The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-11-17

Il tho selection Of al animals care should
30 taken to secure those whose oreanizs-
ton 10 best adapted to growth, health and
thrift. The foundation Of Rood heri
must be well-fo1med and ven or.
ganfzed animals.-animals whose bow
structure does ut prepondelate, and whoee
organs OF nutrition are active, stronQ and
OF moderate proportions. A cheefful
countenanoe, = hne log, . straight back, q
deep chest, level rump, soft hide, I'll
belong to good animal, be It . steer for
tho stal or . COW for tho byre. Sour ooun.
eenanoes. nat sides. nav hips, short rumps.
shallow chests, while they may be sttended
Nth some merit, can never lie Of the found.
st'oo u teaaliy servlceable breed Ut cattle.
no matter how attractive they may be in
Color, OF picturesque appearance. Select
Well-shaped and thrifty animals, Whatever
may be the purpose to which they ars des-
tined.
II for pure breeding or crossing, the An.
tmals should possess those qualities which
have been brought to . high degree of per-
lection BY the long continued skill Of the
breeder. The accidental foundation aad
development of local breed. tho result of
soil, climate and unbroAen in breeding, in
which nature and not man hos done the
work. has nothing In 1t attractive to the in
intelligent and judicious husbandman. In.
deed, It 10 seldom that true merit ever A.
tends IN in-regulated business % this.
Select, then, animals of true merit. mold.
ed and shaped by the breeder for specific
rpose,--snd 20 we'll bred a. to be able to
transmit their physical conformation and
their functions 70 their descendants. The
value fthese rules the breeder on.the from
tier recognize whom he sends to Kentucky
and Ohio for young shorthorn bulls to i'm
prove his breeds and to bring beef-grow-
ing as near to certainly as possible. In
this way he gets the form aid quality he
desires, strengthened by generations Of care
and attention, and he gets purity Of blood
which is never found to surrender to tho
colder and less valuable strains with which
it is brought in contact. For the produce
ton Of working oxen also this is good
foundation, aud one on which may profit
ably be enerafted the Devon and tns Her.
ford and other really strong breeds, when
ever Cross is desirable. Get size ana
thrift for tho foundation, and cross. il you
do it at all, With such other qualities ~ you
desire.
In choosing a dairy breed the task il
more difficult. Indeed, it is hard to say
what dairy breed is. There are good
COWS in almost every breed, even those in
tended mainly fer beef; and knew OF no
better way than tc select good foundation
and engraft upon it such milking qualities
as are most desirable. There il certain
type OF dairy COW; but that type is not
easily established with true uniformity Of
lacteal organization and continued for gen.
erations unless the blood happens to be
pure from the beginning. The JERSEY. for
instance, has strong family characteristics
established by long continued care and
breeding. 1t cannot be said to have crown
out OF mixture Of q variety Of breeds: and
although it may not lie satisfactory in all
points nor in every individual it is valuable
IN itself, and as an admixture, because.
from its very purity, it is sure to produce
an effect. It is hardly possible to estsb.
lish breed by crossing this animal On
other breeds, but it is possible to get good
COW, and to keep up this creation indeiaite-
ly by repeated CROSSES. 1t is o remarkable
fact that tho best, most uniform. most
thrifty cows. and the deepest mixers, have
been produced in this way, and not from
so"called breeds, so created as to be re-
markable more for variety Of shape, color,
size and quality, than for uniformity. A
breed that has no uniformity ia not worthy
to be called q breed.
or for beef or milk, soil, climate. ECONOMY
of feeding, condition Of pasturaoe. should
be taken into consideration. Small thrifty
animals for the highlands, and thrifty ami
mails for the lovlands, remembering that a
we!l-shaped animal is always important.
and that 40 defect in form is ever necessary
to adapt an animal to q specific purpose. A
we'll porportioned. as have said, animal is
always the best-best for any purpose to
which man has devoted the animal
kingdom.