New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-17

an American institution, brought 10 liz present degro
Of perfection by the constant application Of speedy
movement on the road. he thowed that the best
trotters, and the American horse of ali work, were
raised farms ard that they have been developed
partly by secdent and partly by design, 70 a degree
Of nerve and spirit and symmetry and strength Of
mechanism unequalled by any other sollestion OF
horses on the face Of the earth. We have what
other countries have not, and we may, by jndlo0us
selection, continue TO advance in the breeding of
ro'ters and roadStcrs, until our system shall be
perfected. They are und )ubtedly descended from
thoIOughbreds-msny generations removed. But
hey ae IN reality one resul. OF that social
and civil equality which, in our OWE country makes
one mans time az valuable az anothers, and
which authorizes the farmers boy 10 take the road
from the squire, the parson, the Doctor, when
ever his colt can do it. Every in this country
who can keep horse wants a good one, and when he
has got him, be wants 10 avail himself of bis horses
powers TO make the distance to the mill or the meet
ing.house as short as possible. We all drive the
road and this, combined undoubtedly with certain for
tunate aptitudes Of climate and SOIL has given New
England her valuable Of roters. For these rea-
tcns, we phould improve cur breeds OF cattle by select
ing imported anmas animals bred in his country Tor
specific purposes; while we may properly devote our
selves 10 the horses already growing among as. The
various breeds Of cattle We're discussed, in connection
with their adaptation TO various wants The speaker
thought he had eeen better herds of ShorhOrns in Hi
nois Ohio, and Kentucky than be had seen abroad
He thought Devons had hardly maintained their supe-
ricrity horoughbreds in his country, although they
have been graded in some sections TO ADVANTAGE He
had never seen 80 good Jersey cow raised in t1is
country ar he had seen Imported. Herefords, West
I6ghlanders, and others have hardly received fair
test There TO he doub that the beef OF these
animals is bet;erthan that of Shorthorns not so profit
ably raised but more paatabe. Jerseys were consid
cred hardly the farmers breed Of animals. The
value Of Shorthons and Herefords for beef, aud Of
Ayrshres for the dairy, was dwelt upon at length.
The attention Of the Society TO this basy review Of
The varous breeds of cattle called upon in order
TO impress upon the minds Of the members the import
and interest Of such study and IN introduce one
Of the most pleasing and profitable branches OF agreu
iure The relation between domestic animals and man
vas forciby drawn out. From the feeding of armies
and the sustaining of the busy hrong who FIJI places Of
power and trust down 10 the nourishing drop which
supports the feeble child IN its rst grasp upon life,
is the domestic animal which hears one long and con-
stan human appeal and never hestaes in its devoted
and felf-sacTtcing reply.
In conclusion the speaker read letter addressed to
himself by Prof Agassz of Cambridge Mass, giving
cOmparative zoology. Sketches OF the two sexes and
Young of the varCns breeds of cattle, specimens OF the
SKINS tanned and nntanned stuffed specimens, touses
at various ages and the application and and prices
Of lea,bern various parts of the world we're asked for
by the Professor Dr. LoriDg urged the Society 70 aid in
the laudable undertaking, and TO forward to Prof.
Agassiz from various parts Of the Union, such spec
mems as may be useful TO him.
The letter is AZ follows:
"As intend to male very complete collection OF all our do
nestle animals allow me to .uomt 70 yon my dsSsdersa IN
tanning OF the subjects wah for ttst purpose would
he afg n S1ceds now growing America have
introduced and possible to track some OF the earliest oreees
their present distribution the whole country 20 that TIE
changes they have undergone in America might be seeIssned
|ih reference to the collection to be made wish to OBJ
tain al FIRST skeletons bull and calf Of each bree1
which win o. eOnrse require much time and perseverance,
speh choice specimens wanted would always be vausoe
oppoune should be sought TO obtain specimens that nave
accidentally died. IN order to lessen the After getting
pupbe Of ar he mo eharseteri.tc part should
be added in order ascertain the minor variations that may
Ss srswb q the horns Next would Be- wen have Skins,
SSas n i S.s5 e
finally tanned skins that the relative merits OF leather may be
stuffed in order to see how far that way the ssneS appear
the .nsl might be ss.sfa:;ohy preserved hOId
v1fSs ,sS s, IS. Of be SsY SGgs s:od in
NJ CQnger said he regarded each Of the several
breeds az adapted TO special secons and 20 have va
rious merit. Some were peculiarly suitable ior oeel
making and for beef-making alone; others for milk,
and others 70 furnish animal power lie would mod
ify suggestion made by DIR. LoriDg az to the vasne OF
the term thoroughbred, as applied 10 cattle, prefer
ring TO limit il to animals having well ned ped
jerees and to no more remote point in their gsnealo
ey than the first ancestor who had correct pedigree
The animals alluded 20 as having been imported oy the
Plymouth Colony were as thoroughbred as any ielt IN
England at the time. There were, in hs opinion, two
different theories Of breeding, viz. the in-andn system
aud the other which he would tATn system OF breed
ing IL parallel lines The latter was Illustrated IN the
case of these Plymouth cattle, which, however, mixed
by other breeds during two centuries, showed, when
crossed in late years with improved Dcvons product
in animal form and excellence equal, If not superior,
to Devons themselves. And in Mr.. Bates's case he
improved bis Duchefses by the use of Belyldere, a
Princess bull. He noticed with pleasure the remark
Of Dr. Lcring that too much peel "as oereu
in our markets. Its want OF nitrogenoua Or MUSCLE
forming constituents which arose from the great fore
ing to which our beef cattle subjected made the
meat unhealthy OF at least much less nutritious, than
the mstured beef Of Galloways and West Hghianders
Paris CommisqiOn had tested the meat OF the several
breeds and declared the Shorhorn best for soup and
least valuable for roaDg; the AnRus and Devon best
for roasting, while for general excellence Tor an pur
poses they gave the palm TO the Ayrshire lie oeeved
our farmers in selecting any breed for local USE should
be guided by their local peculiarities Of coll chmate
Col Johnston eail that the fact of Short-horns being
universally eaten il England went far TO prove Their
excellence and profit. Y1e beef, ii is true, might be
forced into market AT too early age, and when its
nurtiye value WIZ less than that OF the small black
cattle of the highlands but he had yet 10 learn that
would not make heeIty and strong men. Inc pnysr
cal appearance of the British nation proved that their
beef was good lie believed that the Shoft-horn was
the most generally valuable and, uness the race Mas
suffered TO deterorae, would always continue 90 ne
40 The proportion Of Short-horns taking the gold
t dals in London for fat cattle had increased OF late
ycars while in this country the number OF Short'horn
herds was increasing, at the expense OF AL ethsr
breeds.
MFR. Tayloe said that be had nothing to say about
cattle, but he proiessed TO know something a6sat
boIses from PRACTICAL acquaintance with them, and he
took issue with DIR. Lorng on the merits OF native rs
AGAINST tboroue hbreds The Doctor had referred 10
The Messenger stock in illustration of superior merit AS
trotteIs. Now, Messenger was thoroughbred horse,
imported from England about 50 years ago, and had
cot the fastest troting stock in the world. Flora
Tempe had descended from Kentucky blood, and this
cane from Virginia, which in its turn came frsm I'm,
gland. Sir Archy was the beet horse ever produced
In the United States; be got by Dioned and Boz.