, 1881-09-17
LIVE STOCK.
Overlooking Of Cattie-An Ex"
ample.
The Hereford Siiort-1fOrn Con-
tc3t-StOck Notes.

Tho prantloe of feeding cnttlo far exhibition
It tho fairs aud fat-stock shows Is Just now r0.
eoiying considerable nttcntion both at hotno and
abroad. 4 nlan who requires mprlted rep1tth-
Hon as good FODDER must do go aftor ycMts ut
experience, during which ha mist necessarily
navo reduced some syatcm Of feeling 10 nrl NIB
,oiuto solencc, and reached cortain deductions
founded On scicntflio grounds, which bccono l"
him rule by which ho Is cnnbcd to bring Into
tho show.rlng auimals Weighted town with
nassca Of fut. ...-.
A reputation Of this kind Ia not readily or
easIly made. The truth Of this assertion Is
proven in tho tnhily frHitlcss ald costly Mt
tctnpts Of breeders to create or Invent systems
Of feeding 10 which thoy hare hoped to Mcguire
both rnnio and riches. Whether or NOT thls stea
Of stnll-fccdlng for nny purposa IS Boou ono
has rocensly become subject Of in1cFest, md
tho discussion or tho question, must nrccb-
parlty continue for yours to COMO, or
at least until premiums TOR fat. cnttlc
Are discontinued. Tie practtco his 1nnns
warm dofo1nlcss. who do not hesitate to clnlin
that steers so fattcned arc perfectly healthy,
aud tfat In every rcspeut tho meat from, atnll-
fed nnitunls Is fully equal. In slaughter test,
to meat cut from uniu,als rnisctl Upon pasture
fecd ouIy, who run whsra pure nlr atd perfect
ccn,tlllcss mid In making chltrictGr md cnnstt-
tuition. Tho uly0cntrs uf otittuot fepluE-tlsat
is, pasture fecl!lg-aro not SLOW III colit!cnlnln4
tho psactUe OF ktAll"[ccdlng. They raise
consequent iuss Ut y!tniy. hut chtct among
their objections In tho grave one that cnttle sn
fed arc In Atogetnar loo innny c1lscs rendered
useless MS breeders. Constant confinement, eaGk
OF natural exercisc, and artificial feed hnvu TN.
doubtedsy rllincl many flnc nNinln!s Many
breeders WI" never cahtcha loF rfAeS onelen
lOr very tut stock nru mt backward In express
Iu4 themselves rs opposed t,, what they term
the pcrnlctuus practice nj uycrfcG,lnr. They
crter their protest avainst tho prevailing sys-
@ s. =, w., ,.. ~. ss,,, nr nt,a a"a s,,t ~,
tna. 'no men @ ~no STUN t .nof ru et'y s, WI" ~"
1sc,',n1nv ,;ch,y f,,,s, royn1. tho vnlun nr
..,..'r, - ,..,,'a,;,, .,oa" ' trt, ,,,s,.
posted tncn or the country say tn!tt t
ta0 os sccn Ffa,i IL tho seky a sasa esss tt @ ~,
sr7,. Wa9 hAve @ t oi"s s', a y ,'KoiIs . ,, OK!
stit"tians: A.onE H. show hxn!s Is q ;, !is so,n.
ros 20 far ~ usstiato wsEf Ha ',i aGnuiliI ;l ~
H., t @ H. n rIr,t sI ~ tno S ru ~
wis tho usvtultiest ot ~ ,n,.als 5 destroyed:
Nlse oat .. every .e Mms .n!s imlesn a. ~
f" M .hpf .sce S a nsy vxnro%s
tan American hreearrs ,, must , s.a aprssiass
IL t!.o misitirss. Most cxhsn,sDs WI nasGrt
yocalcrnisiy thAt every olt " tEeir nr.lhe,allF.
1httG'lcd cnttle Hre Eond br'eders, bi't tho r1ht
nt th9lr p1suo cannDt bt s'anat,ns!''tea exSei,t
Ill lHt'lAt.d cnses. Tho question = one whlcl
must H0bn bu Il endtllx ONO iillItIIK bfeeucfs, au
fts tassctsslull at tho rrcstnt tle y mt only in
order. but especially ~. In View OF tho tAEt tt1!t
many Of the tst hroedGrs and so-otl!tiS,i "ieGd.
ers' Will shortly cnttlo before the pubic ~ sho
tat~stock show In thla city.
AN EXAMJtE.
A,,<,,r NJ, ,,,,njn.nnt ,,rtyc. ,y,r,d nj ,ho
rhr"sm Eoip % rns .,n" II, t,,p - IInr t:nss +" ~ sn
~ ,hn auit," ~. @ t"s, ~ xn,nr,, Mrn.,s ~ "n,tI.
n IN Hnms iIrn SI t:Inss thn ,,r;yr fnr MWli
and wy f,1r '.,.. m nntmr. s = vcurs III
no ~. os 1nu ~ eums ~ ~ ~. .y yen .,,,.t, ~"
n,,ch o.,,,,,r", T n ,,"ir ,,,. ~ ~, he.
accented NJ uf n1IY y.lt,., tue ftjlney III pyur-
fc..tli,lR xtuck IL suscppt lbn Ut ready prnuf. in
Ills Gtyy tatI prH;uii,t.l wus uwHrIrsl tu u ntrty
whose cattle hntl nut prcvIo,tsly 1Geu Known III
the rrzc- RIM md tho tpt,e to whom tho KreAt
majority Of chi men supposed tho Premium,
woi,td Ko WI. nimuliK tho large nruiy III tllslu-
pointod itnilvl.l,luis. i .ltsintertsGl SPECTATOR
of tho contest, In CONVERSATION with 3HIIiiNi
representative, gnyu Ills op!sl ~ tO what puv-
orncd the Judges il, their action Said he. 'strle
tnalo VI tho winning hurA WIS superior 70 my
but,u fed enough iU till lin ul1f. yUt tlera WIN