West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-29
OVER-ESTIMATED.
tendency to Growth and Accumulation
of Fat i'm Farm AnImaIs.

tendency to Growth and Accumulation
of Fat i'm Farm Animals.
1t is hindrance to making sound
Roadway when man starts out with
improved farm animals of any kind or
which he has over-estimated the tenden.
cy to growth and accumulation of fat
The reason of its being hindrance is,
that n reaction occurs when n man ONLY
partially informed finds the high-bred
beast consumes food as rapidly and in
rs large quantities as the scrub There
is in the minds of many men serious
misrepresentation as to high-bred farm
animals requiring very little food in
proportion to their weight, as compared
TO the amount ordinarily consumed by
improved beasts of the same class or
race. To make great and rapid growth
on light feed is physical impossibilitv
with any quadruped living, just as it is
TO grow a hundred bushels of corn on
an acre of light soil When an i'm
proved sort of seed is sought for. il is
not with the expectation of obtaining
something that will give an abundant
yield of very large grains, when planted
upon the thinnest land on the premises.
What is wanted is a better product. and
I'm the case of grain there is no eXpecta-
ton of a liberal yield unless there is
plenty of plant food within reach of the
roots of the grain-bearing plant. and to
this mere feeding there must be added
suitable care and tillage TO expect
more than this is to base expectations
Opon calculations that are altogether
erroneous, and disappointment will fol-
low
1t Is better to fortify against all
liability to disappointment by adopting
the homely proposition, that something
can not be got from nothing. The
facilities for converting food into flesh
and fat, of course, vary greatly i'm differ
mt animals in the same breed and herd.
and the contrast in this regard between
the improved and the uuimproved beast
Is, we are quite ready TO declare.
still more pronounced; yet it is not cor
rect practice to count unduly upon any
grade OF Improvement OF food below a
minimum. And clearly maximum
OF growth can not be expected from
minimum OF sustenance. with any liy-
ing beast For the clearest physiological
reasons. the scrub beast will stand scant
iced with less shrinkage than the high
bred Matchmaking animal; first among
these reasons being the simple fact that
there IS less TO shrink. The scrub beast
Is attenuated i'm its flesh at best. and
while shrinkage does not materially alter
MS outer contour the improved animal
IS nothing without symmetry. and this
IL parts with speedily if scantly fed
The advantages 10 be secured through
handling improved farm animals NAV
be hkened TO those secured by having "A
superior quality of yeast quicker and
greater results can be- obtained. and tho
quality OF the resulting product is bet
Ter; or IN using a superior quality of
burning oil as the quality Of the prod
uct fully compensatcs for the added
cost II man invest i'm high-bred
trottng horse, hc gets no ADVANTAGES
rom the superiority Of this horse over
others, unless be utilities his abilities.
gaining something from the powers he
possesses over those belonging ~ the
ordinary horse. The main thing gained
by the possession Of an improved farm
beast is, that 10 can, as with the trOitipp
horse. bc depended upon for better re-
suits properly managed. With tho
ordinary sO-Called native. men are con-
hned within such narrow limits that the
best and most skillfully directed Efforts
10 bring other than very ordinary re-
suits viii bo unsuccessful But the
great error committed by many IS. i'm
expecting after they have made pur-
chase of animals Of high breeding that
great results viii come msOught and
without effort The best animal ia
nothing unless well fed Fair growth
and development comes Of fairly liberal
feeding, aud full growth and symmetry
from lull feeding 10 fairness The man
who buy elect animals and then re-
treats within his shell, like q turtle, un-
der the idea tina. be has possessed him
sell Of piece Of property that VIII hold
ienaciousIy TO an the good 10 had abou,
IT got umc Of purchase. through 'he force
gi innate influence. viii wake up. Rip
Van Wrinkle like, Co discovery of his
mistake Nationei Ice 8tock Journal