Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-05-07

taeif several pursuits. and it is W II known
that no department Of farm business is
more exciting than the stock yard. Since
the days of Jacob whose cattle covered a
thousand hills men have loved stock almost
as their children; and whatever NAV add
TO the value. beauty or interest Of their
stock attracts as much attention with most
men as the public school or fancy dress
does for child This fact and its appli-
cation may be ludicrous, but is no less true
and is certainly exhibited on every hand.
The competition spirit and pride Of men
for eXceIIency Of stock had already been
vastly aroused by the annual stock exr ibi-
tons at the County Fair. by comparisons
Of stock shown at the Fairs, farmers were
enabled 70 see at once what might be ac-
complished by breeding. 1t was seen that
by mixing the Durham, Deyonshme and
other select kinds of stock with the COM
mon or i'll treated. n.and-in bred stock,
there would be gained in health, beauty,
weight and value 20 to so per cent And
in horses there may be as much gained or
more 10y breeding with some of the thor
ough breeds. So also in sheep and hogs,
the gain must be immense by cultivating
better breeds. Nearly every leading far
mer in the county had taken his lessons at
the County Fair, had settled his conclu-
sions 10 adopt improved breeds, was saving
money to purchase dear cattle to start with,
well knowing the money would come back
with interest compounded. Men not in
sto;k business took an indirect if not
active interest, and b. their appreciation Of
the improved breeds and by their appro,
ING counsel materially helped along the
good work. Every man prepared with ex-
cellent stock to contribute his part in the
improvement was welcomed and made
chief Such then was the public feeling
when Mr.. Backlin arrived at Pososi with
his splendid Deyons His arrival may al
most Dc said to have rounded !; period in
lhe stock history Of the count y. People
were prepared for him, prepared to be de-
,eived just as much rs Turkey was prepar-
u for Mahomet or any smaller communi-
" open for any other deceiyer. Mr.. Buck
in's advent and sharp practice were neces-
-ary and happened at just the night tiiae to
prevent worse mishaps to people. Tie
stock interest was fortunate in his advent,
for it will be neither set back nor viii il
lnnage the public confidence. A score Of
'ull bIooded Deyons will be left il the
county and he Of immense service to the
,tock interest So many cattle Of such
quality could not this day be imported or
lad elsewhere for five times what they will
cost. These cattle are not urge, bit pos
,ess that niinbeness, .sinew, firm muscle,
leat limb, strength Of form and fixed blood
which must give them identity in mixing
With other kinds. If inferior to the Dur
lams in some respects they are superior in
others, and mist therefore prove highly
valuable for breeding with all other stocks.
But we return torecite some futhef, no
tee OF Mr. Bucklin after bis fatterirg recep-
ton at Potosi He went to Mr. Perin's
md left his stock for few days to he seen
ly admirers. There are fancy stock mex
lpl horse men at Beetown, lots of them,
and no shrewler men in the country-just
such as were game for Mr.. Buckln. There
were Robert Porter, WIN. Hammond, Per
IN, Swvtlanl, Brown, Hickok and others
MI fast men on a stock trade. They spoke
in praise Of Mr.. Bucklin and his stock,
blowed him gioriously, swore by Bucklin.
And next came our hero to Lancaster, IN
curing for a house, and soon he took one
on Broadhorn street, where most Of the ar
istocratic stock men do eopgres4te. He
moved in, with the little Bucklins. and also
brought his Bucklin Deyons to Lancaster,
all Of which were considered glorious nc
QUESTIONS to our town. He moved his
st eek about the country all winter, as we
now suspect. for the single purpose Of
showing himself to be a man Of property,
therefore, entitled to credit his business
being Of a laudabia kind he had already
the public goodwill. AS his acquaintance
ripenyd, 50 lis assumed timidity declined.
until he grew quite bold in qsking for credit
= IN aftic,e which WAS never declined ex-
ceQt hy the number twos about Lancaster
Mr.. Bnc6lin becalnea fvorite Institution
with stock men. lIisstudied lectures on
stock, he,adry,and pedigree were inviting;
they reached hack TO times Of the Norman
conquest, when herdsmen with dogs and
horns were SET to Protect stock from tie
rowing herds of Mortimer. In Morgan