Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-06-18
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EsCUTCHEONs.

she growth oil hair on It's thighs, a.
bove and adjacent to the bag, was
first introduced, the idea was received i
with a good deal of scepticism. Time {
has wrought G ,anges. At alate CON
vention Of the legislative club of the
State ofNew York, one Of the speak
ers gave the evid Ice in relation to
Guenon's theory:
m. Guenon, French writer, has
discovered certain indications which
he claims to determine the milking
qualities of cows. This he calls "es-
cutcheons." being the hair which
grows upwards, contrary to the gen.
eral rule, on the udder, thighs, and
hinder part of the body. 1t is easy
to distinguish the escutcheons by the
upward direction Of the hair which
forms them. ] cannot gsinto detail
here upon the system, but would re-
fer to the work of NJ. Guenon itself.
But to show that it is esteemed wor-
thy of notice, ! will allude to the
testimony of these who have given
attention to it,
MIR. John Haxton, in work pub
lished in 1858. entitled "How to
choose good Milk Cow in refer
ence to the indications of good
milk cow, p. l78, says: The writer
has examined many hundreds OF dali
nv COWS in Britain, aud the conclu-
sion arrived at in regard to MIR Gu
enon's t st of judging of the milking
properties OF COW, by the develop
ment of the ecasSon, is that, in very
large majority OF cases, it is borne
out by facts" In a London dairy,
belonging 10 Mr.. Riggs, 81 EdgeWare
Road. where about 400 COWS are
kent. and where nine-tenths of them
are fat above average mixers, the
development or upward growth oil
the hair ON the posterior part OF the
udder, thighs. and perln@um, was too
remark able TO be accounted for by &C
cidental causes. AS we'll might it be
said Of all other tests, such as length
of head, soitness, aud hexibllity oil
skin, anG wide quarters. We're acci-
dental, and had no reference to the
milking properties of a COW. When
a phenomenon presents itself over
and over again, accompanied IN ma
iority of cases by certain results, We
NAV be certain that it is not acclden-
tai. but natural; and while we may be
unable to account for these results
upon satisfactory grounds, it is mel.
Their philosophical or prudent, to de-
ny or ignore the connection between
the one and the other, and thus to
forfeit the advantages which the fact
itself is calculated to Afford
The late Mr.. Phinney, of Massa
chusetts, very careful and crltlca
observer, made examination Of larg1
number of milk cows, and found IN
majority Of them that were good mil
kers, these developments we'll mark
ed. He conversed with large mum
Der of intelligent gentlemen when b
was abroad in 1851, in Great Britain
and France. and found but one oplu
ion as to the general character OF tn
animals which possessed these devel
opments: and so far as we have learn
ed the views Of gentlemen in TIL
country who have given attention t
this subject, the result has been tb
same.
81 think it may with safety. al
!, frmed, that this 'one princ ~,
! hhsza sbatvs'' things sS a,'5a a' s's
+ adds:
n startling fact. WHEY esou'oneons'
o believe, until assured y oil cases, be
a member of the bar. mixers, and
d for this state OF things on the other
f free whiskey aud onr pres ,all escutcb-
law, which is disgrace to = 49,,
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