Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-03
AGRICULTURAL.
The Imnortance Of Good Breed.

II may be safely claimed that a good
animal requires no more room in the sta
bl, than will one that Is inferior. and there
fore a saving Of labor Is effected in lessen
lng the cost Of care and attention. IL being
- easy 10 manage the superior animal ~ 10
give the labor 10 the other. But the say
M in shelter, room and labor i not the
only item. As only the most improved
machinery l. used by manufacturers in
order 70 enable them Ia produce goods at
tine lowest cost and compete in market with
each other. - should the farmer take adj
vantage of his opportunities with pure bred
stock and lessen the cost by increasing the
amount Of product.
A. the manufacturer can adopt the kind
OF machine most suitable, 80 may the
farmer select the kind Of stock for his Spec-
iIl purpose. While on many farms no
regard l. gwen the breeding OF character
iSt.cS Of the animal used, Vet the farmer
has II in his power 10 Use cattle that
excel in butter. bee>or milk, and Is some
breeds combine several good qualities, his
advantages are not limited. There Is no
necessity for deyOting 4 stall for a COW that
Yields only ten quarts of milk per day
when by iudiciOUS breeding. the product
NAV be doubled. We can point to special
O that have yielded over forty quarts OF
milk par day. and cOwS are numerous that
produce over twenty pounds Of butter Per
week. Steers have been known 10 gam
thr-. pounds weight daily, rams have
>helrrd over thirty wounds of wool, and
mutton sheep have attained 400 pounds
live weight in two wears, while the hog
seems 20 have an easy time gaming "A
pound daily for twelve months.
1t l. not supposed that every farmer VIII
bc 80 fortunate ~ 10 possess animals Of
extraordinary merit, hut is long Is such
excellence exists the farmer should be en-
Outraged 10 strive always for something
better. There Is no middle ground for
krrpin. stock. There must either be an
Improvement or retrOGreSSion. The farmer
who does not have S0me object IN view
will sooner or later be compelled to dis
poS of his stock ~ Improbable, Is the
difference between profit and loss Is IN the
animals and their management.
The cost Of Improvement i. fortunately,
hut 4 small sum compared with the bene-
its derived. - nature has endowed the
males with the capacity Of beSettlng a
LARGE progeny. And - experiments have
demonstrated that the characteristics OF a
breed NAV be transmitted through the male
line IL becomes hut a matter OF a few sea
sons when an entire herd or flock may be
changed. II one viii hut calculate thead-
IItional value impaired to the stock ny
only a single cross il Will readily he per
,-iyrd that the services performed by the
- rbap balanced his rpSt the nrSt
season. and Is he may BE- useful for several
wears il Is not only ~custleSS and economical
10 improve hut very profitable, as stock
that formerly did not repay their cost may
bv a change to grades, add 50 largely to
milk. beef or butter aS To make II an object
10 still further improve. The performances
of celebrated animals show what tan De
done. and every farmer Shonld and to I'M
move his stock 10 whatever point others
have reached.