the qualities in
an eminent degree. this breed is almost
invariably resorted to for male for cross
ing females Of other breeds. Where the
rea,ing of cattle is followed mainly with
sac view Of obtaining stock for the pros
ducLion OF beef, the proctics in many dis
triCts is to use pure bred male Of the
shorthOrn breed. wi female of the
breed peculiar to or prevalent in the par
ticulsr district. This system Of crossing
isgradually extended over the whole Of
Great Britain and Ireland. This clas1 Of
cattle is gradually extending in most OF
the northern counties Of England, where
the breeding of cattle is praotioed to any
great extent. The diaries OF London are
also mostly supplied with cows so bred
In both Of these respects. We might fol-
low the steps Of our British brethren,
with good prospect of similar results. Fol
here as there. the ShorIhorn breed is pc.
euliarly characteristic by tendency t.
early maturity and to great sccumula,
ZION OF fat. This breed is also possessed
of valuable qualities a. dairy stock
though their lacsstivs capacities have moi
been cultivated SO much es their capacity
for laying on fat and aesh.- Country
Gentleman.