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THE oC GAZETTE. 
| Marcu 27, 
1858. 
which the subject has become involved would b 
ened the ‘number of hi igh- 
ag by an 
= entirely disinterested revie 
ia us then at once express our regret that the | °? 
aragraph in Mr. Bowprrcn’s last. letter, to whic a 
last week, should have arvagi eithe 
i n nn s appii 
doubt 
‘The italien 
the previous re were bad insist sted on the 
ness of ‘ aan an 
would 
gent 
w of! bred Short-horz 18 shown 
a DITCH Hi Smiti su ‘ld gold medal w: 
ies in in which 
ee possibility E inaceuracy was ariet to i 
t was Dr. ANDERSON’S duty to his noe t to war 
as a ound 
we see 
nothing in his letter, written b 
Reading at the average age of f One year and We 
pe their weights were found to be Pp r= one Ty ments 
3, per Londen! 
. The. 
6 
9 
4 
0 
4 
t 
2 
was 307. each for four, and ante er 
| m vo ne eeders 
they have been so little 
ition as 
With the present de 
creditable for the sateen to have carri 
ith the best ox, as rx as tha 
price 
tite 
the lot. The 
butch 
aldecott, of Fives yore 
esham, 
ip r beef. 
een > little bso — wet I patty 
hav m the ryb He 
a 
“Mir, Wir LLovenny Woo n goes on to argue | 
nst the prevalent pra ee of rearing all pure 
cod tale Caires of € the breed as bulls; and that 
hat at es “there are 
edin one pri 
F 
fz 
wou I tell yee 
Although 
ie ey 
exe 
ted. instange 
29 te 
EF 
i 
gz. 
on e 
2 
Be eta ave a well a ame 
alot of Spicer se two fae old 
somewhere about 
ocular e 
ages of precocity and |€ en parsimonious as regards t the 
| economical feeding which would inducethem gene- 
AS a employ pure bred bulls w with their own 
It KALZ 
it must be stock capable, like this of 
turned into money. Indeed, i 
in defence of an analysis which had been im- 
ene. to the spirit of which Mr. Bowprrca or 
a r 
r person can rightly take a 
urse it may have Fae 
both on earar “and on re fa groun Mr. 
Bowprrcm was at liberty to discuss hod aart 
whether of its reasoning or its data t he was 
not at liberty to make a personal ae a n Dr. 
ERSON which he gm gag nage and whioh 
e befo 
at us x hopo, then, 
e the 
oa lonion ON 
more properly calls is gine vai it tbe rave as atext 
from which to condemn o i SF agri- 
cultural chemis' 
will 
n to nen 
eee y farmer who rears apy wards ofa dozen talves sideration of breeders whether 
| ought ‘to li either the of, 01 Be a share 
well-bred bull. But no amount ofw 
age, do not pay better than ‘tafevion bulls 
be remembered t that to the 
la 
f 
e in, a 
i Tia 
supply of meat. armer: 
Atini for Royal Agricultural shows, and are ntéérly 
ere to the honours which Lord A.’s bull or Mr. 
3.’s heifer may have won. h some |} 
“ei in such c 
ney, uch animals are not 
coal font eat Mey are 7 ‘cc 
would a play or a menagerie. e farmer has at a reduced price 
Pe Marit Paes ae 
money; it must help to pay his rent, and if possible | i 
contribute something besides towards profit. His | even 
| object, therefore, is to g hold of animals which will 
emistry, or 
deserving the attention of a 
d a vat ag no thing | 
mitted to dis turb th 1 
e good feeling with 
na 
ate egrets Cf average as 
possess animals 
It i 
feed. “But hitherto his most strenuous exertions have 
only been able to effect this in exceptional cases. When 
| he he purch chases his stores, he usually buys them ‘at so dear a 
we 
these aft setae 
We shall hereafter inquire what light has been | 
thrown by the a yor ae hitherto of this sea ct 
on the true method of determining a ricul- 
tural he idena value of man 
, : meat an roducing districts that Mr, Woo — 
penses by them, The stock which he breedswouldpay him RAT n D hiteeelf ith’ sass Gea 
at two and a half years old, or even when roa ect. His doctrines received irable illus- 
sufficiently tration in the history of the ox for which 
md prize at Baker 
their third year. "ye pe ‘ing, however, 
i eel i asat pon , they us usual], 
Mr. or Bde ho has occasi g or even a month or two p7 
laid ander obligations by mE | an rene or esta gh the butcher | Colon el Tow himself gives the following 
unications on CATTLE BREEDING, has aera short co og: ong on fi betty accoun whi on = pa the mee 
i a letter on the expediency " roots Seeding anncaliy eet Or. show ing in the yar a 
short-horn oxen, to which, as it appears the | lar demonstiation, th milking SOW, h he had boughs in the mar 
columna- of our contemporary, Bells Messenger, | voronturity at an earlier ago. then these which ace ant | 2° pee cg pice ho iaa id for her, but i 
we ere direct attention. He refers to the | so well If exhibited at the Christ ket s WER GOTT R The ox he believed wat 
shows of the past year in illustration of the high | the e of two and a half it would be patent te not a bad one; and it had been produced by à 
intrinsie merit and patea tim tip the ae =. single cross with a good bull. Indeed, D4 
which the percha breed m: At the | would do credit to an ordinary beast of a year older. not re nee farmers to do better than to 
presi ans he asse rts that mas oa of t these male imal for whatever stock they 
of his last year’s advice | ù 
duce such oxen? Heis at l ful as hi: pened to ur 
hh: 
mag case 
wih geese the e gece let producing oxen 
_ The letter ‘concludes with a reference to some of 
h 
of thia reod. in ineretaed membela and of higher et erate arr I ONA "thee Wend aoe ee a ee rove | 
quality. phan ghost ac ape geal whim g bit A amp e opportunity of following Colonel T 
“At Birmingham especially,” he says, “where t pants started es, they are ptet ot be advice. The following is a list of some of the sales 
= T oa po ig ppn won universal praise, the this valuable one ong peor peara ty. The next ste FE oe pba 
Jed Brg ye Mads iian —* eaten Ie to understand that this apaty is hereditary. That fe > zie 
on, to particular insta: f thi dee nee or instance, l by a thorongh-bred horse is ae Neos aoa Ne ee 
Pile Col Bh ree Ms bar iserepaney, w ote | tolerably certain to be d ore speed than PoE RNE E 
that, the : asagn in only wo ma ees hy A ot horse, so a calf by a bull can 3 ROS $ 3 
E a O «| ETS ELD 
iene] > mi , he havi : Š eg = =I 2 | j 
suds Dorn a oa en La wana priae, as the bt | quality of the elves bya wail ball neveragain] | BF So af ES E GFF] a 
— i not to be ascribed to the intrinaie |Teeura to the chanco sires which he and his neighbours ES ng PS oe ff oe E E] 
sotie ve use. In spite i 3 Ee PU RS Fo pep 
Prony e A ok ee Ma gaa yet, pure blood on one side oaly, i na eaey BE za a5 F Z m 22 Fe j ‘2 
Smithfield Show. Not only was Colonel Towneley’s cannot fail to be evident ive step in the we BE ES aa EL plg j 
Aa al y iis ey’s ay go tion will lead to more success. All nd oot g5 fe Sa gg Sg 
Mr. W short-horn ox carried off the like honour | tt i8 necessary is to exer in the selection of Be gs gA pS hs E 5 
> Uaioe ania eect oe a ing stock, and to purchase a well-bred bull ge 2 8a gz "yp se gi Fh 
general, the peasaina? of ovini i the VETY three Thus, at an imperceptible ‘id it a ee ee a 
horn oxen and steers on this merae cost, may ® man of moderate. capital y, yet s i = è ss s| | 
be not only numerous, but to display a high degree of “The following, sy i eic z z e a eee 
ezeellonen, Af fst, rot be require of the capa: |, T° following, then, is Mr- Woon’s proposal.| | gE = gE gh pE gh gf | a] 
bilities of the ns, it is to be in —‘* As a means Ser heap. fan men bs a an ao m pea eb 
the fact mentioned in Mr. Gibbs’ that DEE bulls I therefore recommend the BE Be Be BE Be Bie] 
zinoa Caa IOa E a ng dare | treet of short-horns Gan Ne F 2 oe ae a F A i à ; 
medals, Herefords have on their calves i £ da do w 
10, and the Devons 3. Tt is true that the Ape y will thus oo ident 3 mue g A H abe 
somewhat co unterbalanced y the fact that the gi aaben pote watts r : ae 
s ha prizes, value 29897.; and that th i ' ree J _ 
short-horns ines taken 174 prizes, value 25227, ; Lr prea actin ae È s a practical illustration | 3 E E 
sadrantaze of the short-horns has been ‘ally i y nsei Ws our breed, the following = a s 
ş for while, ta pee gers me ss sr me ghee TION, of A ee 
ita sedar ‘short-horns 1 , respecting a red. i ; 
interest: : £ 9 p = S iz 4 
a: oe 
g 
$ 
koa 
giei 4 
In following out our observations 
FARM CROPS we must not otomit to x 
seeking new sorts, for 
s 
o eTarrease 
