New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-16
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.
BREEDS OF DOMESTIC CATTLE. NO. XIV.
NDEREEIS.

from the French channel islands, which have long
been attached 70 The British Empire, whittier they
were originally brought from Normandy 70 the ca!-
lie Of VII Oh mainland they bear considerable re-
semblaDce, and Of witch they possess many OF the
qualities especially that Of fattenDg with e1'rsor
dDa.y rspidi.y and OF making very good Beef are
he last we shall describe. NJ. Youatt, IN his his-
Tory Of the breeds OF cattle, even while admitting
.ha. Mr.. Parkinson, whom ne quotes II description
of them, las determined prejudice agains. these
little cattle, does them, we think himself scarce
less, Injustice, when he speaks OF their rea. ugh
ress" being passed over on ac.oun. OF their cinln-
utive size, and other qualities In truth, they are
not ugly, though they msy De so TO breeders eye,
from their wan.iI the points OF utility which re
is won't 70 regard as constituting all beauty n cay
tie: Just as Norfolk agricultural used 70 consider
fat levels waving with grain white for the hAr-
vest" or green With lu1urian: turniptoss the per-
lection of rural beauty and you'd sneec az tie rro-
sachs OF Loeb Katrne, sad vote The Highlands the
Hudson heap of horrid hili, barren OF ell utility
Parbin,ons description is csricE;ure. " ILeT
.ze," be ssys sis small, sad they are Of as aai q
" form az can possibly be described; the oe.hes OF
"many of them are four-ffths of their weight;
their neck is very thin and hollow their shoulders
"stard up and axe the highest part; they sre hol-
Glow ard harrow behind the shoulders; the came
"is nearly without nesh; tie lncLs ere harrow and
:" sharp at tae ends; tie rump IS short, aud they
Z" are narrow aud light in me brishes.' "Ihn pi;-
"ture," says Mr. Youa:t, as very little eA.sge-
a. rated, when the animal ia sualyzed pom. by
"point yet sl these deiects ere s, put together IS
to make not AN unpleasant whole TIE Truth 10
that every one Of the defects Is described IN 10
worst form, and none Of the redeemiog points are
stated. II is true the Attorney COW is not a good
model of COW either for the grazier or The dairy
man; in other words, as q cow !. IS not handsome
or well made type Of COW. It is not the cow 70
keep with view 10 deriving profit f.om il, ether
for the dairy or tie shameless. Least CT al ID IL
poor mans COW" for lis appelte is somewhat
voracious, since r is said 70 &c nearly as large
consumer asa shor.-hon, which is six times its
size and weight, and yields nearly three times the
quantity of milk. Yet we insist that the Alder
ney has her Own beauty, SIS she has her own good
qualities; and thst che is peculiarly fitted for Fer
own position as the rich mans coz, as are the
Kerrys OF the small breed OF Crsyens as the poor
mans cows" The Attorney COW is 'nah, Wild
LOOKING, agile, deer.ike; she las neat hne' small
hesd; an eye peculiarly large, lus-:ous, soft sld
melting; a pleasing tmeness AID friendliness Of
manner; an agreeable color-bghs red hnd WIFE,
dun or dun and white, yellow OF yellow Aud Nai:e,
and fawn-colored. A deer would DC Ivory uey
COW, but it is nevertheless very beautiful ANNA;
and il lie very much as dee,s beauty .tat Tue
beauty Of the Attorney COW is considered ~ tno'e
who especially keep and endea7or TO improve It
The rich gentry and nobility Of England, IN whose
home. parks il is an aeYee able iuhsbitan', AM H.
disputaby an ornamental accessory ~ TIE r-m
shaver lawns and luXuriant shrubs among which the
gigantic bulk of the Durham OK would De IS much
ont of place, as bull in q ch.ns-shop-tha old ex-
ample Of the unft.est occupant Of tie most uaie
place.
The qualities Of the Aderney, Ike tie personnel
are adapted only for the Injuries and superfuties
Of the rich; not for the uses Of the poor, or Tho
profits of the thrifty. II gives very little MIX, but
of that little very large propor..on-we were on
the point of saying the larges. proportions cream.
Still this excess Of richness of cream and OF butter
is not sufficient to render It profitable 10 keep Al
aerueys. But. on the other hand, this suPerabund-
ant cream is Of richness, dehcacy, bghtness,
and the equally superabundant butter Of delicious
favor which il attained by no other produce OF the
dairy. For those persons, therefore, who delight
in having everything. which they lave st all OF the
best quality, regardless OF expense-wtich shey
have no reason 70 regsrd-the Attorney COW is the
best adapted and best constituted Of al tie families
of domestic cattle. Nor are re prepared to say
that this determination 70 carry natural products 20
their hishe. And 70 have them Of the bert, whether
il be profitable or not, is folly, mere eI:raya-
gsnce. or in the least akin 20 tie wsnton wss!e
which lavishes vas. sums without purpose. IL IS
always something 10 establish standard n ag'cul-
tura products of what 10 the best, as something TO
which other inferior qualities m,y be hereafter
raised from other AID more profitable sources; aad
il SEEMS about Sc irrational TO denoun;e he keeping
of Attorneys, rather than DufhAms, BY man who
prefers the Attorneys cream 20 The sto-s horn 5.
and can afford to pay for tie difference, So Il woald
be 70 denounce the keeping Of .allo~ deer, instead
of Southdowns, by men who prefer venison 70 NIT
ton, and can afford to pay for the indulgence Of
their taste. II may pe added that the Attorney
bulls are far superior in beauty, according 70 the
srszier's and feeders estimate Of beauty, - the
cows: and that the COWS fatsen mere kirdy AID a.
ford better beef than would be expected fsoA :oef
sauat and ragged appearance. lsis no: kaoSn nat
Any Aderney cross las ever produced Aay 0ece-
fetal resul. on any inferior Breed re preelss Ia:
i, had concurred 70 form We Ayrshlras or re 'Lo'-