Smyrna times., 1858-01-28
Miscellaneous articles.
Blood Cattle.
SMYRNA, DEL.


| We find the following interesting account nj
of Blood Cattle in the Staten Islander:
| The principal breeds of blood cattle, as bred
in England, are the North DevOns, Short Horns.
Herefords, Attorneys, Ayrshires and Gallo
ways.
The Devons, more properly called North
Devons, are an original breed of long standing.
They were first bred in England. The pure
Devons are of high red color, without spot,
light dun round eye, fine in bone, clear neck.
thin face, and tail set high. Their hair is soft,
fine and silky. For rough. stony, uneven pas.
lures, the Deyons are peculiarly fitted by ma.
ture, as they will generally thrive and keep in
good condition, where the Durham would bare
ly keep alive This trait in their nature rem
ders them a valuable breed for fattening for the
market, as they put on fat rapidly when turned
out TO good pasture, and in the Fall moderate
feeding with roots and meal quickly renders
them mt tor the butcher, with larger propor-
ton OF flesh to bone than in other breeds. For
working oxen, this breed has no superior but
some farmers think that cross of the Devon
on our native cattle produces better working
oxen than the pure breed alone. AS mixers.
the Devons are not celebrated, the rea son being
that the cows are inclined to take on fat too
easily for good milking purposes. Occasion
ally some excellent mixers are found among
the Devons, but they are not particularly
priced, as breed, for such qualities This
breed of cattle is well adapted to the soil of the
Eastern, Middle and Northern States; but on
the fertile prairies of the west, the Short Horn
Durhams are considered by many as more pro-
fitable for beef.
Short HOrnS.-This breed originated seven
ty years ago, on the banks of the Tees, in Eng
land. Such was their celebrity in 1910, that
forty-one head sold at auction brought an aver
age of $767 each, and at ANOTHER sale of sixty
one animals, in 1917, they brought $644 each
From that time to the present this breed of cat
tie has been constantly spreading over the civil
lized world On extensive river bottoms, or
where the land is smooth and rich, producing
extensive, luxuriant pastures, the Durham cat.
tie thrive in their greatest perfection. The
cows OF this breed are large and stately, and
often produce enormous qua antities of milk and
butter. They are sold at prices avera ging from
500 TO $500 each /; yet they cannot be said to
be always great mixers. The Durhams ma
ture more rapidly, perhaps, than any other
breed; and In England it is said that vast num-
bers are slaughtered at two years old. The
full-bred Short Horn Durhams are OF a lght
color, from snow white to various shades of
roam, speckled or spotted, and occasionally a
bright red. For the yoke, the steers of this
breed are not so valuable as the Deyons. being
slower travellers When crossed with our ma :
tive cattle a great Improvement is always the
result. '"A
HerefordS.--The principal characteristics of
this breed are light or dark red coler, with a
white face, and frequently white spots on the
neck and along the back; Shorter legs than
Devon, harder and kindlier feeders but great.
er size, length end more power for draft, and
inferior mixers, like the Devons In England
it is claimed that the Herefords will take on
more flesh for the expense than any other breed.
They do not mature so early as the Durhams,
nor are they on the whole considered so good
mixers In the rich meadows along the banks
of the Severn in England, the Herefords are1nu.
merous, and are highly esteemed by graziers
for their easy fattening qualities. -. :.
' ALaernetS. This breed is also allied Jersevs
The cows are the best mixers Of any existing
bread, as regards richness ofmilk. In quaint.
ty the Ayrshires may excel them; but the AL.
derneys are much sought after by gentlemen
of wealth, who desire rich milk without regard
to cost. For the butcher this breed is almost
worthless, and when such trait exists in the
nature of u"eoN, it plways follows that such
cattle are very valuable as. mixers. ''"l ~ ...
Ayrshires ---This breed is considered the
best dairy cattle in the world. Like the Al
derneys, they will not take on fat, by any ordi-
nary mode of feeding; consequently they are
great mixers, exceed an otherD breeds IN the
quantity of their milk. 1t is said that a cross
with the Short Horn Durhans improves both
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