Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-03-06
Stock Raising.



Ifyour correspondent, ego Sum Homo"
''who thinks we are having too much of a
good thing" had taken the trouble to in
form himself better about his subject, he
would not have rushed so heedlessly into
print with his unfOunded criticism. He
thinks | am about "to run to an eX-
tfeme" in my advocacy of the Jerseys, and
Mr.. Lee by his advocacy of the Ayre-
shires while lie is the special advocate of
the Short Horns or Durhams. Now, if he
had read my articles, he would have
known that / vas engaged in discussing
stock ruising generally, and that IN my first
article l promised in future articles to give
a description of some of the "iedding breeds
of stock" In my second article | gave
fun description Of the favorite stock of
Ego Sum Homo" My third aid fourth
were devoted to the general advantages of
stock raising, the fattening of stock and
incidentally of the magnificent size and
weight of the Short Horns. My fifth, and
my fifth alone, was devoted to the process.
In said first article, speaking of the
Short Horns, occurs this sentence, besides
many more of similar import 1t is uni
versally admitted that, for beet, they have
no equal.n
Now, Mr.. Ego Sum Homo" the next
time you write for the public, be sure you
EnoW what you are saying. The truth is,
L have been trying to present the peculiar
ercelience of each of the leading varieties
of cattle. distinctly held up the Short
Horns as the best on many accounts for
beef the Jerseys for rich cream and SPLEEN
did butter, and intend, in the course of
my articles, to present the Ayreshires for
the quantity of their milk. the Devon for
their working qualities &c, &c. Is this
running to q" an extreme - in favor of the
Jerseys? l do advocate the Jerseys, but 1
do so alone for cream and butter / en-
phatically advocate the splendid Short
Horns for their unequaled beef quail
tiles. L am decidedly favorable to
the hardy Ayreshires, because they
tity of food, than any other breed. If
quantity is the object, they are the breed to
be preferred. But if you want oxen for
work, then the Deyons are superior to all
other stock.
Thus it will be seen, that each of these
celebrated breeds, has distinct and peculiar.
characteristics. To determine which breed
is best, we must first know for what object
it Is desired. wish to see all these supe-
rior breeds introduced into our country. /
especially desire to see the Short Horns
introduced for beet, the Jerseys for butter,
aud Ayreshires for milk and cheese. We
need all. Any pure breed is better than
| our miserable scrub stock SO disgraceful to
the intelligence and enterprise of our peo-
| pie. 1t is shame to s'that one of them
can he seen. SO long as they abound in
our midst, they will be the unmistakable
evidence of the poverty and want of
enterprise OF our people. How can
we be otherwise than poor, when
we are cOntented with such stock /?
In future article / shall speak more in
detail of the Ayrshires, / shall also write
briefly of the Guernseys, the Attorneys
and the HOlsteins And 1 shall especially
advocate the importance of butter and
cheese making in East Tennessee. But
for fear Of " Ego sum Homo" let me say
again, and again, that beef raising should
be one OF our great Industries, and that
for this purpose the Short Horns have no
equal in the world. agree with him, or
rether he agrees with me, for / so wrote
weeks ago, that we are losing immensely
every year by not introducing this noble
race Of stock. am glad that "Ego Sum
Homo" has spoken in favor Of a change
Let others speak out also. We want talk
ON this subject. We want agitation. We
want universal roice. Anything, to over
come the Dead Sea calm of inactivity and
ignorance. II.