Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-25
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' "ee" ass'Sheu AM the question may fair
come orlehy under notice. That they are will
ing and able TO work, the writer knows, from one
IN particular among many instances lie has now
team oftwo years old steers, working constant.
y nine hours a day; system he would bv no
means recommend, and forced on him by circum-
stances connected with his entrance on n new farm
a. present III adapted TO grazing cattle They work
aumirably but surely cattle which, as the prccc-
oine account proves, will 90 as prof,ably to the
oo'cher al two-years-old as any other breed at
three end as many even nj four ought never. as
general rule, to be placed in the yoke No beast.
IN the present advanced state Of breeding ought TO
De put upon system which arose out of the neces.
suy OF obtaining compensation by work for the loss
attending tardy maturity But where il may be
convenient, the shor,forns, particularly the bulls
WORK admirably, as their great docllity promises
md there are many operations going on in every
farm which a bull would be judiciously employed
IN performing. And as the bulls Of this breed are
APT 10 become useless, from acquiring too much
mesh IN a state of confinement, moderate work
might, IN most cases, prove benz fetal for such as
are intended for use at hom.
AS was before observed, the specimens which
accompany this account will render little comment
necessary on their form With Difference, howev-
err is submitted to the breeders of shorhor that
they should avoid breeding from too close aiini-
ties, and while they steer clear Of ness should
require suicicncy of masculine character in their
maies,' IhIs is pom, in which many short-horns
are rather defective aud is one of infinite impor.
tance. Add TO this, that IT. in many instances, the
length of the carcase were aba'sd, os well as that
ofthe legs, a harder anlmal with eouil size ond
on moro profitable scale, would be produced The
facilities for making this Improvement sufficient
~ numerous, the shorthon beng now more gencr-
ally difused. That wider diffusion also multiplics
tic meao of selecting for milk quality which
should not be lost sight of: for it is the eon,6taa-
ton of projections which hos been conferred, and
will peipetuute the superiority of,his breed of cat
lie.
The colors Of the improved short, horns are red OF
white. or mixture of the two, combining in end
less variety, and producing, very frequently most
brilliant effect. The white, it is very probable,
they obtained from an early cross with the wild
breed {; and whenever this color shows itself it is
accompanied, more or less, with red Iinge on the
extremity Of the a distinctive character also
of the wd cutie. No pure improred short horns
are found of any colors bit those above named
There is large coarse shorhorn, prevailing par
liculariy IN Lincolnshire, denominncd in the quo
atons Of tho Smithfeld markets Lncons,' and
generally sold at prices below those Of any other
cattle. These are frequently black, black and
white, blue, and dun but they have no further af
fnity with the improved short horns than as the
latter have been referred to for their improvement
which has been accomplished TO a considerable de
gree. a similar description of large, coarse short
horns, of these Objectionable colors-for they gen
era!Iy accompany bad quality of nesh-prcvails
III some OF the midland counties. They are great
consumers Of TODD guilty. and particularly low and
bad IN the toms, with excessively heavy shoulder
blades. The owners of this stock, however, are
crossing the improved breed but the dairy farm
ers OF Gloucesicrsitire much alive to the SUI
perory OF the short-horns, that they lay hold WIKI
avidi,y Of any thing which approaches tlem In CO.
lor or is called by the name. Indeed, should THIS
breed continue TO obtain the requisite a.tcn.ion, 10
MAINTAIN It in Its presen, excellence, il IS too
much to suppose that i, will before long alter line
charace, Of the cattle in most Of the breeding dis
tricts. 1t woul1 have been though incredible some
yenrs ago, but is nevertheless the fact, that they
are treading closely the strong holds OF the
lIercfofds f; and an observing traveller, who secs
their colors starting to view in very unwon,cd
situations, must pronounce them universal iniru.
! Jcrs.
Thus far Mr.. Berry, whose admirable account oil
the improved short horn cattle our readers will du-
ly estimate. There is no point which he has more
triumphontiy illustrated than the value of this
| breed as containing d continuation of perfcc'ions
! Ii was a point which was in q manner lost sigh, OF
by the early empowers. They developed the apu-
ude to falten, and the carly maturity of the short
horns, but they neglected, and were beginning 70
| lose, their milking properties. This Is also the
grand error Of many modern bro eders; aa1 hence
arose the general impression, and founded on care
| flu observation, that IN proportion MS The grazing
properties of the beast were increased its yalae for
the dairy was propor,ionabIy diminished.
The York shirc cow, which now almost exclu
siyey occupies the London dairics, is unanswer-
able proof Of the possibility of uniting the two quail
tiles to great degree of perfection, int mt at The
same time they succeed TO each other, and q,
the periods when it suits the convenience Of the
dairyman that they should. Twenty years ago
| the Yorkshire COW was, compared with other
breeds as great fayoritc in the London market as
Mt present. She yielded more milk, in proportion
70 the quantity Of food consumed than could be OBJ
tanned from any other breed but when the dairy
man had had her four five wears she began TO
TALL off, and he dried and sold her |, took long
time to get much flesh upon her bones; and when
he calculated the expense of bring ing her into con
dition, he fouad that his cheapest way 10 sell
her for whet she would fetch, aud thu. seldom ex
ceeded G5.
] BY degrees, however, some of the more intelll
gent of the breeders for this mlrket began TO find
that, by cautiously adopting Mr.. Berrys principle
of seection,-b finding out an improved short
horn bull, whose progeny were generally mixers
and GRO sing some of the old Yorkshres with him.
and then going back to the pure blood-but still
regarding the milking properties of the dam, and
the usual tendency TO possess these qualities IN the
, Lord Alhorp first adopted the shor,.horns IN
1918, when he purchased the bull Regent at Mr.
/ ID collinus sale with several Of that gentleman