The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-08-27

berlaud and in thosc.cf Comet. y thin
broad neck is sure to indicate weakness,
and poor feeding and iattcning qualities.
Animals having such may well be avoided
as breeders.
CONTOUR OF TIE E1uY.
The butcher aud the breeder may now
meet and consult profta6ly on the gen
eral contour Of the body. Here the
opinions Of the former must be adopted,
as he fixes the price Of all butcher stuff
The OK of a given weight that will sell
for most in market possesses the points
that must be adopted. These points are
now, however. well established aud we
have only to refer to them and notice the
reasons on which they are founded ; and
we proceed to name them before We give
their rationale. In general contour the
body should be nearly square The
crops should be wide. The line Of the
back should be straight; the Inc Of the
belly nearly so, swelling little behind
the ribs the flank low; the rios barrel
shaped, the loins wide and the rump
long and wide the back should be wide /;
the thigh should be long and wide; the
legs short and comparatively small, or at
least not coarse tail light hair soft and
fine. The color should be red or white
or mixture Of the two, as roam or pied.
As has already been said, the body
should be nearly square. The vital
currents moving in short lines are more
effective than when moving in those Of
great length. The blood moving from
the heart along very extended channels
flows with much less force as it recedes
from the cause that set it n motion. The
same is probably true Of the nervous cur
rents The great vitaizing organs are
located near the center Of the system-a
provision Of nature by which the vital
currents are shorter than under any other
arrangement. Here is the heart sending
out its great currents Of arterialized blood
ir all directions to supply aud nourlsh all
the members Of the body. Sitting over
it is that wonderful air machine the lungs
receiving the entire venous currents and
immersing the whole in an atmospheric
bath, by which they are so renovated and
changed as to make the blood again fit
for the hearts usc,to which it is returned
by the shortest possible route These
organs lie encased together, and never
cease their operation night or day. But
just here in this great center is another
great vitalizer Of fully equal importance
the stomach. Here the food is re-
ceived and changed into chyle, which is
at once thrown into the circulation, where
its Office Of supplying the system is per.
formed. Now the nearer a body is com.
pacted around these great vitalzng sys-
tens, the more effectual will be the sup
plies Observation fully sustains these
views. y very lengthy bullock never
fattens so readily as a short one The
breeds of hogs with long bodies are known
not to iatten so readily as those of short
square forms, as the Sian ese and Chinese
The same is true Of sheep, and also Of
T the horse And even in man we rarely
find a corpulont man that will measure
"six feet six" Obesity will generally be
found under six feet. Health and vigol
is equally confirmed by observation, as
result Of the square structure. Longevi.
ty may also be claimed with the greatest
proprlety for the same structure. 4 bull
lock with square frame will be sure tC
possess all the qualities ofhoalih and Wig.
or, and will feed and fatton we'll or bet,
+ ter than a long one.
BROAD IL THE CROPS.
This gives better back but il is al
so evidence Of a better rib beneath the
shoulder-blade, giving greater width tC
the chest within, and consequently great,
err play to the lungs. This position Of
the top of the shoulder-blade enables the
legs to be brought more gracefully under
the chest beneath. There are some beast,
whose iore-legs stand so wide apart, that
they very much resemble two straight
sticks stuck into a large pumpkin. Such
animals are considered awkward and in
convenient at least
THE BACK SHOULD BE STRAIGHT AND BROAD
The broad back affords the most valu
able roasting bits, and will be the deligh
of the butcher. The straight back af
fords better spinal column and give
, the proper space to the cavities beneath
which, as we have just seen, are occupied
by the most important organs a straight
line also gives to the ribs more grace,
full as well as a more convenient attach
ment.
ITO be Continued
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