Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-25
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From Tie Farmers Series.

HE SHoRT-uoR Wherever the improved
shorl-Aorns have been crossed with other cattle their
sup, rlorty is equally manifest in respect of dairy
qualifications, as IN every other. On this subject
the writer is able to avail himself of the evidence
Of a gentleman who has addressed a communication
on the subject 10 the conductor of the British Fan
mers Magazine, which is so pertinent 20 the pres
en' subject that the temptation to take extract is
irresistible. 1t is as follows -" In the 9th num-
Der of your valuable Magazine when giving an &c
count of my two years old steer, you also give an
extract from my letter on the advantages of cross.
ing cows Of different breeds with improved short
horn bulls and in confirmation Of his opinion (nol
hastily adopted, bu, the result Of several years
practical experience, and close attention to the
experiments of several friends during the las:
enteen years;) scnd you short account OF two.
year old Durham and Devon hefer of mine, lately
slaughtered by MIR. William Daniel (of Abcrsa-
venny,l & accompanying it with few brief state
ments Of the advantages derived from this system by
several Of my own personal friends.
" This hcifer was the second cross, and was of
a light grey color. She weighed 35 scores and
H.. rough fat. 98 b she allowed to be the
fa,tes, and beast of her age, in all points,
in Abersavenny. She had dead calf abou, six
weeks before Christmas was dried the l7,h Of
January, and killed tie 10Th of June. She sold for
ZIG IS Cd.
Her live weight on the 9Th of June, was 1892
Ditto, on the l7th January, $40
Increase in 40 days, 392
Being aware that strong prejudice and much
ncrt dulity existed on the subject of crossing, /
courtcd the attention Of all thc respectable farmers,
breeders, and feeders in this ncighborhood. Many
came TO her when first put up, and repeatedly al
rwarts during the five months she was feeding
and they all concurred in saying she went on fas-
ter ,hon any beast they had ever seem She never
had any oil cake.
:" have seen many excellent beasts bred from
improrcd short horn cows: indeed never knew
Of these bulls put to any COW, where the pro-
duce as no, superior to the dam hut the cross
which am best acquainted, is that with the De-
Won COW. | have uniformly remarked, that each
succeeding cross was attended With apropor'iona,e
improvement in size, quality of aesh, and aptitude
to fa,ten. In every instance they have shown
themselves superior mixers, and sand 20 the pail
ill within six or eight weeks of ca'ving and Sc
veral instances have come under my own know
ledge where they have never been dry since they
first calvcd and so highly are they priced as milk
ers, that friend of mine who hired out dires IN.
formed nue. that the dairyman gave him nearly
e. per COW per year more for the half and three
quarter b ecJs than they would give for COWS OF
other breeds.
"a frierd of mine had about dozen North De
Won cows, small in size, but nice in quality, and
{, ON these he commenced, abou: twenty years
since, breeding with sho,t-horn bulls. he has
since invariably used those bulls With each sue
ceedng cross the stock have rapidly improved IN
every essential, and Tire only trace OF the Ucvons
which could perceive when last saw them, a
bou, two years since, was peculiar richness ~
their colour He breeds about thirty annually, and
orally sells his thrce-years old IN the autumn,
a, II to f22 and have known him sell IN call
! hcifrrs to iobbcrs in fairs as high as 80 g"lneas
each. All his stock are superior mixers Here
We have twenty years experiment, and eo"''"ded
improvement
aWi,h,n the last eight years have sent many
North Devon heifcrs 10 Ireland, to friends residing
in different counties and some OF them occupying
land Of very inferior quolily also sent o'hef .~c
Young Durham bulls, from the stock OF the Kew
Henry Berry, to cross them with. Trey nave 81
c,ossed them with shorthorn bulls at my recon-
neoda,ion, and the accounts they give are mos
satisfactory. They say the two yeaf',-oa nan
breeds are as good as the three years old Devons
and are all good mixers. One OF these bulls .,
Mr.. Berry's Myahecr, has been four times exn'o''
ed in three different counties, and has each time Ia