Worcester daily spy., 1872-12-06

human race in lis highest perfection. With an
imals the influence of food and exercise are
more important than climate, and in all efforts
to improve the stock the first essential is to
secure the best animals to breed from, and in
the progeny every defective animal should be re-
iected On the subject OF in-and-in breeding he
said some breeders had been very successful in
its practice, while others had made it a failure
In order to make it successful very great care is
requisite. If animals Of the finest organization
alone are used TO breed from, on both sides, the
valuable qualities will run out, and so, on the
other hand, if we use only the coarse organiza-
tionS the result will be similar Then let us
use those of a medium organization, or such as
combine the desirable clements ofboth extremes.
The condition Of the female during pregnancy
has an important influence upon the character
Of the offspring. She should have moderate
exercise without hard work, plenty of good and
nutritious food, and her mental faculties should
not be unduly excited.
The address was read from manuscript, at the
estimated rate Of three hundred words per min
ute, and yet occupying about an hour and
quarter. Ot course we can give only very i'm
perfect abstract OF what was most able and
valuable paper.
The president announced that the subject was
open for general discussion. Prof AgaSsiz took
the floor amid enthusiastic applause. In some
points he differed from DR.. Allen. He thought
there should not be too much reliance placed
upon the theory that like bcgetS like Int in
breeding it should be remembered that the Off
spring very frequently resemble their grand
parents, and the peculiar features ofeven earlier
generations frequently crop out in the offspring.
Speaking OF Darwin theories, he said they were
merely opinions, from which he diSsented radi-
cally, charaCterizing them as the results OF a
lively Imagination.
Referring 10 the Darwinian theory Mr.. Lewis
asked, when the monkey jumped from mOnkev-
hood 20 manhood why he left his tail behind?
In reply, Prof, Agassz said that species of
monkeys from which man was said to have
sprung were without tails. He also explained
that at certain stage of embryo growth the
fatus Of the monkey and man presented pre-
csely the same apparent elongaton of the verte-
bral column, and why in one case it is after
wards developed into caudal appendaoe aud in
the other not, we don't know.
Mr.. Root desired that the practical farmers
should give their views upon this subject in its
bearings upon the breeding of stock. He thinks
we must select males and females possessing the
qualities we want, and we must also look at the
pecularities of the families from which the ami
mails have descended. He said that the matter
Of thoroughbred stock was to such an extent
controlled by speculation that the dairyman
who wants to use thoroughbred animal is liza
BILE to be imposed upon. In the first place ami
mails are sometimes palmed off as thor0ughbredS
which are merely grades, and the demand for
pure blood animals has been so great that those
who breed them for sale are tempted to raise
every cali that's dropped, whether it is good or
poor, and these, good, bad and indifferent are
sold to the young or inexperienced farmers who
desire to improve their stock, at high prices
when in many cases it would be better for the
farmer not 10 use them, even if they had cost
him nothing.
Mr.. Flint spoke Of the hereditary power of an
imals as being cumulative, and in case their an
cestOrs on both sides have been characterized
by the same qualities, that hereditary power
will be intensified, while on the other hand if
they are various, that power will be greatly re-
duced. Hence the importance of the pedigree
and the fallacy of the prevailing idea of Judging
OF the qualities ofan animal by the eye. The val
liable hereditary power is latent and hidden.
and cannot be detected by the eye
Mr.. Wetherel detailed Mr.. Hammond's meth
cd Of breeding merlno Sheep which tended to
confirm the opinion advanced by Mr.. Flint
The subject was still further discussed in its
practical bearings by Mr.. Flint, A. II. Holland
OF Barre aud Others after which Dr. Wakefield
OF the state farm at Mouson, being called upon,
gave some account OF his operations during the
five or six years he has been in that position.
When he went there he found grade Jerseys,
AyrshireS, Devons, &c, and by keeping care
iul account of the product ofmlk he soon found
that the Ayrshires were preferable, all things
considered and had haan intro,Irnin,r thSS9
breed as fast as circumstances would odni,
At the close of his remarks an adjournment for
dinner took place.
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