The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-20
Yours aifectienately,
The Maryland Cattle show.

A gentleman from the State of New York. who visited
The late Maryland Cattle Show company with the dele
CATION from the New York State Agricultural Society
writes as follows to the Albany Journal:
The exhibition of cattle was remarkably good and
many OF the animals will bear comparison with any
which have been shown in New York, or in any other
portion OF this country Col Calvert, the President of
two Holsiein Dach cows four Ademys several Ayre
shires. Spanish cow Devon, and in all forty
more Many OF these animals were of unsurpassed ex-
ceence His short horn cows mostly prime mixers
several of them yielding. was assured from twenty
20 thirty Hour quarts OF milk daily Their appearance
es,ed ar rae dairy properties He had two aged bulls
awarded; of them. mostly red, ne noble animal,
that doubt not will leave valuable stock Several heif-
n ss ri saa ahS 20 sS much
mre the red
Col Horace capon Of Prince Georges county, had the
next largest lot OF cattle His were Short Horns Devons
Ayreshires. working oxen &c. Several OF his animals
were OF rare excellence, both Short Horn, Devon, and
AYRSHIRE His bull Valentine received the first pre-.
mum last year, and he had two very superior Devon
bulls, with all the fneness, style, and beauty OF hat
breed Among his cows were some very extraordinarily
hne animals His were Devons, and equalled our
best This stock was for sale and noticed that many
had been sold al prices varying believe, for the young
and old. from $50 to s275 Colonel Capron had three
span OF mules the ground that far obvaie my
objection TO them; now unite with Mr.. Skinner in
favor OF these useful animals They large, active.
and vigorous, and sold readily for $500 the team fine
gelding horse OF Colonel Capfon's sold for $500.
There were number of other exhibitions OF fine stock.
but cannot particularize A. Clement OF Philadelphia,
made fine exhibition OF short-hom and mixed stock
MIR Holcomb, Of Delaware, fine show OF Devons, &c
w; @. Dobbn, OF Maryland, exhibited a Holsein bull
and two cows. imported The bull wasa very fine AM
NAL, color black and white, and the cows showed,
thought valuable dairy properties, for which the breed
noted in Europe
The display OF long wooded sheep unusually rich
C. Reybold, OF Delaware, had his unrvaiIed new Ok
fordshres on the ground fat two-year-old weher
was slaughtered; his weight not far from 100 pounds
There were several pens Of sheep-among Others one
from Virginia. of The breed "a Mr. Revholdra nd
perhaps OF equal excellence. No fine sheep exhibited
and but one pen Of Southdowns, that noticed
The swine very superior. Chester county Leces
ter Delaware. Berkshire and Duchess county breeds
the most prominent J. wilkinson, Of the Mount
Airy school Philadelphia, formerly from Duchess
county, exhibited be Duchess county breed which were
much admired he sold three pairs OF pigs. six months
old, 81 $50 pair. 10 go 10 Virginia and Georgia and
sbond think cross from THIN would materially improve
the swine OF The South.
The show Of poultry very extensive and of many
choice varieties was surprised hod that horses on
winch Maryland was once so distinguished, are now
much neglected. Only some half dozen were on the
ground, and those OF no very superior attraction.