Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-10-30

the Canadas, for the improvement, Of theiI
herds. Aside from his thorough breds, MIR
A. has q large number of both short horn
and Devon grade cows and heifers, which
are used In the dairy. comprising probably
the choicest herd Of dairy COWS in Western
New York.
On this farm also is a flock of about ONT
hundred select Cosswold and S~outhdown
sheep, each bred In their purity. The
former Of these are celebrated for sheir
great size as mutton sheep, and yielding
the long woods for conbing purposes now
coming into extensive use in our manufac.
tories Of muslin de lanes and worsted stufs
These sheep are from the celebrated flock
imported by Messrs. Corning g. Sotham in
le4l. The Southdowns are the f~avorite
mutton sheep of England. Exceedingly
compact in shape and hardy in constitution,
yielding a fleece Of moderate quality wool,
and highly esteemed in this country, where.
YER they are known, as furnishing the best
OF mutton, and . valuable ''farmer's fleece
In add ion to the above, Mr.. SOtham,
who, with Mr.. Corning of Albany, has for
some years past been extensively known
as the importer ola select herd of Hereford
cattle, has now, in connection with WIN.
A Bird ESQ.,, Of Black Rock, purchased
the interest Of Mr. e. In them, and remov.
ed with his stock on 10 the fine farm lately
occupied by Mr.. Richard L. Allen, on the
river just below the rock. MIR. Sotham
has been long known as a bre der ofiudp.
ment and sagacity, and The numerous sales
which he has made Of his stock, at good
prices, prove the high estimation in which
his cattle are held in the United States.
In England the Hereford oxen have long
held successful rivalry with the short horns
at the prize shows of fat cattle in the Lon.
don markets, while the COWS occupy q res.
pectable position az mi kess in many other
dairy countries. They are large in size.
with high spreading honrs, imposing and
beautiful in their appearance, their color
being deep red, with white faces, TANKS,
and bellies. They are eminently a gra.
ZieF's cattle, being good and quick feeders,
while their fine size and athletic frames
equally fit them for the farmer az a working
OF. To all such as admire fine cattle and
sheep, or who wish 10 improve their herds
and iocks, we commend them to a ride Of
halfa dozen miles down the Niagara to look
at these beautiful animals.
While On this subject we may as well
mention, though not least in our estimation.
the noble pair offat oxen, owned and fed
by Mssrs. Alberger g. Boorem, on the farm
ofthe former, a the Cold Springs. They
are now six'yea's old, about tire .fourths
short horn in blood, and probably the finest
pair of fat cattle in the State, their weight
being estimated by good Judges at about
three thousand pounds each. Messrs. A.
& B. are well known az among our most
enterprising butchers, who take laudable
pride in feeding, as well as providing some
of the best cattle for our markets. These
steers took the first prize at the State cattle
show, at Utica, in ls45, and will, we are
equally sure, bear away the first honors
wherever they may be exhibited hereafter.
We only regret that the out Of the way 10.
cation Of the next State cattle show, lat
Saratoga viii probably prevent Messrs.
Alberger & Boorem from drawing to our
county the prize 10 which she would be
justly entitled in their exhibition.
Added to all these we may mention asin
u neighborhood the excellent short horn
cattle of Mr.. Stevens, at Batavia, probably
comprising, together with that of Messrs.
Allen aud SOtham, 3 greater variety Of
superior farm stock thar can be found in
the vicinity Of any other interior town ofthe
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