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

her age, in all points, ever seen in Aberga.
venny. She had dead calf about six
weeks before Christmas; was dried the
l7,h Of January, and killed the 10th Of June.
She sold for fl9 IS. sd.
"Her live weight, on the 9Th
Ditto, on The l7th January. $40
Increase 10 14o days s92
"Beng aware that strong prejudice and
much incredibly existed on the subject OF
crossing, courted the attention Of all the
respectable farmers, breeders, and feeders
in this neighborhood. Many came to see
her when first up, and repeatedly afterwards
during The five monlha she was feeding
and they an concurred 10 saying she went
on faster than any beast they had ever seen.
She never had any oll.cake.
81 have seen many excellent beasts bred
from improved short horn bulls and long
horn cows indeed ! never knew one OF
these bulls put TO any COW, where the pro.
duce was not superior TO the dam; but the
cross which I advocate. and with which !
am best acquainted, is that with the Devon
COW. have uniformly remarked, THAI
each succeeding cross was attended with q
proportionate improvement IN size, quality
Of flesh, and aptitude to fatten. In every
Instance they have shown themselves SUI
perior mixers, and stand to the pail I'LL with.
in six or eight weeks Of calvlng and several
instances have come under my own know
ledge where they have never been dry since
they first calved and so highly are they
priced as mixers, that friend ofmire, who
hired out dairies, informed me that the
dairymen gave him nearly q. per COW per
wear more for the half and three quarter.
breds, than they would give for cows of
other breeds.
"A friend Of mine had about dozen
North Devon COWS, small in size, but nice
in quality, and from these he commenced,
about twenty years since, breeding with
short horn bulls. He has since invariably
used those bulls. With each succeeding
cross the stock have rapidly improved IN
every essential, and The only trace OF the
Deyons VIII ch could preceive when last
saw them, about two years since, was pc.
vuIiar richness in their color. He breeds
about thirty annually, and generally sells
his three years old, in the autumn, at ELI
to f22 !; and have known him to sell in
calf heifers to jobbers in fairs as high as 80
guIneas each. All his stock are superior
mixers. Here We. have twenty years ex.
pertinent and continued improvements.
"Wihin the last eigh, years have sent
many NORTH Devon heifers to Ireland, to
friends residing in different counties, and
some of them occupying land Of very infe.
rior quality. also sent over two young
Durham bulls, from the stock Of the Rev.
Henry Berry,to cross them with. They
have all crossed them with short horn bulls
OF my recommendation. and the accounts
they give are most satisfactory. They say
the two years old half breds are as good
as the three years old Devons, and are all
good mixers. Ono of these bulls, by Mr..
Berry's Mynheer, has been four times ex-
h.bile in three different counties, and has
each time taken the first prize. He was
las, year sold for 60 guineas, and Is now
serving cows at FL each.
c. H. BOLTON.
"Brynderry near Abergapsnny."
An opinion generally prevails that the
short horns are untitled for work; and in
some respects i. is admitted they are so;
but the correct reason has not been assigned.
and the question may fairly come briefly
under notice. That they are willing ard
able TO work, the writer knows, from one
in particular among many instances. He
has now team of two years old steers,
working constantly nine hours day; a
system he would by no means recommend.
and forced on him by circumstances con-
! nected with entrance on new farm, at
present III adapted to grazing cattle. They
work admirably; but surely cattle which.
as The preceding account proves, will 60 as
profi,ably to the butcher at two years old
as any other breed at three, as many even
at four, ought never, as a general rule, to
be placed in the yoke. No beast in the
present advanced state Of breeding. ought
| to be put upon system which arose out Of
TIE necessity ofobtaining compensation BY
uo k for the loss attending tardy maturity.
But where it may be convenient, the shor.
horns, particularly the bulls. work admirably.
as their great docilny promises; and there
are many operations going on in every farm
which bull would bejudiciously employed
in performing. And as the bulls Of this
breed are apt to become useless, from ac'
curing TOO much flesh in state ofconflne'
ment moderate work might in most cases;
prove beneficial! for such as are INTENDED
for use at home.
With Difference, however. it is submitted
70 the breeders Of short horns that they
sboud avoid breeding from too close afini.
! - y,b;Ia thew steer clear of coarse