Nebraska advertiser., 1862-06-19
Bulls that are Worked get Ihe Best
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Stock.
Somewhere, within a lew weeks, !
have seen the conclusion involved in
the caption above, stated publicly, or
rather assumed; f; for the statement vas
not supported by either fact, reason,
or philosophy the editor, if it was an
editor. being in this respect like some
Generals in recent great fighting and
slaughter, who write reports Of what
they do not seem to practically under
stand.
"True, 'tis a pity,
Pity 'tis, tbs true"
I would like to ask-a plain question.
just here: OF what use is the stating
of conclusion without its premises,
when the hrmon mind is so cOnstitut-
ed in most men that they not only 90
not, but cannot believe or comprehend
without some reasoning, evidence, or
explanation. All facts in nature,
whether cattle nature or otherwise,
have laws or governing causes and
If those who attempt % '.reach the
young idea how to shoot" have not
themselves fathomed the depth Of ma
ture sufficiently to understand their
subject, they had better keep quiet, "
! like owls ia the sunshine.
If, as ! conceive, it be true that
more vigorous and healthy progeny is
the resUlt of using bulls that have
been worked some weeks before they
serve the cows, then tits of some in
Eterest and quite important that the
reassns Of it should be known. / re-
member a farmer-with whom I was
we'll acguainted-who, about thirtys
FIVE years ago, kept buIl--a high
grade Hereford-and regularly work
ed him till he was seventeen years old.
lie was not used with COWS the last
few years of his life; but served sepe-
raj at the age Of thirteen or fourteen.
This bull always got good vigorous
calves, and his own health was good
TO the last hour Of his existence. lie
probably weighed about sixteen hun
dred pounds, and would draw ton Of
coal or stone in heavv manure cart up
a pretty steep hill. He was, in fact,
used more for manure drawing than at
any other work and for this purpose
he was capital old beast. His nAme
was captain, his nature plucky, his
stock good seryiceable animals; /; many
calf Of his having sold for ten dol
lars. at FIVE weeks old for the sham
bles, their only feed their own dams
milk. Such results surely indicate
vigor and thriftiness in the sire. /
state this instance, as one of many
that have come under my own Obser-
yation as to the effect Of working male.
cattlej to show, at all events, that
when the animal lis-not lamed no harm
can inure to him, as the effect of work.
ing like a horse.
When bulls are worked, their con-
stant muscular activity, frequent ten
sion and contraction, and all that ne
cessar1iy gives activity and develop
ment and strength or power in the
muscular parts Of the animal struc-
rure, is vastly increased, and conse-
quently becomes, after time, much
greater than it would have been had
the animal remained--as is usual
without being subjected to labor
Power. especially power or strength
of muscles, comes by training and
strengthening the muscles, a Ia Dr.
Winship, the race horse, the pugilist,
ETC., ad libirum. There is no need Of
insisting on this, because the expert
ence of all men has demonstrated it.
for centuries. Bulls that work have
consequently much more compact and
stronger muscles, as well as more
weight, and usually greater size, than
those otherwise like them, that are not
worked at all. This establishes su-
periOr muscular structure, as 10 quail
ty and extent, If not form in the size,
and these viii be Of course trsnsmit-
ted, because they pertain to vital struc-
ture-fat not being vital in an organ
ie sense. Let it be granted, then, for
it will not be disprOeed. that worked
bulls transmit larger portion and
better quality Of their muscular parts
to their progeny. From this fact fol-
lows another. When the general 10
comotiye muscles are enlarged and IN
vigorated, all the muscular system is
affted to a material extent in the same
direction. The same causes which
strengthen the most Of the muscular
parts in large degree, increase the
power Of all the muscular system IN
sensible and material degree. The
&hole muscular system, interior as
we'll as exterior, is strengthened very
much more By the activity Of regular
active labor than without it.
The digestive organs are muscles;
50 also are the organs Of assimilation.
Hence the powers Of digestion ami
assimilation the power to digest food
70 mnks blGod sndto consolidate struc-
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