Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-04-16
Stock Breeding

SNNNN 1ANNAaea'
We had purpcsed to say scmethins on
this .uhj,ct the present week, bat the fol.
lowing article from W. lily So,ham. which
was Published in late No. Of the Country
Gentleman. j. Of a character which induces
Us to copy it as preface to what We pur-
pose hereafter TO say ou this subject. We
commend d, TO the especial attention Of all
who desire to improve their stock, as the
opinions Of one OF the most experienced
breeders in the country. lie Is the breeder
Of " Young Silver" which We now own
The Here!ords and In-and-in Breeding
Mr,sEs. TrcEEE 4 SoN-llike the straight
forward letter OF your corr'sp1ndcntMr. \.
VI. CLARK, but Judging from the description
he gives Of his Short Horns. l think they
are Of that class Of appearing animals,
which make The most money when sold by
hrs ,raghi. know fifteen % twenty per
cent. must be deluctcl from a short Horn
in comparison 10 Hereford. when Iadgra
from sppsaraac, and by the eve, 70 bring
each OF them 10 their actual weight when in
quarters. Many an inexperienced butcher
has been much deceived in thi,comParison /;
but in England it is now pretty we'll under
stood.
Mr.. Clark saws. e. The advantage the
Durhams have over the lIsreforis i, they
are much larger cattle at the same age and
sane keeping" th,uk be will find him
self very much deceived if he will Kill one
Of each. and weigh their meat. hide and
tallow, under " tbc same keeping ad'
init. and have always done 50, that they
have that appearance 70 those who have not
had much true experience with both
breeds. and which consider an evil. They
generally have larger, longer leg, and are
almost invariably raunehy, which fills the
"eyes" Of their partial adnircrs' With
their size. and BY which many man
has been most wofully deceived.
NJ. CLARK avs '' his cattle are all hsshy, ~
but dos not name the quality OF aosh. Ihis
NAV show that az have BEEN well kept, bat
is Ear from proving the consumption OF food
OF each animal. 20 tcst the " same keeping.
They may all live on the same pastures.
and wintercd on the sane ieel, but when
the amount Of il j. fully tested, turns the
scale in favor Of Hercf0rls This has hccn
admitted whenever such a trial has bcen
made
Now hope Mr. Clark will (a' be has an
excellent opPortuuity,) come out maniulIy,
AMI give each breci an impartial trial. !
will make the following proposition iOr an
experiment, although the short Horns have
the advantage according 10 his own state
mcnt.
n he can spare the Eve year old Hereford
oxen OF which he speaks, after they have
done their summers work, and will put
them up to fltieu. weighing them and their
daily food until sent 20 market, after one
winters feeding, which Is enough for any
animal for profit, after thrco years old, aud
then tryai his hyorite yearlins Short Horns
the same way they have bccn treaicl under
the yoke. bringing them TO the stalls at the
sane are, will venture my Judgment by
saying. the cash balance from the hatcher :
siall will b. in favor Of the llerciJrds, not
withstandins the position Mr.. CLARK has
placed both pairs in his article.
The Hereford. he purchased Of Mr.. Bins-
ham labor under very great disadvantage.
At the time The Nessrs. Bingham bough, a
numbsr Of llsrcf5ris Of me, the prevailing
opinion among many men vas, that maud
in breeding was the course 70 adopt, aud
in this lot were two heifers and two bulls
very closely brcl think Mr.. Clark's bull
aud heller were both by the same bull, OF
half brother and sister, descended from my
"in.and.in" family, and had been 80 brcl
for two generations. SEEING - many adyo'
catss llr this course Of breeding, and som,
OF whom then thought substantial, and ia
whom had confidence. induced the 20 pur
cue il on limited scale, contrary 10 th,
dictates of common sense and my own opln'
ION. 4! Mr. Clark has not introduced sny
new blood into hi, herd, know that ht
stock Of Hereforis ha. sadly iesenerated
and that they have Lost both substance and
,ize, Judging from my own breeding rrou
the same experimental family, Of which
Am now clear. and which has taught the q
practical lesson shall never forget.
These two Hereford. Of Mr.. Ciark's wcrt
as highly bred a. any two animals in Amer
lea. and the bull when bred to diGsren
breed Of COWS or heiiers, would fully deyylol
the good points Of the Hereford, in the or
sprins. have observed this cours, o
breeding to ny thorough satisfaction, 50 a
to speak somewhat positively. If eanno
geta Hereford bull uneonncctcd with IL.
pedigree Of ny females, will take III
course the Short Horn men did before the
get Scotch, Devon, or a Short Horn cross
with as much Scotch blood in the latter a
appearance will indicate, and with a elOs
adherenee to the " Scotch coat"
am fully satisfied from nv own expert
enee, that animals bred closely fOr three o
four generations cannot be fully developed
except in very rare individual cases; an,
when good one Is produced, {: IS apt