Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1876-05-06
Tine TmpOrtanee Of Good Stock.
On this subject the Kentucky Live Stock

On this subject the Kentucky Live Stock
/ Record says:
For a farmer who Is rearing stock for
market, it is as necessary that he should
breed good animals rs 1t Is that he should
feed them well, and If lie wishes them TO
! thrive il Is indispensable that he gets
| good blood. If the female portion Of ms
| stock are only fair to middling, good an
finals may be produced by always using a
good and pure bred male. Of course ~
| is not expected of the farmer that he
| should use or purchase those animals
! having all their points or pedigrees up to
the standard of perfection, because they
| bring fancy prices. But he can do tins;
avoid the purchase or use OF the narrow
chested, the weak loins, the thin chine,
and the hard, thin parchment-like feel OF
| the hide of bull or COW, and heredlt-
! airy defects and unsound feet and legs IN
| q horse. OF course farmers cannot AZ
ford to buy for breeding grade stock, the
best animals at public sales, but they can
buy and select second or third best stock,
which is better than 10 have the best of
q bad lot.
Some farmers have nice lot of cows
and mares, but ruin their produce by an
Indifferent bull or Stallion, when if they
would use good sire they could not fail
TO breed stock that would be-better, com
inand more money and be ready Tor mar
ket months before the Indifferent bred
ones.
To breed and feed economically is of
the greatest importance; and TO do it
with profit TO the farmer, Judgment must
be used and exercised in the breeding
and selecting OF well-bred animals, either
cattle, horses, sheep or hogs. Ii it pays
to raise any of these, it must pay better
to breed and rear the better class of each
Another important item TO the farmer is
the relative value of feeding stuffs, and
the English say that II lbs of wheat is as
good as 40 lbs. of peas, or 81 lbs. OF bar
ley, or So lbs. of oats, or 81 lbs. of beans,
or 90 lbs of clover hay, 100 lbs. of ordi-
| nary hay, or 200 lbs of potatoes, or $50
/ lbs. of cabbage, or 275 lbs. of carrots, or
| 307 lbs of beets, or 40 lbs. of green clO-
| yer, or 500 lbs. of turnips, or 300 lbs Of
oats or barley, or $50 lbs, of wheat or
bean straw. OF course no one food is
| suitable to be fed alone; all alimentary
substances must be given with view to
| some purpose. Young animals require
| food rich in mineral albuminous sub
stances to make bone, fat and keep up the
| animal heat; and combined with good
food, must be cleanliness, warmth, good
ventilation, and unremitting attention.
| If these requisites are all present, and
the animals regularly fed, the farmer can
not fail. of success. -, I'll
We wish our readers to remember that
we are not advising, nor do we expect
every farmer to become breeder of high
! bred, fancy stock. either of horses or cat
tie, but they can improve them greatly
with profit to themselves, by selecting
good sires and dams at reasonable prices.
The reason why some animals have
brought such high prices ut public and
private sales, Notwithstanding the hard
ness of the times and the spread of econ
| omy, is that the market for such animals
the most celebrated ones-is not con-
fined to this country, and they can al
! ways find and will find purchasers abroad
at these prices. They are like gold coins,
which have not only an intrinsic value,
but can be marketed anywhere ut high
prices. It is different with the ordinary
or unfashionably.bred animals, and these
latter are the ones that farmers, who can
not afford to buy high-priced animals,
should look to improve their stock.