MATING AS A FINE ART.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 706, 4 January 1910, Page 8

MATING AS A FINE ART.

iK!Pi&- ;^;CHA^^ K*:;|j|;7ln-breeding^ ; /so.Smuch\ condemned. : ; at : g»';.'j;times^;^^is^on.e I 'of, s;studi wbrk;^.Wheriy;the; '?£&•■.) sprjetico.-isfoUoweil .carelessly and withv ■iySJ^areVari^exaggeratidiv .of. tVigKf ; ;any.: ; may./ :Haye/ybeen v i : api | ?S;S :'br,; -latent; in';,: the'-'; parents.'; .There: ?!/?£■ 'lte' usuiillyj'a•loss.-of ■ that■ valuable prop"erty : ivHv-.'^nic^ in;\the! best; 7studs;.^and^urider;thßV-'.in skilful;; S£'S*iuanagemen^ fa&.^iis'a. pretty,.sound;rulo ! .that,;othev ; things ag/iy; being, near,relatiyea. ifWi ■• vW'll,'v.'as ..a; whole," be'ilessfvigbro'iis'/than ''$%;;$■ jJiose:;:ppp : aMnts: quite.-unrelated.r.\s;;.;(?; c ■i-'ti' /proper-'in-breedihg, however; is ;@si k .£idppted,':the.:''qthet;things" aro.hot.equal.'. i!|y tvTh'e iddvantages -.of'Un-breedihg, ■ whereat Si«iSiS ;,adopted' ; :;w ( ith:; success, : .'. ; need.'' some.■■e'x-j of >'.th'e' : feMiiis'pfiinTm.a^gJs ; S'ifSil-Jpff spring;, a '.predominant oamount of .:the Ki?j- :! iinfluence -of'vone.u'ccn the. -parents. '.Let: us ■iTStSsdppbse.'tha.t'.a'breeder-of ■ purebred: dairy. ;'G ; S'*;qattlp:. imports'-K.at^ ■■:&- great'jpripeta-bull-. Slifcmith^a" milking "pedigree:! . Be Sj;ggnjates.*him>tpiall:;his ! cowsi;thatJ,season;. ;i;; r^;.and;;forVsome : seasons- afterwards: .Thus'' ;M : f>f|ii»riV.all'/the:.':prpgeny''''are-:'metely>'4Blf".' iSfs.bred^sovfar."as;; the;bull;.;is;Concerned.; can;'•Wβ.'.'provide .that old' ;do jsome diy, he; y ; ;|i''"iiliaU:;leaye ;bDhind. him'-s'oino:.of -his.;pro-. S%>VlgijnyVcbhtaining : ;.more; than. avhalf share (p≤ j oj"i;his; ownVgood; ; points ?.;:• .The:. oflly way , be';i'iaa;ted *S#n. ;, &iS)ssh;ive."'already.,■de'r.ived'.half/"of 'theit.blbod; SjSs!fiW;;himiV,;Conseq'uentlyi:"their/progeny: second ■'/> generatiott' , ...will .".'derive; Vt $ : 'i ■■'■ direct, tK aiid t- :pneiquarter ■. *;;fe: ; thrb'ugKv;tlie" ! :m : bthe"r;'. VTho':'othe'r':quarter. S-v*' istill;ftaces ; back-to : the Original local cow.-Kv::g;;;;;iln-brecdirij;"<is ppften; ? continued";: for generatib.ns,'"•;. the lextremes, S'{^:vin'.(this- ; diin?ctipn^being:^^probably; reached liy^:poultryi: : fanciers: u ■■)■ 'A ; ";.'; considerable S;?fe^r : Murit'sbf;i ; .iri-breeding^is r:;probably7.car:V£'F:'"riecl'; onlvin? New;. 'Zealaiid-jstpclsV.' but; the" jSS;' fa'ct:,: is:.; not; 7 giveni much: ■;! publicity,, ;be:.''aV.bad -name in ; ,:,«;;j the/ mindsVof [>. farmers '■.' generally'..' 'There Sisf js'{-xlo-Ji'douijt; ,'that" in-breeding, ?j?iii> conducted.;; iyith'''.prbper.: i v;:prudence,.-: can ;:S!i":.rapidly. ) -:imp'rove I : the■, qualities .of;, a.breeds -'siMS.aii &; iwith -c duo.V- c'ai'o ■■'Jα ; 'the :.o£ ■ ! S?-H : thJ3;:;pffspring' ;used ';for,:; the': : • the &S :i loss; bf -be ; ayoided/;. The ■|;v^i?4,ifaSt.",itfj:that::two''relete.dy;'animals'i' i of. ; ;^'f , ihißU';cLualUy.;-will probably,;.yield .progeny jfij;:; of i:far:,sbetter :;valne?ithan; >twp: : : mediocre. ;;ift'.tammals''nnrelated.:. : :ln-breeding' is>:often: stock :?if is 'unpardon:i^s|i^;:; ;?v' ■.•';,- >■-'■■■'-::'■ '■■ n U jv. #;-?J'?^G|iie'; ; inSt^(a".''bf.;'/sncceWul : "in-brMding ;siiFqrded -by': the: famous; Murray' merino : ;"t/Jj'vflpckipf v.Sputh; ; ;. Australia:;:;vNp :;butside "f"jj'S"blqod.'h"as,':been ; into ithis.'flock' ;|y; ; ; : iprj!j.pye.iyvGO % years. ;Murr.ay :vSi;j : soughtv'after; all;- over .;,,<Auiitralasia/ ; .-: A-: very; important 'result:,"pf that : . an; in-bred: sire vis-very, characteristics':-'are"j' ; sp' SvxiW,teily^xed v ia';himselfjffiat:he';exercises ~%i'/ ta % if reaterS influence: : '.over- : A the' '-.progeny S!4p?ithan! ;dp:ithevfemales::with whiclisne: is , 'isrmtire'eyenMsi :iin/;ch ; ara'ctev. ; '::;This: is:"a: very: .important' :g;vi«.pqiiit;i^ors:farmefs,^for; it : give3, tliein,-.as" :\fbr 'their;' moneyi": :: The gty.;queiition.Jiiiter.ests>:the.:-farmers—particu-pE>-B:':jarly!:the.^heep-farme"rs—at this-time also Jast' sea-' :AS::(;BpnJi'sires:'frpm■ a;certain flock,/and l! found. % yi;'. ; '™l[Tpsjdte^yer3r.v.Batirfacto^,i)'"'they::'inay;- ; if : 'o\ the'samefflbek:again'-tpr. fear .of in-breed-the,;poiht ""of.-iyieiir"-: of/Efhirig r !Jl tv^!y-;«Pon;: ' : JS";&*' ? P°Uts .Already.■ gained,';''tie ■'continued'tjsV i--«vj : :oHsife^frbm7 would; be blihehes ;:^l h ?:iS°^^^^9 n ?- I) ys-4is 'piedeces-. -VA ; v of , qffi .dislbcate?'tlie ? rcsulti' f :of :vnew. ; :blopd rf well-known D^:yW;-S™d'::faeeder^v^ndo'i^'isrnof ; ;tp<bV KcSji: overlooked iin;regard? to;\thecgeneral';<uni:^fiK m , 6a should•' be" ;:> l iy.scarefuipqjsee. : :that^he::'stuU. J .flock:-from; .™ c ,tehe :^buys.:,sires.':shows,' as '-'a -whole ■' Si'S;-JpWh: Co^sti tutibni'\;ifr:thei stud, breeder ?::■ S> W: • that;: ho; ; has' : fallen i into ! fsuf'fione.'qf '< the; pitfalls -of.: in-breedirig> '■■■\ J '