Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-02

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Ng5gitrc-Notth RtaiAs.- are few parts
ofide kingdom IN wh'ch So perFsc. II change has
tikeH place IN the breed of caile as in this extcn
sped vision OF Yolks are Mr.. Marsh III, who is
aaIolbed Authority nafe. says, IN his aaral Econ
oay Of Yorkshire, ,bat NJ the copnleneement 81
he eighteenth century, the ancient black cattle
wrre the only breed IA ms rlct-They resem.
Dti lie present breed Of The low--llnds nt Scot
Ind, mostly horned. bat some OF them hnm>tea.
To these sacccadd tie lons hJrned at Craven
scd and which, hy degrees, spread over ia"
whole Of the northern and midland counties. "A
laa tim. thn cAI-t wn.k Of the form was done by
cate Inc t0rsc hud not yet qnit' eupersed'd
tIh slower -, ,'eihaps more profitable, OK ana
.aAov Of The lohg-orus, untllthey bean TO be I'M
pfoycl by tae breeders IN the midi md Counties,
wsrc deficient in several valuable po uts while the
use of hen Mas exceedingly mc1nVenient a''
sometimes dangerous, III The yoke.
GA these accounts, the lJnS horns IN Their turn
gave way 10 the Holderness, or short breed,
AMI that, for a century past, has maintained lis
groun l. and will continue TO do SO.
Mr.. Marshall gives singular account of these
cattle. when first INTRO laced He says, ,hat the
uolderncss breed were thin CHARTERED, TOO light
behind ana too coarse before large shoulders,
coarse necks. and dcep dewlaps, THIS form beng
found dsldgantag eous 10 the butcher, increasing
the quantity of The coarser parts, and reducing me
weigh, of he prime pieces, the breeder endeavored
enlarge the hnd-q quarters /, and had he stopped
when he had 60. to the happy medium, he wouo
have wrought good work but the fashion was
set-claddy bnllocks were IN estimation, he hrs'
variety of this species of cattle, which can fecol'
lcct, was thct, largc-bonod, coarse, clumsy an
NAL remarkably large behind, with thick gommy
thighs Nways AeShy, but never fat. and the iesh
beng of bad quality. THIS, however was not
The worst. tie monstrous s'zo OF the buitocks OF
the calf was frequently fatal to the COW, and mum
brspf cows were annually lost in calving. These
monsters were stsmatzed by the cpiihet Dutch
buuockcd, and they were probably the worst ofeeo
HE Vale ever knew.
Tins evil, however, soon cured itself and, 10y
jdIIeloUs crossings from their own stock, ana soot
afterwards, from the stock OF the enterprisinS ahe
skitdl breeders the banks OF the lees, me YORK
sure COW WINS brought to her present state OF per
lection, retaining with little dlm!nutioh, the mk
ing properties of the Holderncss, ard the grains
ones o. The improved shor-horn, ard being II
pon, Of fact what we have described her TO be "
p Loo. The old AMI comparatively unimprove,
breed IS still indeed found in the possession OF nos
Oh the DAIRY farmers OF this partot the country io
the pre- udlcc--und, as we have confessed, not ar
uafounded onc--aganst the improved sho,t-ho'ns
I'M! their milking properties have been sAcrIhced Il
Inc accumulation fat still widely prevails Ex
pcrience, however. gradually established the fact
mat /; is prudcn, to sacrifice a small portion OF th
m"k to assist IN feeding, when too old to continue II
Tue dairy when, in the ghborhood of 'ars
owns, her services dairycow are dispense
WIN at an early age. This cross being iudicious
ymanaged the diminution of milk is SO small, an
o,e tendency to taucn great, that the OPINION G
,',f' Gas quoted by Mr.. Sheldon Cradock, c
Haf'io'ih, and 10 whom We return Our thanks 10