The Litchfield County post., 1827-11-01

| in the neighb0urhOod of Fredericton, killed
! some choice aged oxen weighing as much as
| nine hundred weight, hut allowing this to be
the general weight of cattle and we know it
to be the maximum, and very rarely to be
seen. and deducting fair allowance to bring
the foreign examples to a general average.
still the balance in favor of Durham is very
great, for Mr.. Champions beast at t,ce.ty
| months old, which was nothing more than a
fair sample of his stock, will be found equal
to the aged oxen above mentioned. This
great difference in weight, am inclined to at
tribute, in very great degree, to the had care
taken Of the cattle generally in the Province,
from the badness of their farms, and from the
total want of due selection for breeding. I'M
perfect formed animals have strong pro-
pensty to take on flesh in invaluable parts &;
are very difficult to fatten-hence the reason
why Breeders and GraZiers pay so much at
tention to symmetry in the breeding stock.
1.-THE best description of an animal of the
Short Horns has been given by Mr.. Culley, &
Notwithstanding how frequently it has been
quoted, beg leave to add it to this, as being
the safest guide man can carry with him
when selecting cattle.
1.-The head of the Bull should be rather
long. and muzzlc fine; his eyes lively and
prominent; his ears long and thin, his neck
rising with gentle curve from the shoulders
moderately broad at the top, Joined full to
his chine and neck backwards. and to the
neck vein forwards; his bosom open and pro-
JectinS we'll before his legs his arms and fore
thighs muscular and tapering to his knee
his legs straight, clean, and very fine bont4l !;
his chine and chest so full as to leave no hol-
lows behind the shoulders his plates strong
to keep his belly from sinking below the lev
81 of his heart !; his back or loin broad,
straight and fiat; bis ribs rising one above an
other In such manner that the last rib shall
be rather the highest, leaving only a small
space to the hips or hooks, the whole form
ing a round or barrel like carcase; his hips
should be vide placed, round or glUbular, s.
little higher than the back; quarters from
the thigh to the rump) long instead of being
square, as recommended by some, they should
taper gradually from the hips backward to
the truis or pot bones, not in the least prOtu-
berant, lumbs close 10 the tail; the tail broad
and well haired. and set on SO high as to be
in the same horizontal line with the back.
"Such is the description given many years
ago of a perfect animal of the Short Horns,
by one qualified for the task, and SO well does
that account mark out the points invaribly
the property of beasts of the best quality,
that to this day it is the the test book Of eve
ry judicious broader, and the goal at which
they strive to attain.
fs u
ga gentleman residing here. has kindly
furnished me with copy of a letter from
friend in Nottinghamshire a very eminent
breeder of the Short Horns, wherein he men
tions having sold lat unreserved public auc-
tion) twenty five of his YOUNG STOCK, but
not best specimens. averaging about two
years old, for nearly el.eoo sterling. He
was lately in possession of Cow in her first
calf.-which my informant saw-and for
which the sum of EslO was paid. shall
merely notice the prices obtained by Mr.. Fow-
Ter, of Rolwright, which may serve the cause
Of emulation in our limited way, and is GER
tainly matter of curiosity.