The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-27

wealth and Richness Of FIesh in Cattls
Preferable 20 Fine breeding.
The term natural fiesh," as Il 4
commonly understood and used by
breeders Of beef-making cattle, has !
technical meaning. which. perhaps, the
same words in their common signifi.
cation do not contain. All improved
breeds are taken quite away out Of nat
ural conditions, and the flesh they carry
about thickly and deeply packed where
the butcher gets his choicest cuts, is no
more like the flesh Of the animal. IN
state Of nature, than the finest fruit or
flower that horticultural skill has pro-
duced resembles crab-apple or dog
rose.
BY technical usage. natural fieshr
means that sort Of flesh which well.
bred animal can grow upon plain keen.
az distinguishable from the fatty prod.
uce OF cake, meal and other forcing
food. But here the term s'well bredN
may need definition; and we readily
admit that we do not use Il TO signify
an animal Of illustrious pedigree. nor.
IN its application at the present mo-
ment, an animal necessarily OF recorded
descent. but to mean an animal bred
successfully with the object OF promote
ing the hereditary tendencies to wealth
q good. useful flesh. Such an animal
can often do wonders upon ordinary !
grass keep. We repeatedly see. and |
have occasionally bred animals "a |
massive that farmers. accustomed only
70 ordinary stock, refused to believe
that they were not daily crammcd with I
the richest artificial and fat-produc- \
ing foods; yet. we knew in the case
OF our own animals, and can well
believe when we see animals az the
same stamp elsewhere, that the simplest
loou' mere grass In summer. and hay
or straw with roots In winter. sufiiced
20 grow that extraordinary weight Of
hesh. The very touch Of the animals
Indicated TO practiced fingers the ma
'erials OF which the flesh was formed.
y, rather, proved that certain materi-
Us. such a. turn 70 shaky and oily fat.
ia not enter into the composition.
Vow. this is really not natural flesh IN
ne literal sense; il Is far more abund-
NJ and more readily grown than any
ruly natural flesh; but II Is As surely
ot the gross outcome Of a pampering
M forcing process. II is natural flesh
2 the technical sense, and this IA the
ort Of flesh We want to sec in beef
reed Of cattle. 'sSNle' Il desirable n
its way; It Il beautiful, and Il Il often Z
true indication Of masters hand IN :
V art Of breeding; it thus affords as ?
franco that the more profitable quail =
O. also may be confidently expected r
develop under favoring conditions; d
~ style itself will not bring down the q
cighing machine nor feed the hungry.
y must take care that wealth and "
iality Of flesh are not overlooked, and =,
Q breed which has these most album b
lntly Is likely to show itself the most y
impressive breed In improv- :,
3 the light-flcshed stock Of breeds ii
rctofore unimprovcd II sometimes "
opens that cross, where there Il ~
cessive fat In the family Of the male.
Il make more rapid Improvement "
ION the offspring Of very lean fIcshcd ~
ms than one in which the males he n.
iitary quality Is the very best; but a. ~ 4,
must breed up 10 the best quality. u
Is which possess Il, and especially .-
,h as have II by long inheritance, ara w
the main the sircs upon which We "a
lst depend for permanently good re- ~
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