Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-02-26
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shoW the yleiin, v hich 1t is written, and
giTe sVme idea OF the work: We shs
,Tsfsrt0 it sgain as soon as We see CONS
.plste copy ssai,,id o! .,sl;GisI. .a0,s5 IS,
-si.t The maxim, however, that like be-
gsts ike Is only true in part. az there is
eonstsnI tendency TO change arising
from difference in food. Change of eli.
mate or other physical conditions to
Hhich they might be exposed. mig ht nat
urail5 be expected 10 produce consider.
able, eotrespondipg notifications in the
form. size. color aRd coating OF animals );
az it 10 well known that cattle become
very large and fat when reared for many
generations ON moist, rich soils, where
good pss;urage abounds. but are distin-
Kuished for the shor' ness Of their legs
While on drier situations, where the herr
hARe 10 spsrne, their whole bulk ID less,
and their limbs more muscular and strong.
4 country ot hcaths, or of other innutrl>
tious plants. will not produce horse SO
long nor SO strong AS one OF plentiful
hef6age, Ne is manifested between those
reared ON bleak mountains and fertile
plains. high lAtitudes and more temperate
climates, sandy deserts and watered wales
A change of situation in the one case,
after q succession OF generations. not only
6!ninishes the size Of the animal, but at
tccts the character and form of his body,
head aud limbs. Thus. il London dray
horse be conveyed to Arabia, anu sub
iected to the same influences to which the
native breed OF that country is exposed.
10 The course of some generations he
will present the leading characteristic of
b. him bnrSa On tho rOntEurv !
the race thus changed be conveyed agsiu
to England. in the course of several gen
erstiuns, it will gradually acquire the
proportions it formerly possessed. This
fact would seem to prove that the Arab,
an horse could not exist in any perfection
in any Of The northern or western coun>
tries OF Europe, and the humidity Of the
climate aud the influence indirectly arising
from That cause. are 'he principal reasons
for this change. Similar Instances light
be given in reference 10 the changes
which have been observed in the sheep,
the goat and the hog. The former. when
subjected to the climate Of the West In.
tiss. from Thitit. Spain or Vermont.
Whera their ffeeces are fine, delicate and
soft. after few years are entirely COW
cred with rough. coarse hair, resembling
that OF the goat
Breeding should be conducted with
some definite object in view. There is
NO greater error than the common remark
OF some farmers, of some wretched un.
der.si1ed, eve. necked. Cat hammer wreck
Of mare, broken winded. ring -boned
and spawned, - Oh, she will do 10 raise
scot oft OIL" ShewiIl do, but what will
the colt bel 1t will not be worth the mare d
grass, let alone the price OF the stallion Z
service. But il is good feature that there
il growing anxiety among farmers u
raise valuable stock. This is attribute
Bile 10 the fact, that it 10 not only as cheap
TO keep a good horse as a bad ono. but il
reality. it is much cheaper. The prime
cost is only the difference TO be consider
81: the cost offs able room. keep and can
Is identical. While the wear anu tear arr
Infinitely leEs in the sound. useful animal
than in the broken jade. The work whicI
can be done, and the value earned by Lh
one. is no possible relation to that Of tn
other. The horse bought at the age O
tour years al $500, when he has attained
81 eight, is worth twice the money, eithe
for work or for salc. to the horse tha
was bought for third ofthat price, whe
he hSs attained the same age.
"What is called breed in horses consist
in tho superior organization of the ner
Vous and thoracic organs, az compare
with the abdominal; the chest is deepe
and more capacious and the brain an
Derveo are the more highly developed
Aore air is respired. more blood purified
more nervous energy expended. Willis
she heavy cart. horse may be considere
70 possess the Emphatic temperament. tn
blood-hoEse may be regarded as the en-
blem OF the nervous and sanguine temper
ment combined the latter, however
Prsdouinating. When the nervous TEN
PsrGpent has the ascendance. the anims
viii carry but little flesh. but will 60 ii
be drops. never seeming to tire. He viii
however, take too. much out Of himsel
become thiouer. and what is called a be
horse. ben The sanguine temperance
greatly prevails. the horse will hsV
great muscular powers, but not much ir
SiInation TO put them to the stretch
When the ]! mphstio temperament hs
superior influence. the animal. thong
looking fresh and fat. and starting we'll
6EsI. will soon flag and knock up, an
will rather endure he lash than make q
extra ezsrtion. It is the happy comb
nation OF these three temperaments tbs
make perfect horse. when severe exel
ton is demanded. The full de velopmer
Ofthe abdominal organs is essential ,inas
much as it 10 through the food that bot
che muscular system and the nervous er
isrgy is furnished. If the digestion
weak, the other powers will be int ficient
~ supplied. Tie sanguineous organ
are needed to furnish the muscular pow
ers. and then the nervous system is de
mauded TO furnish the muscles with III
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