Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-12-27
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Cross. Breeding Aaimlls

The following remarks on the
above much mooted point, upon which !
a great dsal of iak has bean wasted,
are from .he pen of an English writer
we'll posted up All elnlil an d fear
less in the expression OF his opin-
ioas. After a survey of thu whole
qIssti9a, h3 rem lrks:
We cannot DO better, than gather
up aad arringe,in a csllected form,
the various poiats Of oar. sa5jaet,
which appeal 10 30 of suilisiens i'm
portanse 10 be aga presented TO the
attention Of our readers. We think,
therefore, We are jus.ii ID in coming
to the conclusions:
lst. That there is a direct GU
nitry advantage in jadiciols cross
breeding; .hit iasrslssd size, dis.
position TO f.tten, ani early maturi-
ty, are ID rsby induced.
"a. That while this may be caus-
ed for the most part, by the very
fact Of crossing, yet il is principally
due to The superior influence of the
IN lie over the size and external ap-
pearanes of the offspring; SO that it
is desirable, for the purpose ofthe
butcher, that the male should be ola
larger frame than the female, and
should excel 10 those peculiarities we
are DESTROYS of reproducing. Lett
b. here, however, repeated, as an ex-
ceptional truth, that though as a rule,
the male parent Influences mostly
the size aud external form. aud the
female parent the constitu,ion,g general
health, aud vital powers, yet that
the opposite result sometimes takes
place.
Sd. Certain peculiari,ies may be
impaired 20 breed by a single cross.
Thus the ponies Of the New Forest
exhibit characteristics of blood, a.
though it is many years since that
a thoroughbred horse was tuned
into the forest for the purpose
So, likewise, we observe in tho
Hampshire sheep tho Roman nose
and large heads which form O
strong feature ia their nls;erual an.
csstsrs, although successive crosses
Of the Seuthdown were employed Ia
change ths character of the breed.
1t has been asserted by some OBJ.
servers, that when female breed:
successfully from several different
males the offspring often bears q
strong resemblance to til frs, male
which is supposed to arise from eer
tain impressions made on the imag.
inatisn or nervous system Of the fe.
male. Although this is sometimes
or often ibe ease, We doubt very muck
whether it is so frequent az to bt
considered as rule.
4th. Although in the crossing 0
sheep for the purpose of the buteasr
it is generally advisable TO use male;
of larger breed, provided they pos
sess disposition to fatten; yet, In
such cases, it is Of Importance tina,
the pelcis of the female should b.
vide and capacions, so that no TO-
jury should arise in Landing. in cen
sequence Of the increased size o.
the heads of the lambs. The shape
Of the rams head should be studied
for the same reason. In crossing
however,.tor the purpose of establish.
ing a new breed, the size Of the fe.
male must give way to other more
important considerations: although
it will still be desirable to use fe.
male Of The breed which we seek to
improve Thus the Senthdown have
vastly improved the larger Hamp'
shires; and the Leicester the huge
Lincolns and the Cots Solds.
9th. Although the benefits are
most evident IN the hrSt cross, alter
which, from pairing the cross breed
animals, the defect of one breed or
the other,or the incongrui.ies Of both,
are perpetually breaking out yet,
unless the characteristics and cou.
formation Of the two breeds are al
together averse to each other, nature
opposes no barrier to their success
ful admix!ure; so that. in the course
of time, by the aid of selection aud
careful wedding, it is practicable to
establish new breed altogether-
This, in fact, has been the history Of
eur principal breeds.
ANS AND FRUIT TREEs.-Many