Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-03-26
BY l.. CHAMBERLAIN, OF ATKINSON.
Part 2.

no uoUDt that the use OF young mares III
breeding in New England, has been in
furious 20 our stock mean SO far as
size and condition are concerned. You
must remember that The bull has always
been an outcast. A bull about farm
has generally been considered nuisance
He does not give any milk. he does not
make any beef, neither does he do any
work but is sort of scullion on place.
He is ball, and that is enough to damn
him. and the quicker he serves his cows
and gets out of the world, the better
everybody is pleased. That has been the
feeling with regard to breeding animals,
among the great majority of New Eng
land farmers.
Where the art of breeding has been APP
piled wholly to the purposes ofProdueing
beet, and the animal has been fed liberal
ly for that purpose, young male has
managed TO DO his work decently, and
possibly, with fair and moderate usage,
to keep himself along in good condition.
That can be done but the best Short Horn
breeders in England will test what the
stock may be. and then wait until the an
imal becomes more mature before they
use him to any considerable extent But
there is a class of breeding where all the
functions are, 70 be developed for prior
purpose where in order On secure the OBJ
iect in view, the constitution ofthc female
must DC entirely developed. and that IS
in the production OF a Iiry cattle in Scot
land. There the farmers pursue an en-
tirely different course. The Scotch far
mer endeayors to raise hardy animal
for the purpose of the dairy, and knowing
that the wear and tear upon his COW when
she goes to work. is To be as great n
that upon himself when he goes TO work,
and II she gives from hfteen 10 twenty
quarts Of milk a day during the milking
season, she is making 4 draft upon the
system which nothing but the best con
Stitu:ion can endure. He never uses his
bull until he is three Years old. lie de-
sireS 10 know thai his animal has reached
very nearly the point OF maturity in his
general constitutional condition He de-
SircS "a know, moreover, what kind OF
animal h. has got, and he cannot satisfy
himself on these points until his animal
has reached that age. so that the farmer
who Is breeding, not Tor the rapid produc-
ton of beef, which is 50 entirely an arti-
fetal business, but i breeding T. secure
animals with good constitutions for >pe-
eihc purposes. allows his male animal 20
reach that condition Of maturity which
viii enable him 70 transmit a good strong
constitution 10 his offspring. In this part
Of the business OF breeding. | have no
question that our cattle have been injured
by the use Of Young males"
A little more testimony bearing OF these
general points. (the truth of which We
can see for ourseiyeS) may not be out Of
place; and viii bring TO your notice
some Of the premium stock presented al
our last State Fair, by Warren Percival.
of Yas>alboro' The sire Of Rcd Rose Sd,
John Bull ~, at the time Of service was
four wears old, and his dam was eight
wears old. Gen Smith also sired by Red
Lady 2d, when he Vas three years old
She was out of Red Lady Al three years of
age The dam Of Roam Lady, Madonna
9th, was six years old.
Mr. Perciyal SAYS; From my limited
experience, am fully convinced that the
nearer maturity both sire and dam are 1t
the time Of conception, the greater the
probability that the progeny viii be first
class animals ~ general rule, DO
not allow my heiierS 20 have calf until
three years old, and should prefer four,
when they are mature, and will breed
every year if properly cared for, until
twelve or fifteen years old. have some
times used yearling bulls from the force
OF circumstances. This | have done with
great care, and only 70 my own cows
The mischief, in most eases, i not somUch
in the use. - in the ezceSsice use. Some
ofmy best animals, Roam Lady FOR in
stance, were sired by yearling bulls !;
still my calves sired by bulls three years
old and upwards, are more fully deyel-
oped and more perfect in symmetry. size
and constitution, than those sired by
younger bulls. / have been satisfied of
these facts for years. and have 81 reasoned
with the purchasers ol blood stock" Tai>
is from one Of the most successful breed
ers of Short Horns, a breed that is cele-
brated for its early maturity.
One more before close The follow
ing LIST contains the names Of the herd of
Deyons presented at the last State Fair.
by John F. Anderson of Portland, with
the ages Of parents As taken from the cata-
logue of his herd: Don Bobtail, sire and
dam two years old; Nelson, sire four.
dam seven; Won, sire and dam three
Zueklah. sire ten, dam nine; Abbess, sire
and dam four; EXonia, sire and dam
seven; Guerdia, sire three, dam four
Nun, sire eleven, dam six; Buddy, sire
three, dam five; Yolola. sire ten, dam
five Zitella, sire nine, dam fifteen; 1.-Two
Ia, sire and dam two Zingara, sire eleven,
dam five. In conclusion, Mr.. Anderson
says: The several parents being of the
ages named when their respective proge
ny were born. Although | expect still