The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-12-15
THE sTGEss F@H tsEEE.

4 correspondent Of tie l@&'4
H1mesteQ& writes Tie cattle bfee-
der is, or should be, looking to''
not only the steer which will n2&&s
the most beef IN the shortest tin-e.
but the beet setarn the greatest
,sgoit. They baye woln tnelE teHs;D
and weasisG their jaws long enough
in nasaicatiDg the tough AID t~Ste
less tissues Of s. muscular system.
And there has been IL the last yeaf
a more thorough Investigation ot
this qces1ioa than at any former
period Of our history Dlsappolnt
nents were encounted II some cal
ealations, which at frs: were not
well understood. Those raising
stock n Texas, Oregon, os OF oGf
Western plains. supposed II tn@y
graded up theis stock with Short
horns, Deyofs, or HeEefoTds. they
could produce as sweet, tender and
delicious beef as We c0aldh Iowa, Il.
linois. or Ohio. And Why not? Why
is not s work OK, when Thoroughly
fattened, as finely snasbied, tender
and juicy beet, as tie steer "hlcn
has been permitted to 1elsufeiy
crop tie tender grass II the rich
pastures, and drink his water from
the spring brook which constantly
flows st his feet? The Labor and
constant exercise Of the OK eniafges
the muscle, and prevents tie adj
pose matter on fat from accumuia-
ting in the cellular tissue. The
beef of the work OK is considered
OF an inferior quality, for the sea,
son that it is made up principally Of
muscular Development, and IS Of
little use oa the table, as IN cooking
it will cook dry and curl up, and
will produce an abundance Of Whit
leather.
The steers raised On the plains:
or in Texas or Oregon, before they
reach the Chicago and eastern mar
ket ale Yetilable work oXeN.--
Though they may not bear The
yoke, yet from their ca!fhood they
have been used TO daily marches
for food aud Water, aud been com
PEELED to seek the foot hills or even
the Sides Of tie mountains for pas
tufe. where there is no water, All
this is great against the character
of the beet, and it is useless to eX-
peet even the high grade steer ct
tsle plains, even if they had Tie
same quality Of sweet grasses, to
be first class beef and the Ore
gen steer, when he arrives at the
Missouri river, Las PertOr!ned Il
dradgery and sefgitude that las
made his flesh hard and leatAefy,
there being no more maj bling III
his flesh than 10 that Of the WORK
horse, the gray hound nr tic allie
lope. There are now, 1t Is stated:
23.800 head Of Oregon steers slowly
vending their way over the noun
tains and deserts. This fall they
expect to reach the Yellowstone val
ley. where they will winter, Next
spring they will be driven to some
point west of Cheyenne on the
Union Pacific railroad, aud ship
ped to our grain fields to be fat,
tened up tor market. And some
have vainly imagined that these can
with care , made first class beef.
At first butchers and shippers
bought liberally Of them, supposing
if they were high grades aud were
round aud plump in form they
were an article equal TO the best.
But experience has proven that
they Were of the same class Of
beef as work Oxen The same 10
the case with Texas cattle, after
their long drive, and the other cat
tie, Oh our plains where pasture
and water require much daily labor
of tie stock to partake of both
They are ali work oxen. But To-
Gently has this been So clearly de
Formerly they raised
only the worst class of scrubs. The
past few years large numbers of
the better class Of bulls have been
Used, and they expected their grade
steers to compare tavocably with
iii choicest ones.
Besides, water is one of the im |
,ortant elements, not only in the |
apid development of beef, but in
the choice qualities.
Water must be pare, cool, and
,lentiful and of easy access.
We do not wish to ba understood