The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-02-01
ExPERnIENrs WITH pcTrRR.
What has beeu Accomplished In Germany
and What 1Iore Is RSperied.

What has hcen Accomplished In Germany
md What ,iore Is Expected.
A new breed Of cattle has been pro-
duced in Germany, and correspondent
Of the World who visited the stables Of
q noted breeder, writes as follows NJ.
Van Koppenael went on to state that the
object he set out with was to produce n
hybrid Of the genus Bos that would be
superior to tue improved OK in health, in
speed, in milking qualities and in beef
ing qualities-a hybrid that would be
able to reproduce its kind and be con-
slant in It's adherence 10 the type from
which 1t originated. His first expert
ment was that OF crossing u Shropshire
COW with a bull Of tile South African
buffalo, and was suggested by a simi-
larity in the arrangement Of the horns
Of the two animals. The product wns n
sterile monster Of hileous proportions.
He next attempted hybrid between the
Braliminy bull and n Dutch COW, the
product again being sterile and worth
less. The same result came from cross
ing the domestic animal with the Indian
buffalo, the gayal, the yak and the
American bison. BY lucky accident,
however, he discovered tliat d cross be-
tween the bison and the Brahmin COW
was fertile, and this led him to expert
ments in the right direction, which
finally Ind results OF the lappiest sort.
The result Of the experiments was q
bull weighing / 900 pounds and a COW
weighing 1000.
Iwas surprised Mt what NJ. Van Kop-
penael told me Of the milking qualities
Of his new hybrid. The cows which lie
showed me were yielding an average
per capita Of Il, 900 pounds Of milk per
annum, and this milk is so rich in
butyraceous properties TINT it's average
yield OF butter Is one pound in nine, thus
equaling the finest stnins Of Jersey cat
Tie.
"Haye these precious animals no
faulti" / asked,
"Tllcy have" replied NJ. Van Kop-
penael, 80 very grave fault. They are
very impatient Of confinement. 1shhll
have to breed this out Of them before i
can venture TO think them perfect, and l
do not know how to do II, unless ! in
troduce another cross of the Bos Mdi-
cus by breeding the Trisabrnmakto that.
Another thing, Ihaye not room here, /
need your Western prairies oryour blue
grass regions to give my herds lair
chance, but / am too old TO immigrate.
Those who come after me will develop
the experiment, and bring out its full
results. After the Bos c0nlpositils has
been made reasonably perfect, n closeand
thorough system OF In aud in breeding
will be needed 10 mature and round off
oil the excellence Of tile new animal.
That is what 1 may not hope to
achieve"
After showing me much more OF his
menagerie and much and curious talk
which need not repeat here, returned
Ia. tile house with NJ. Van Koppenael.
Az lunch hal the opportunity to taste
the rich golden butter and cheese made
from the milk Of BOs composites, or the
Van Koppenael COW, as 1t ought to be
called.
Au. Nu huppcnhoi llluiAeu Ahu taA4s
II WIS tho success Of his friend Nin
Mons, the great horticulturist of Client,
in producing the new hybid fruits of
sucli superior quality TINT set him upon
attempting to improve the race OF cat
tie. The known delicacy Of constitution
and tendency to sterility Of the best
strains Of short horns made him think Of
going back 10 the wild blood, Just ns
Mr.. Goodrich did with tho potato. He
tolls me that It's remarkable fecundity is
one of the most valuable traits Of the
Bos compositus. Every COW that he Inns
bred so far has fetched him twin calves.
Think it probable TINT in . year or
two at least NJ. Van Koppenael will
transfer u portion of his improved stock
to Kentucky. He WIS very particular in
his inquiries about tho blue grass cotin-
Try, and was charmed with the glowing
description which l gave him Of those
grand pastures and grassy open woods
magnificent with trees Of primeyal
growth.