Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-03-25
Breeding as an Art

Animal and vegetable lie len to it'elf,
seems % he suhirct 10 general law, that
continually reproduce. ITSELF in the same
torn ia which 6, originally appeared. The
hardy crab. cuarlcl and ihoruy, i' the
same on The western rr,ir,e., a. on the
eastern bill sIiy--tlc same now that d, was
thousand year. auo--,hc same a. {, va.
when the stars sang together. Leit 10 it.ell
/, is unchargeahle.
Bot subject 10 % the control Of man, and
The rules of art. and the acrid. WORTHLESS
crab swell. iui, the Irincgly Biliwin, and
co'l.u PIprin. The change j. slow. and
the result Of much cars and labor. Il
uu.t le taken from the flrcs; aud planted
in bc,'er .oil. Competing trcr. and hun.
CIV wrgJs mus, not steal away It's nutri.
ucHt
With careful and generous culture. the
fruit will BE- enlarged, slight dcyi1iiuDs ia
a,yr vill appear 6, the critical and care
mI observer Tic bit oi these mu.t d.
ran,ei and reared O., tearing, and the bit
s-un selected. and 80 On until ,bc hishr,t
r-rfcu,n b, attained
Pryri-r'y thc same law obtains iu animal
lie. and thr., animals and bird. that arc
Jsus.ricatei, have h,,n. and can a., great.
~ and permanently changed hy the breed
,r'. art. 10 color, form, qualities and dis
position. TIE chang. you desire will pr
har. s,,m slow. bus will BE- certain il the
rule. ot art b, steadily followed
Bot fret IT an, the hrr,jer must have a
clear ant distinct idea ol what bo wants to
breed. aud tb,. should b. determined by ,bc
s5l on which fls animal, are 90 hr reared,
d, climate they are o. inhahit aud the use
20 which they aye o. hs put For instance,
ths purham So admirable tor the shamhles,
srd So veil adapted Co the luyurant pas
;urt. ol Kentucky. and the pr..irir- u the
wet. wolli probably end the rugged and
sclnty pasture. uf many paris Of New Eng
lani insufficient Go develop h.srpii growth.
when the same pastures wouli easily sus-
tain th- lighter, more agile and hardy De-
ven. B-caus, a breed OF animals are adapt.
ed 90. and rrostab,c in one location, It doys
not therefore follow, that they wall succeed
equally we'll, in other places, Ni,h a d'a,T-
ent .ol aud climate.
Tuc ,kllIiul b-csirr, who Tursues his ob-
S., ry ,bc highest ruly. OF at. must thor.
oushIy consider aud decide op ,hc 7g-ult 90
which bc wi.bc, O. attain. Dos De wish
o. tusr.usr the size Of a breed . This, per.
hr.. b.. easy. Eut &. 10 wise and will it Pee
rr.GuhlrF w should have nl dihcalty
On Increasing ,hc .i,, oi tie Devon or Nor.
gan Jat when yol have increased the sil,,
viI ylu have the Devon steer, and ths Nor
slu b.r,sr What YOU have gained iu
sl. you may have Dos, 10 symmetry, com.
rlc,p-,.. sa.e uf motion and vIslr.
g1s.,io, ol ~, 9, Of Ibe greatest Jon.
rs-tarrs i1 breeding, and one In rc,ari 60
which ttr inexperienced brc,ter is sery LA
t,t, mistake. and che more -, a, commit.
tss. and asrirgl,ural socie,,c, often i1s,rr
and encourage erroneous opinions on the
,Utrgt. \ great cali or colt, Of very iat, D.
likely 90 GET a rr,mirm-all can ,ee that
ths eult or tbe calf D. large, but all are not
cr.u-ll i41sv.. and under a lead o.! tat, hui
fv are capable Of pointing out the defects
in che animal
l,i.rr1t.hl, that every departure from
o. medium sils Of the race should not be
i.r,rt,i lr,m. except 20 raise animals ior
Y.,nl rgrTo.rs. The dnush, horse ior
Ia,v 81 .-It. must %, heavy. Bot be will
hr..v. and Will not have the ease and
e-,s. ar motion. nor will he have the iron
IrI.uai and endurance Of the medium
sad hor.a.
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