Annual Report of the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture, Issue 11
Annual Report of the Secretary of the Maine Board of Agriculture, Issue 11
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Let us pause for a few minutes to consider what constitutes breed, or rather what is meant by high breeding. Wo shall find that it refers to very different desiderata in different breeds. In 4he thorough-bred horse it signifies a very high development of the muscular and nervous systems, accompanied by such mechan- fcal structure as when united with it constitutes the highest mani- festation of speed and endurance. In the ox, however, it implies very different qualities, viz., early and rapid g...rowth — the develop- ment of flesh or muscle on the parts most prized for food — a dis- position to lay on fat; these, with the possession of the* smallest amr»unt of bone consistent with strength and health, are the prin- cipal characteristics of a well-bred animal. Instead of the highly- nervous temperament of the race-horse, we have here a quiet lazy Digitized by VjOOQIC 124 BOIED or AaRIOULTURB. disposition ; in fact, a lymphatic temperament, by the infloence of which the digestive organs reign supreme, and convert for the public benefit a given quantity of food into the utmost amount of flesh and fat.
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