American farming and stock raising, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments . h as dairy products or beef, we have knownindividuals of the higher grades that were fully equal to the pure-bred animals, in qualityand amount produced; but for breeding purposes, of course, a grade cannot be dependedupon to reproduce the characteristics of a breed, since there is that constant tendency torevert to the original or imimproved type, which is seen in all animals and plants. Onlypure-bred animals can be depended upon with any certainty for perpetuating the qualitie
American farming and stock raising, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments . h as dairy products or beef, we have knownindividuals of the higher grades that were fully equal to the pure-bred animals, in qualityand amount produced; but for breeding purposes, of course, a grade cannot be dependedupon to reproduce the characteristics of a breed, since there is that constant tendency torevert to the original or imimproved type, which is seen in all animals and plants. Onlypure-bred animals can be depended upon with any certainty for perpetuating the qualitiesthat characterize them as an established breed. What is true of breeds is likewise applicable to grades with respect to their adaptationto the wants of the farmer, the climate, soil, and other conditions. In the vicinity of largecities, where immense quantities of fresh milk are consumed, these breeds or their grades aremost used for furnishing tlie supply v\hich produce large quantities of milk, such as theDutch, or the Ayrshires, the grade produced partaking more or less of the character-istics of the CATTLE. 9;^;^ In New England, the middle, and many of the northern states, as well as other dairyingsections, the milk or daii-y breeds and their grades predominate, the old style, or unimprovedShort-Horn, forming in many cases the basis of the stock to be graded up or worked ni^ nearly all the more settled grazing regions of the country, the Short-Horns liave for sometime predominated, since their large size, fine, compact, and massive forms, early maturity,and the readiness with which they lay on fat. render them very profitable for the productionof a superior quality of beef; but within a few years the merits of the Herefords for beefproduction have been more fully appreciated in tliis country, and they at present seem to becompeting with the Short-Horns for the palm of excellence. Since the year of 1876 moreespecial pains have been taken towards improving the c
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