Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-12-29
Agricultural.
Intro ucticn OF Domestic Animals
into America.

The following account Of the introduce
ton of Domestic Animals into this country,
has been condensed from the late Census
Report, aud will be found to possess much
interest. 1t furnishes key to the origin Of
our native cattle.
The first animals brought to America
from Europe were imported by Columbus in
his second voyage in 1892. He left Spain
as Admiral OF seventeen ships, bringing a
collection of European trees, plants and
seeds Of various kinds; number of hor-
SEES. a bull, and several cows
The first horses brought into any part Of
the territory at present embraced in the
United States were landed in Florida, by
Cabeca dc Vaca, in 1927, AZ in NUMBER
all of which persisted or were otherwise
killed The next importation was brought
10 Florida also, by De Soto, in 1889, which
consisted ct large number of horses and
swine, among which were fifteen sows, the
progeny of which soon increased TO several
hundred.
Tie Portuguese took cattle and swine TO
Newfoundland aud Nova Scotia in the year
1863. Thirty years after they mad multi
piled so abundantly that Sir Richard Gil
bert attempted to land there, to obtain sup
plies of cattle and hogs for his crew, bat
was wrecked
Swine and other domestic animals were
brought to Arcadia, by M. L'Fscarbot, a
Freuch lawyer, in 1904, the year that coun-
try was settled. In 1908, the French ex-
tended their settlement into Canada, and
soon after introduced various animals
In 1919. three ships from England land
ed at jamestown, in Virginia, with many
emigrants, and the following domestic ami.
mails, namely, six mares, one horse, six hun
bred swine, FIVE hundred domestic fowls
with Il few sheep and goats. Other animal;
had been previously Introduced there. 1T
1911, Sir Thomas Gates brought over IL
the settlement one hundred cows, beside.
other cattle In 1910, on edlct was issuet
in virginia, prohibiting the killing of domes
tic animals OF any kind, on penalty Of deatl
TO the accessory and twentyfonr hours whip
ping to the conceaer, As early as the yea
1917, the swine had multiplied so rapid,
in the colony, that people were obliged tt
palisade jamestown, TO prevent being over
run with them. In 1927, the Indians nea
the settlement fed upon hogs, which hat
become wild, instead Of game. Ever
family in Virginia, at that time, which ha,
not an abundance Of hogs and poultry, wa
considered very poor In l64S, some of tn
settlers had good stock of bees In 1868
sheep and mares were forbidden to be ex
ported from the province. By the year l725
or before. sheep had somew hat multiplied
and yielded good feeces,
The FIRST animals introduced into Massa
chusetts were by Edward Wiusow, in 1924
consisting of three hei(ers and bull Ii
1926, twelve COWS were sent to Cape Ann
In 1929, one hundred and fifteen were i'm
ported into the plantations on Massachuse,t
Bay besides some horses and mares, severa
ponies and forty-one goats. They wer
mostly ordered by Francis Higglnson, fol
merly of l.elcesershre, whence several {
the animals were brought.
The first importation into New York wa
made from Holland, 10y the West India Con
pany, in 1925, consisting of horses an
cattle for breeding, besides as many shee
and hogs as was thought expedient.- Wot
Growcr.