Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-09-20

show he was not in high order, and wher
Killed was 8 years and nine months old.
-. Farm ngton, l2M. Au, ,usa, 1925.
MsssRs. s. HuRLBsRr & Co.
Gentlemen.--I received line from you
respecting the weight of my bull which was
killed last March.
His curriers' and hide weighed 1910 lbs,
Tallow, l24
Making in all, 1894
He was put into the stable in August,
when he returned from lorh6eld, and was
fed, with coarse poor hay. wilhou, any other
feed, until some time in Decem Der, calcula-
ting to keep him another season. He being
somewhat cross, l concluded to fat him.
From thai time till The 20.h March. he was
ted with meal and potatoes, and then killed.
a. / remain, yours.
ELIAS LEWIS.
N. B. Said bull was three years and two
months old, when killed.
The sup:riority of The Devons does not
consist 10 largeness of size, (as that is not
desirable witt the other qunlries usually at.
tached 10 il,) for in that respect they will
about average with the native breeds of
New England. Their properties for max.
ing beef are smallness of bone greut in.
clinalion to fatten The fine quality of their
beef and its unusuel proportion in the most
desirable parts !; and their heavy weight
compared to the size Of their frame. Ow.
ing to the great demand for bulls Of this
stock with US, few have been altered for OK.
en-. SIX or seven pair only have been rain.
ed to the yoke, the Oldest of which are
four years old three pair Of which we i'm.
prove. They appear to possess all of the
requisite qualiirs desirable IN the laborng
OK, being remarkable for docilty, activity,
and to endure heat and fatigue. Their col.
or, beautiful mahogany red, has always
been favorile one in the northern states of
working oxen. a pair O unspotted bright
red oxen would always, IN consequence OF
their color, sell from six 10 ten dollars high
er than any other description Of color Of
equal size and shape.
We noticed letter published by Mr..
Powell, written 10 him by Mr.. E. Wolcott.
Off. Windsor. Connecticut. which appeared
in the American Furmrr of tho 18th July
wherein IS stated, L" have seen the impor-
ted Devons. both in Connecticut and Mary
land, and have never had bu' one opinion OF
them, which is that they are inferior 10 our
native stock" We are unacquainted with
Mr.. Wolco,t, he never having, IN his trav-
els, called upon Us to see our stock but We
have the candor TO believe, had he resided
in Litchfeld county. the district where the
Devons, are principally owned, and had been
better acquainted with them, his prejudices
against the Devons would have changed
into warm par,ialitles in their favor. Per.
haps he did no, have the pleasure of attend.
ing the last cattle show at Hartford. where
were exhibited from Pennington, number
half.blood Devons. sired by Holkham, which
were so much admired, and in competition
with every other breed, short horns not ex.
copied, took every premium. They were
from FIVE months to three years old. The
same was the fact in regard to our las, cat.
tie show in Litchfeld, the account of which,
owing to an unfortunate circumstance, has
not been published. Mr.. w. speaks of the
celebrated Bissel OK, slaughtered in Boston,
in 1909, which he supposes " resembled
the improved short horn breed" Is ne not
aware, that OF had long spread horns. In
order to show by the straws which way the
wind blows, as the saying is, we will copy
from the Connecticut Mirror, paper pub
lished in Hartford, paragraph published
soon after the las, cattle show in that city.
1.-THE De,onshne breed Of cahIe--Who-
ever went about the South Green, on the
day of the show and fair Of the Hartford
county Agricultural Society, must have OBJ
served the beauty, size and color oflhe cattle
exhibited. The best of them were Of the
Devoushire bred. They not only Obtained
all the premiums, but drew the most atten-
ton from the by.slanders. There were
many other fine specimens ef cattle, but we
have been told that farmers almost universal.
" preferred this breed.--Ed. Con. Mirror"
Our object, when We commenced, was
merely to give the weight of the three bulls
in doing which we thought best to Introduce
the letters from the three very respectable
farmers VINO owned and killed them. From
their feed and age, those experienced In
matters of,his kind, will be enabled to Judge
of their propensity to fauen. Hereafter we
may furnish you with some more par'icu'
lars, as TO weight and measure, what they
Weld in milk, butter, cheese, &c. &c.
We remain, respectfully,
Your most obedent,
SAM'L HURLBERT Il Co.