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

so prevalent as DOW. they poSSesseo
fine mellow skin and flesh, good hair, ant
light offal, particularly wide carcasses' an'
fore. quarters of extraordinary depth and ca
paciy. Perhaps no closer modern resem
blance can be found to the above description
ofthe Teeswa,er breed than Mr.. Berry,
bull presents. His dam was purchased oJ
Mr.. B. on account Of the very few crosses
that INTERVIEWED between her and some O
the bes, Of the Teeswater cattle. to whict
he was desrous to 60 back, on account o.
the extent to which breeding in and-'n has
been carried. When slaughtered, then
proof was extraordinary, and many instan'
ces are recorded Of the wonderful weight
of their inside fat.
The remarkable difference which existed
between The Teeswaler and the old unm.
proved shor,.horns may, with propriety, be
ascribed to spirit of improvement which
had sometime manifested itself among the
breeders on the banks of the Tees, whose
laudable efforts were we'll seconded by the
very superior land in the vicinity Of tina,
river. No reasonable doubts can be enter.
tanned that they proceeded on a judiclous
system OF crossing with other breeds. be.
cause it was utterly impossible to raise such
stock as the Teeswa.er from pure shor,
horn blood. One cross to which they re.
ferred was in all probability the white wild
breed; and if,his conjecture be well.foun-
ded, It will be apparent whence the short
horns derived a color so prevalent among
them.
It is also asserted that, about the period
in question, Sir William St. Quintin, OF
Scampson, imported bulls and cows from
Holland, which were crossed with the stock
Of the Country. 1t would tend to iule ad.
vantage to proceed with conjeclures. as to
wha, other breeds we're resored to, if any {;
this much is cerain, that great improve.
men, was soon manifested, and valuable
variety established, as the two following in.
stances will prove.
Mr.. Milbank, of Birmingham, one OF the
leading improvers, bred and slaughtered an
OK, which at five years old, weighed, the
four quarters, one hundred and fifty stones,
of fourteen pounds to the stone, producing
sixteen stones Of tallow; and cow bred
from his stock, slaughtered by Mr.. Smarter,
Of Chiffon, at twelve years old, weighed up.
wards Of one hundred and ten stones.
From Mr.. Milhank's time the Teeswater
cattle continued to sustain their excellence
and celebrity in various hands, until Mr..
Charles Colling adopted them, when he
manifested superiority Of skill aa breeder'
which, in very brief period, secured him
an ample fortune.
Whatever had been the merits Of the
Teeswater cattle, it is certain Mr.. Collng
greatly improved them and though it has
been asserted that his success was the resulI
Of chance, arising from the possession of an
animal, with the merits of which, it is sup.
posed. he was at one period unucquainied,
the writer of This article is Of opinion lha,
Mr.. Ceilings success resulted from deli
berate and we'll considered plan. He found
the Teeswa,er, like all other extravagantly
large cattle, frequently Of loose make and
He was sensible, also, Of
the diff 'ulty Of breeding. with any thing
like certainty, large good animals; and
though he has declined on all occasions 10
throw any light on his views and proceed.
ines, the writer thinks he can detect ia the
very outset, and through the progress Of
his practice, resolution to reduce the size
Of this breed, and at the same time, and by
,ha, means. to improve its form. This he
is supposed to have effected, in the first in.
stance, through the med UNI Of bull called
Hrbbaek, an animal respecting which there
has been much controversy, principally
touching the purity Of his blood, question
now of little Importance, because it is ad.
mitted on all hands tha. Mr.. Coll'ng adopted
another cross, which prevails in majority
of superior short horns Of the present day.
1t may, Notwithstanding, be matter Of inter.
est to state few particulars respecting this
bull.
Without entering on an inquiry by what
circumstances Hubback's title to be con.
sidered Of pure blood is supported or weak.
ened, it may suffice 10 observe that it ap.
pears probable he possessed on one side
the imported blood. The possessor of his
dam was person in INDECENT circumstan-
ces, and grazsd his COW in the highways.
When afterwards she was removed to good
land, near Darlington, she became so fat
tha, she did not again breed; and her son
having the same feeding propensity in a
high degree, was useful as bull during a
very short period. The quality of the flesh,
hide and hair, are supposed to have been
seldom equalled; and as he was smaller
than the Teeswater cattle, he was eminent.
ly calculated to forward Mr.. Colling views.
1t has been remarked that We have at
present no superior horse on the turf, which
does not boastt Godolphin Arabian; so
i, may be asserted that we have no super'or
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