Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-08-30

Of meat, in the shortest possible time; to be
barreled up or sent on the hoofto market;
and for that object it must be conceded that
the improved short horn, commonly called
the Durham breed, or the half breed between
the Durham bull and the best common stock,
is the best. They, aoith abundance o. rtch
food, will give much more beefofgood quality
in much shorter time, than any other race /;
but with the planter and farmer Of the tide.
water slave.holding region, where grass Is
not so abundant and corn too near 10 mar.
ket and too high to warrant lis being turned
into beef; The case is essentially different
Hence their herds are comparatively small,
and more equally divided if we may say so'
in the uses we make Of them between the
yoke--the shambles--and the dairy--and
for these three purposes, taken together, in
reference to The Importance OF eseh Tes-
pectively, in The economy Of tide water
alave.holding estate, We consider the Desoh
as having decided claims to preference over
the short horn, and think il probable that the
Ayrshire, which We apprehend may be re.
garded as The short horn in miniature, is en-.
titled to rank next TO the Devons under like
circumstances.
The short horn may be considered an
artificial made up breed. manufactured with
great care, after many years, and with strIc!
and we may add scientific reference, to oil
points and properties external and internal.
TO keep them up to the same degree Of ex'
cellerce to which they have been thus
brought by great skill in the choice of breed.
ing sock and high feed, will require great
vigilance, extraordinary judgment, aud the
best keep. Under any falling off in these
guarantees and precautions, it may well be
expected that deterioration will immedi.
ately ensue.-The coarse points of the large
boned fill.pail thin.milk Holslein race, relied
on by the milk. sellers Of London, and form
ing principally the basis Of the improved
breed. after having been worked out, or
made to dip as it were under so much
care and skill, will, when these are relaxed,
reappear on the surface in all their deformi.
,y. Nothing but continuance of that Us.
siduous attention and nice selection to re-
fine the breed, can keep it from, as it were,
flying to pieces whereas the Devon is of
itself distinct race, uniform and beautiful
in its colour, and marks of middling size,
head and limbs bony and delicate, giving
very rich milk, next after the Alderney, but
not often in extraordinary quantity, fattening
very kindly, giving beef of fine quality, and
for The yoke excelling all others, as 10 quick.
ness and docili,y.
We sometimes read, it is true, Of great
quantities Of milk given by improved short
horns. -Eoy snstauve----s&l- z-e-s---aa-~'.ss~ ID
The Philadelphia U. S. Gazette gives as
the result of the milking of short horned
Durham COW, during the week commencing
9Th May and ending I'd June, 2 days, 1874
quarts, being within fraction of 20 quarts
per day, and from which were made 25lb.
butter of the fnts. quality.
And still better are the good doings Of the
Dairy Maid The property Of Jas. Gowan.
of Germanto wn. who gave in days. from
5th to l 1th June, 19s l2 quarts, being an
average gilmore than % quarts per day
butter net yet aseertained. TIE next weeks
milk was expected to be greater, from i'm.
proved feed {; the feed OF the past week was
pasture, with basket Of grass morning and
evening cut from head. Land ofa grain field,
except on The evenings ofthe last three days,
when a handful Of chopped corn, with shorts
from the hay .mow was added Dairy Maid
is beautiful roam, Of the improved short.
horn Durham stock. bred by Mr.. Whitaker,
of ofYorkshire--impor,ed last fall, and in point
and proportions is said to have no superior.
Her pedigree, which may be found in the
Sd volume Of the Herd Book, is inferior to
no COW on record.
When il is considered that the short horn
cows generally cost upwards of $500, it
may be taken for granted, that they are moi
put off with any thing like the common keep
that would be given to ordinary country
COWS that would cost not more than $40 or
$50, or Devon cows that may be had for an
as to mere quantity ofmilk.
we have known small red and white COW
oflhe "country breed" from Adams County,
Pa, property Of Mr.. Gregg, Of Franklin.
street, Baltimore, to give thirty-two quarts
day, and have heard of a COW Of no extra.
ordinary family pretensions, belonging to
Mr. T. F. B. Of Upper Marlbro,' giving
even more than that; and there are cows
in the herd Of Devon Cattle on the estate of
George Patterson, Esq. near Sykesville,
perhaps the most uniformly alike fat sleek
deep mahogany red coloured and beautiful
pen Of cows to be found in any country,)
which have this summer given IL and lS
quarts al milking.
To sum up, In few words, the grounds
ofpreference Of the Devon over all other
cattle for all the country east of the noun.
tains, it may be said, that for size, hardi.
ness, and dairy properties, they are