Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-11-04

Horn Breeding.
Sanford Howard, in his rcpUr: for
1850, a. Secretary for the Michigan
State Agricultural Society, closes an
article Oh Short-IIoln cattle as fol-
lows:
Considerable experience has already
been lad with the ShOTt>IOrns In
this country, and something, ErONa-
bly,, has been learned in reg JTd 10 the
conditions uuGur which they can be
made profitable. 1t Will be admit
ted that for short pastures and gencr-
nj Bard fare they are not adapted.-
Their proper place is here they can
always have plenty of good fnod.
With requisite care, there can he no
question as to the profit Of the stock,
when well selected, for the produce
ton Of beef. AS to milk, it should
be regarded as Of not more than sec
uuaary Importance, in the most val
uuule Of Short. Horns. All the ep1l-
npnt breeders of the variety have
aimed to fix the type Of beef rs the
urinary object. As was said 10y Ma.
Tor Rudl, in quotation previously
given i'm this article, ii stock Is
wanted for general farming purposes,
OabOr in the yoke cXCcpi"d), "t@hCfe
JcCt' is in gTCtG dCm0R6," and the ci-
mate and other conditions are favor
able, proper selection OF Sh0It-
Horns will prove satisfactory, The
idea expressed by Major RudG seems
10 imply the possession OF milking
pTuprrtius to @s great an extent as IL
is advisable TO Cuitivatc them in a
fattcning stock. The remarks OF
that experienced breeder and cNtCns-
i've observer, Culiey, on this subject,
are well worthy Of attention. lie
says:
Il apprcEcnd one great mistake
that breeders in general have run
into, has teen in cndcuvOring TO
unite great mixers with quick feed
crs. ] ann inclined To think this can
not lie done, for whenever we at
tempt 90 do botlI, We get neither ia
any perfection.
man wants milk, let him have both
bulls and cows Of the best and great
est milking family lie can find. On
the contrary, he that wants feeding
or grazing cattle, let him procure 4
bull and cows Of that sort which feed
the quickest, wherever they can lie
found. own there is a middliug
kind of cows which give n tulerub.c
quantity Of milk, and also keep in
pretty good condition or order, bat
tbs. / apprrhpnd, does not at all
initiate ngaiust tie above reasoning
because those inclined most to flesh
~ L., /. u Il
Ticc ucJ&g and though many Of the
middIing COWS will make very fat
when they are dried, yet not near 50
quickly fat, nor so ripe, as those
which give less milk, aud are in
cliUca mU.c 10 fat while in milking
stulc.n
Tic views of Galley, as above eX-
pressed, are those which have been
entertain Il and acted on by most Oi
the leading breeders in England
aud il Is reasonable to believe that
the futtcuing tendency In the
Short Horn and several other breeds
OF cattle. would never have teen de
VelOpcd to the degree in which it i
Row manifested if any other system
had been followed.
Ave have only to compare taiI
specimen of the best type Of the I'm
proved Short. Horn Of the present
day with the description given al
the old breed, 10 see what an aston,
fishing advance has brCn made in
correcting tie defects of the latter
The luuSpne-s of the shoulders and
the great deficiency Of the Eirth I'm
the fore quarters have vanished. In
stvhd of the thin, papery hide, which
rON cred a carcass Of coarse, lean
meat and burberry fat, formed in
separate layers, we tind skin OF
considerable thickness, mallOw and
elastic, sup porting full coat Of soft
hair, and covering very deep flesh,
i'm which the fat and lean are 80
mixed as to give the marhled appear
ance Indicative of good quality.
But while these are characteristics
of model Thort-IlorH, there are too
many in which the defects of the
old stock are stiil prominent. And,
what renders this fact the more to be
regretted, the breeders or owners in
many cases Go not seem to be aware
of the defects, and of course take no
STEPS to remedy them. 1t IS there
fore of great importance that they
should have the benefit Of Sud ing
more correct standards. We now
have fine specimens of tie best tribes
of Short Horns to lie found in Eng
land, and with Il proper knowledge
Of the characteristics of the stock,
and the application of the requisite
skin in NEEDING, it would seem that
further iBlportUtious in breedin%-
except, perhaps, ~ means Of ocCa-