The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-06-13
lCRICULTURAL HINTS.



.,.w : paper Prepared ~ Rl~h-
ssr.. .'.,'.nu Tor the Dominion ~ csnAds
srs-ssorn Brseders' Association
~ IN have our fancies as 20 color In
M. Somc admire roam, Others red.
. 49, hereford breeders red with white
80" orthodox, and with Angusmen
'e IA all black Is their creed. Color
NJ called fancy; so II A. Ex-
-, SAYS you may follow your fancy |
,,ar " il Is not prejudicial 70 tho
s'maL That the Angus and tho Devon
-,.a true ~ color Is certainly aot an
,:srticn. That the Acrefords are bot
sxcept for the sake OF uniformity,
VIZ ,;.c 20 uniformly marked. We doubt.
!. our boyhoci days. In the early
20 well remember the grays
!, ,n = ~ knight and Heath and Lord
rs., Inc short Horn has suffered
II. sr.m the red craze caa not be de-
80 Experience says nothing has
S.,,c the breed more harm IN these lat
80 days .han this foolish desire for red.
ror,unatcly we have escaped this
.,.,ia IN great measure In Canada.
-. .here IL has been carried TO the ex-
- IN Kentucky and the West,
49, he cattle have dctcriorated.
rs.;r hair Is harsh and why. having
~ IA, messy and beaver-likc UNDER
'. .uch as Is indicative OF feeding
.,,,ens,,ics. II is admitted on all sides
III. roans are superior as feeders.
rr'.., why does fancy run riot? Lack
!, Uniformity in color? What q failacy'
rxncrience says IL Is better 70 be uni
..-,,,,v nod. though Of various colors,
.,.., uniformly bad and all OF ono color.
Tbc Jersey men tell US the craze or
s..cv sor solid colors. black tongue and
,..ek switch. nearly destroyed the 'fse-
~, oualitics which first brought the
,-.oi into prominence. In horns there
!. .no.her fancy: some say lot US have a
~n.l stronr horn. as il is an indication
:. constitution. The Angus men retort
N. 40 not want any. while the Here
s,-l Ana the Ayrshire breeders like .
cer,aln shape.
u.nv rood animal have we seen dis
..,sa1 n, fairs. thrown out for a heavy
horn. perhaps placed behind ligE-
cssbv one with delicate steers horn, the
o,her CARRYING many pounds more beef
III IN TIE most valuable parts The
i.aa i w..rth but few cents on the
NM. but on the living animal what an
,caex "a the value for breeding pur-
pn.e,. Ii Is said Mr.. Bates fell in love
Mia Bclvedrre on seeing his head
&h.r.t through an open window. and de-
sern,,red 10 buy him at any cost. What
.-a the fancies? In females the most
common Is the objection 70 a thick OF
naatv pouch near the jaws. or what in
horses would be called the throat-latch.
Fancy asks that they shall be well cut
IN. Or in Other words. the setting on o.
the head must be slight and slim. Yet
expo rence says that it Is an indication
Of good feeder rather than defect
and will never be found on thin-heshed
sll-ihriving beasv
The fallacy 1garding the heads o
rhulis Is that generally advocated b,
young and INEXPERIENCED judges. Elk
;oerience says tie head Of the male mus
" masculine. approaching coarsenes
radhcr than the opposite. II Is even .
IN the rnssnan race. Where are tn
pretty non? when you find them the,
ere generally too indolent to know how
% smnss themselves
Again. or viewing an animal with Al
abnormally large brisket how often "
hear the remark: "What great bris
kei~ forgetting that IL it Is out Of pro
portion 10 the loin and ribs IL Is detri
men, rather than point Of excellence
All parts should be evenly balanced
end where one unduly predominates
isnot an advantage. and when u occur
IN one % those parts Of the animal wher
che beef is OF the least value. as in n
iriske,. IL is still more Objectionable:
Experience says long. prominer
trisket adds 10 the weight OF low-price
beef, whereas broad. deep chest ind
Gates strongly-constitutcd. vigorot
animal Tho shoulder. though one (
the most important parts OF the ANNA
inot often troubled with thc fanc
pccnliaritics. though no doubt many I
" have heard the remark: What
great 'front.' a. wide as barn" II v
examine this wonder closely we sna
see wide. prominent, rough shoulde
looking a. II il had been stuck on afte
vaFl ~ very poor workman. Exprf
ence points out that on standing
'front.' q the animal the shoulder poin
should BE- completely covered By Y
neck vein. gradually swelling out III
oo~sof ship, without any protube
anre % hollows until il Is sunk Or gra
rally absorbed By the chest, chine a.
HpS. 50 that the eye can not detc
Where the one ends Or the other begin
me shoulder itself should be snoot
equally covered with flesh. not put I
n rolls as 50 often seen. II IL trac I'll
rom the neck and shoulders do n
gone the choicest cuts, but eve
butcher knows that there Is lot
Inference between the quality
meat In the fore quarter. the roug
pam shoulder vie ding but lutte exec
.o'iing pieces; whereas most can be e
sn'o roasts from q smooth. event
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