Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-01-08

Cross BRED AND GRADE BEEF
CATTLE.-Our beef cattle are 'gradee, -
cor ought to be. No one raises thorough
gbreds for the shambles. True, now and
then a free-EsssaNsS or barren heifer. is
fattened and killed, but they are for
tunately rather rare, and occasionally,
when there is slow sale for bull calves.
they are made into steers, and turned in
with the grades. Grades, which are the
progeny of full-blooded bulls, with grade
or common COWS, as rule, grow larger.
and quite as quickly as full-bloods. They
may be surpassed by cross-breds, the pro.
geny of full-hlooded parents of different
beef breeds, but these crosses are also rare.
The whole object of breeding pure is IT,
secure strong 'prepotency," or tendency
10 the offspring to develop the character
istics of their ancestry. We have ofteI
discussed the fact, that carefully bred
males, which possess the characteristic
of their ancestry for many generations.
will impress their peculiarities SO stl ongi,
upon their offspring. that they may ofteI,
be taken for full-bloods. though dropped
by common, unpedigreed females. II is
this which gives full-blooded bulls of beef
breeds, SO great value as the sires OF
animals raised solely for beef. The prize
winners at the great fat stock shows, arr
almost always grades or cross breds, the
latter being especially likely to win. Wheb
two beef breeds are crossed, the tenuency
of both breeds having been for generations
to produce beef and lay on fat; this iucll-
nation is intensified, and usually that to
early fattening besides. -Amer,can Aqri
cMlturist
The Cow PEA AS FODDER CROP
The Cow Pea is one of the most valuable
fodder plants for the South. We have
seen crop of peas which yielded four
tens to the acre of most excellent fodder,
and it left the ground in the best condi-
ton for sowing wheat. Another farmer
sowed peas among his corn, at the last
blowing, covering them with the plow, and
we should estimate the yield on the
ground, of both crops, at ton and half
of corn fodder, and forty bushels of peas,
with the corn equal to thirty five or forty
bushels to the acre, and large quantity
Of pea straw, which makes good feed. The
common opinion that the South is not q
stock country, is entirely unfounded.-
With the long growing season, the really
rich. but badly managed soil, and the
great variety of fodder crops and feeding
stuffs, 1t is not at all exaqgeratlng the
matter to say that beef cattle can be
reared, to one thousand pounds weight IL
three years, ut a cost of one cent per
pound live weight. and in addition, there
10 large quantity of manure lett, which
Is really invaluable to the Southern far
mer.-American Agriculturist.
REPAIRING CHAIRs.-If you have any
Old cane hottOm chairs which want repair.
ing, you may make the seats useful with
thick colored wool Irvine. Cut awav the
old cane first, and thread long stout
darning needle with the Irvine. Knot the
ends, loop it through the holes book wards
and forwards and crossways, from eide to
side, right and left, and every hole being
filled. work them back again, weaving as
you would for cloth, so you must be care
full not to draw the threads very tight the
first time over or it is more difficult to
weave. Finally, press the pair of threads
together.
WHEN food is to be fried have the pan
very hot before the fat is put in and have
the fat hot before beginning to fry. Thel
the minimum amount of fat will hs ab-
sorbed.