. Die amerikanischen Farmer. Eine komplette Landwirtschaftliche Bibliothek, mit nützlichen Fakten für den Haushalt, die Landwirtschaft in allen Abteilungen und Details gewidmet, und es fehlte aber zwei Pfund, 72^ Prozent, der Live Gewicht. Thatchers militärischen Amtsblatt der Revolution, unter dem Datum des 24. Juni 1779, enthält folgenden Eintrag: Nr. 2. Ich habe gerade die Zufriedenheit der Anzeigen einer ehrwürdigen großen FatOx, die von einigen Kollegen in Connecticut, Seiner Exzellenz General Washington vorgelegt worden war. Er ist 6 Fuß 7 cm hoch und wiegt, auf dem Huf 3.500 lbs - die größte Anima], die ich je gesehen habe. Die Reg lenken. M

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. The American farmer. A complete agricultural library, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments and details. s., and lacked but two pounds of making 72^per cent, of the live weight. Thatchers Military Journal of the Revolution, under date of June 24, 1779, contains thefollowing entry: No. 2. I have just had the satisfaction of viewing a venerable large FatOx, which has been presented by some gentlemen in Connecticut to His Excellency Gen.Washington. He is 6 feet 7 in. high, and weighs, on the hoof 3, 500 lbs.— the largest anima]I ever saw. The steer Gov. Morton is recorded as weighing 3, 190 lbs.; Burnside, 2, 870 lbs.; Nels.Morris, 2, 840 lbs.; a one-year old steer, 1, 338 lbs. A three-year old steer owned by J. D.Gillette, recently weighed 2, 139 lbs., while three cows owned by other parties are credited toweigh respectively, 1, 833 lbs., 2, 042 lbs., and 1, 936 lbs. Such records are especially valuable as showing the great weight attained by beef cattleof different ages, and what may be accomplished in this respect. While large size and heavy THE AJIERICAN FARMER / ascfoa TTiiii pdT-* I Lj^^—:. CATTLE. 123 ?weight are to be desired in cattle for tlie beef market, the quality of the beef produced is amore important consideration, and when that which is first-class in quality is combined withheavy weight in the animal, the breeder and feeder can truly be said to have attained themost economic and successful standard in beef production. Weighing with a Tape Line.—It is sometimes convenient to be able to estimatethe weight of cattle on foot when purchasing, where the means of obtaining the actual weightare not at hand. For doing this, the following method will be found serviceable, althoughof course only an approximation to the actual weight of cattle can be attained by the useof a tape line. See that the animal stands square, resting equally upon his four feet, thentake his circimiference just behind the shoulder blade, which is t

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