Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-09-23
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NE 49, rlrmrrs Gazette of tn,
l.th ~ Nav, has an interesting article
IN. Oh subject III Witch it, mention,
The ! ~ tlat ,lr& az traAy causes o
w~Ilteft lty a.nunG the h-h bred stocb
III al all biepds. 'iar Ant-hausc svs,en
Id vt ana,la y ment and tl,e tcatijng u toe
rgs ino,t "rr dcnot,aao,,' Il AnmtionS
tne fact tAat a traus.eioH trvtf a rich
.t"-t poor. lsI|y r'tn"c haa hgn the
nt.rls M ra'fIcrj@E l2lli% graft ariier,
icrt'r, sal tte same r,s,.,, iu> la.'ow.
81 Maon animals, hol male and to-
mate, iGvc been worked Ike oxen in
piowln- or narrowing land, In quot
ing from Prof, Tanner, in the "Journ-
II ~ tie Royal Agricultural Society
of Lnslanl,7 it says:
Professor Tanner, who appears to
base paid considerable attent1oa to
this subject. is ct opinion that the use
OF food rich il sugar is ~untavor2ble 70
fertility in breeding animals, and he
considers that there is Just cause tor
believing chat amy animal may. by the
use 81 sagar, lie rendered incompetent
for p~reE#gaiing lis Species Numer-
Gus instances have tended to confirm
himuIl this opinion. Amongst Others,
hs rcieIstou }e experience 81 a breed
erof some ~cminence, Who, with = view
a ga Improvements III she condition 81
! HS~herl, added molasse> to tine dry
tood lie gaze to lis stock, II certain
lyGsoduced the result lie anticipated,
for their Improvement iii appearance
- ,} n.l.,f %@.l.++-, .,[ ,*~1- ~>~$%
factory, bit this was accompanied y
m influence he has never expected; Tor
his stock, which had always realized
high prices as breeding stock, now
with very few exceptions, proved q ee
,ralueless tor that object, male All IT,
male beng alike sterile. rs seea Il
this was discovered the supply u mo.
la,ses was stopped, : bat il is yer.
doubtful if any Of the stock Which ha,i
been fed for any length OF tilae upon
food mIH>!. wi.A maiasses ever regain
tleir breeding powers"
In another case in which molasScs
had been used Tor some heifers which
were iattening, Professor Tam / states
4that.sit had the effect Of SURPRISING
thoseeperiodical returns CT restlessnoss
SsWltvh prevent heifers feeding, rs well
rs steers, and it KEEP, them SO steadily
4fpgfessing during the whole period
Of their tattening that the result was
highly satisfactory Hence he inters
r hat If, apon further trial, We find
a sugar Influential i'll checking the re-
Productive functions, we can, at any
rate, exercise a proper discretion in its
81 a.se,' by avoiding it tor breeding stock,
s.lr but encouraging its employment when
ssaFcows and heiieTs are beng iattencd
or. tie butcher. Professor Tanner
adluccs other proofs OF the influence
s..soi "a large use OF sugar cn tie repro
e. yductive powers, which tend 10 show
-. that the Point deserves to be tully in
yestigated.
= aiflc free use OF salt appears Gu the
'saabthcr hand, to produce results exactly
the reverse Of those which follow the
Use Of food rich III sugar, and Tor this
,-,aa.soa it should be more generally
-rsud n the case Of breeding stock.
Very dry food IS untavoraolc Tor breed
lug: and Il dry season, when the herb
4aae is much parcied, is also injurious.
se,tthis, we believe, last umuaer sup
lAic,l abundance OF illustrations. food
Mich is rich III phosphorus is valuable
i i~oiefvomoting the fertility Of breeding
ID animals, and that Substance abounls
J largely in beans and peas, and other
seeds Of that class OF plants. Alto
= ..ether. the conditions which influence
<..,ihe reproductive powers Of breeding
! .asoek form a subject Of vast import
anee.and it is highly desirable taat it
Should be carefully considered by all
Who haye opportunities Tor Investigate
in. 1t, aud the results made Known to
tho public