The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-10-12

It is Q matter Of regret that h fro
quently referred to BY live stock
writer's, that breeding In this county
has progressed % slowly. But II NJ
not meant by such IN expression that
great advancement has not been made
In the science Of breeding. The
meaning IL chat comparatively % few
have entered the list Of improved
stock breeders. In the matter Of
scientific breeding, this country
stands at the head, fact which Is ad-
mitted by the breeders Of other
| countries. And our importation Of
cattle and horses does not contrpdicf
this statement, although Il would
seem to. The live stock which we
import il of breeds and families which
have general fixed characteristics,
which, taking our imported animals
rs q whole, may. perhaps, he cor
rectly said to he in some sense the
result Of chance. At least there In
| and has been no such studiOus
research of parentage and careful de-
| termination Of the causes and effects In
| the case of the vast majority of for
eign bred animals as there IL In the
American bred, and pedigree and
herd books, which now and then
men affect to despise, are valuable
because the merits of individual an
| cestors have been Investigated and
clearly defined. II COW proves to
be an extraordinary mixer and but
ter maker, and if her calf is distin-
guished for like characteristics. and
| its offspring in turn shows q similar
merit, the fact is known and the con-
/ ciusion arrived at that this is q FAM
lily of mixers. And the ascertaining
Of Just such facts Is that in which
American breeders excel the foreign
breeders. 1t will not answer, We are
all aware, to apply the rule of like
begetting like, 80 literally rs to sup
pose that the offspring will be the
exact reproduction Of either the sire
or the dam. The general character
istics of the offspring of thoroughbred
stock will exist, but there may be
very marked notifications, which
when q special purpose il to be served,
may he very important. In a sense,
therefore, all breeding is somewhat
Q matter Of chance. lift were other |
wise the world would soon be filled |
with horses that could make the fast |
est time on record, and with cows
that would equal in performance the |
best known dairy record. But horses |
and cows of this class are not numer- |
Gus enough to supply the demand.
We know that when we breed from |
a certain horse We shall get colt
that bears q close resemblance Ia the |
sire i'm appearance and have his gei,-
eral characteristics, and that when |
we breed from IA milking strain in
cattle, we shall get II cow that will
look like the ancestors and have gen
orally good milking qualities. But |
that we shall get i'm the former case
"A horse that will eausl the sire or
dam i'm sueed. or i'm the latter case a
COW that will prove the equal in milk
Weld to her dam or her sire's dam. is
not certain.
These facts are plain to any one the
world over. and I'm the Unified STATES
such uncertainties are sought to be
turned as far Ms possible INFO certain
ties. by a careful study of averages.
That il to saw the record of nerform-
unce- by the offspriny of n certain
horse l. accurately nscertained and
regarded and becornc. valuable "a the
nossible sire of fast oft.nrinp I'm prc-
nortion to In. perforp,ance, of his Off:
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ciar"ter, nao.s anu le'loI,ian nee.
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WIN aoout rs hiucn .noro9ehhess as
are those ., c"a 1,;, vi u cun"i-
uate ior ohIce. heie Is h"u,ihS
apnut PIoihIhent horse, mare, pu'i
OF COW, whieh cahnot pe ascertaineu
we thhe 'ne . uu""Ie " "oN.
iehiarkaole ou,'er COW Is PIohueeu'
tnose ihteres.eu are hot saishe" uh
tii her ancestors are huhleu up anu
an heir pecuiaritIes hoteu: Inc
Pho,osraPi, VI ne. owh peculiari'Ies
- also ihaue ,or iu.ure IeieIence, anu
,hat CO" anu All that pertains 10 heI
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