Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-07-12

| proved himself nrSt rare SUCK Sette''
The following account of Hubback We
had from Mr.. Waistell, or AliniIl, who, a!
though hls name does not appear consPi
cuously in the 'Shor, Horned Herd Book'
deserves much credit for his discrimination
here. He used to admire this cali, as ne
rode almos, daily by the meadow in winch
it grazcd and at length he attempted 70
purchase it from the owner. The price
ee, seemed much for calf not year Old
and the reputation Of the short hJrus not
being We, established, the bargain was po'
vet struck. Sill he longed for the young
beast; and happening to meet Mr.. Robsr'
Coll,ng near the place, he asked his opal
on of the animal. MI. sColling acknaF.
E.edged thai tners were some good points
about him but there WIS something in his
manner OF acknowledging this, which in
duced Mr.. Waistell to suspect that Mr.. Col.
lins thought somewhat more highly of the
calf than his language expressed, and there
fore he hastened the next morning, con.
cluded the bargain, and paid the money.
He had scarcely done so before Mr.. r.
| CoiIing arriv,d d for the same purpose, and
as the two farmers rode home together,
they agreed ,ha. it should be joint specu.
lation.
Some months passed by, and either Mr..
Waislcl's admiration Of the calf little
cooled or his partner did not express him.
self very warmly about the exce!iencies OF
the animal, and Messrs. Waistell and R.
Colling transferred young Hubback to Mr..
C.. Colling, who, with the quick eye of an
experienced breeder, saw the value Of the
little beast. Mr. WaIstell expressed to US
October 1882 his regret natural enough)
at having been induced to part with the sire
of the short horns, and his extreme disap.
poIn.ment that when Hubback began to
cover, Mr.. Charles Colllng confined him to
his own stock, and would not let him serve
even one of MIR. Waitsel's cows.
After the use Of this bull, Mr.. Charles
Colling proceeded with singular success to
produce, from time to time, superior ami.
mails; and the number Of bulls he disposed
of by letting was highly encouraging. Bu
the circumstance which brought the i'm
proved short horns into most extensive notice
was the production Of the durham Ok"
an animal which speaks volumes in favor
ofeven single cross Of this blood for the
OK was the produce of a common cow,
which had been put to "Farorite." Al FIVE
years old the Durham OK va, sold to Mr..
Buln,er, Of Harmby, near B"dale. for public
exhibition. at The price of fl40; this was in
February 1901. He was at that time com.
putrd TO weigh l6e stones, Of l4lb, his live
weight being 216 stones and this extra.
ordinary weight did not arise from his su.
perior size, but from the excessive ripensss
Of his points. Mr.. Bumer having oblaned
a carriage for is conveyance, travelled
with him five weeks, and then sold him
and the carriage, at Rotterdam. 10 Mr.. John
Day, on the l4;h May, 1901, for f2oo.
E. s. d.
On 18th Of May. Mr.. Day could
have sold him tor 80 y U
On the 18th of June. for. 1000 0 0
On the 9th of July, for 1000 90
Mr.. Day travelled with him nearly six
years. through the principal parts Of Eng"
land and Scotland, till at Oxford, on the
18th February, 1907, the OK dislocated his
hip. bone, and continued in that state till the
18th April, when he was oblgedto be slaugh.
tered and, Notwithstanding he must have
los, considerably in weight, during these
eight weeks of illness, his carcass weighed :
Imp. stones. lbs.
Four quarters 700 IL
Tallow IL 2
HIdo ~
This was his weight at eleven years old,
under all the disadvantages of travelling in
jolting carriage, and eight weeks Of pain.
n 4 l,rn$ o,,,ott,, U