New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-17

lens should he received with due respect. The ssne
bad points are net TO be charged 20 the best Here
fords Of to-day; for the herds Of Lord Bersick Lord
Ba,sn an. ard other leading breeders, can perhaps
show "a good On average any Shor.-born herds Of
similar size.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE BREED.
The He, efords are placed by all the leading writer's
in the olass OF " Middle horDs;" that il, they are
neither long horned hike the CIAvens and LeicestArs,
nor stort-boIned, hike the prevailing blooded stock
that is row in fashion; bu in the same rank as
the Devons, SusssI, Glamorgans, and others. The
Hereords are considered aboriginal breed, and as
having perhaps the same origin as the Devons. Those
who have Only known them with white faces, thross,
ard bellies would scarcely believe that il has been
difficult matter TO distinguish heavy Devon from
hight Hereford but such is TIE fact Youait Gays that
" compared with the Devons, they shorter in the
"lsg and also in the CARCASS higner, BROADER and
heavier IN the chine rounder and wider sero:s the
chips and better covered with fat the thigh fuller
"and more muscular, and the shoulders larger and
" cosrser'
Afewyears since they were DO. Of the same uni
formity of appearance a. now for we learn from Mr.
R. Smiths Repor. On the Stock exhibited at Chester
last year. that formerly there were some herds self
"colored like the Devon and Sussex breeds, and
Opinions have been published that this was their
original character Subsequently we iod the gray,
"the notified and the wbite-facei each With their
distinct admirers and their successful breeders
I" That the race vas originally red with
"wbi,e face lie Indicated by the almost perfect uni
form.y of color which the breed Of the county DOW
"presents." If this peculiarly were not inherent in
the race but merely the result of morgre bree ling,
We should find every imaginable variation Of the
-. h., a. I'D haen hyed va
should zee the color recurring to other original
type; for this s the peculiarly Of well-establshed
strans to overcome notifications attained by art and
preserve their ancient landmarks.
MILKING PROPERTIES NEGLECTED.
Hereford oxen have ever been noted for their
strength, endurance docty aud feeding propensties,
rs well as for the fine quality Of the best pieces OF
beef. The general introduction of horses has in great
measure driven them however, from the plow;
while as a further reason we might add that the
farmers find it more profitable to grow them 30 as to
be fit for the butcher at three years of age than to
keep them as working animals until they are six or
seven.
As regards their performance at the pail, not
much can be said; for while Hereford milk is con.
fessedy rich in quality, the efforts of breeders have
been SO turned to developing beefmskipg quail
tiles that no heed is given to the production
Of milk. In fact, it is common practice in
their native county to let the calves run with their
dams in the state and then, it lie some
times necessary TO have common cows to act as wet
nurses TO the young beefmahers. This is crude
state of things that should be replaced by better
sy,tem but especially if it is expected that Here
ford COWS nay sometimes be needed TO give milk to
their owners. The Sborthorn not whit better
in this respect for they put forth all their energies to
get hefer up to an enormous weight, and neglect
milk making properties altogether. The scale OF points
given by our agricultural societies 10 their judges on
cattle as guide 10 their decisions, tells the whole
story; the development of bag ard signs Of milking
ability are put down in the merit list at 8 or per
cent while the beef points exalted to the highest
degree. What is the result Of this treatment The
system becomes go overloaded with fat that the
mammsry glands and ducts that should be left Tree to
secrete and convey milk are coated over with faify
matter and the flow Of milk becomes at first almost,
and ultimately quite, impeded The heifer coming in
calf and near her time the system lie overheated and
il famed and there is great danger that she will lose
her own life or that of hercaf. Our eeders know this
better than we can tell them but in England and this
country let two lots of cattle of equal excellence be
sbowp and in nine out Of ten, those which are
in proper breeding condition will lose t5e prize, and
it will be given to the lot in high flesh. Fat Ike
charity, cOvereh multitude of SINS
MANAGEMENT OF BREEDING cows.
In Uerefordshire 1t is customary with the farmers
70 make the cows come in in the Winter months.
The calves .ueke their dams until May, when grasss
ready for them. When the cows are dry they are
driven to the poorer pastures toward the hills; but II
they do not come in calf again, they are put upon the
richer grazing land to faten. The larger breeders OF
course treat their herds DO the owrers OF the beet
herds Of other breeds. Mr. Henry Tanner, in prize
Report on the Agriculture of Shropshire to the Royal
Agricultural Society, mentions that 10 the district OF
CoIve Dale, comprising an area OF 3oooO acres, the
stock growers have met with serious Losses from the
premature dropping Of their calves by the Hereford
cows and he attributes il TO too close breeding, which,
he thinks. has enfeebed them, and made them sus-
ceptible to the malady when the direct producing
cause is presented. This cause, he claims, Is to be
found in the erget fungoid growths which attack
not only rye but most Of the pasture grasses OF the
district SIS WE'LL If this theory be true, how can we
account for the prevalence Of this same trouble In the
dsircs of Orange County where the cows are OF mon
gre extraction. and in no case pure blooded If the
introduction Of fresh blood would be- as he claims,
remedy surely in our dairy districts We should be ex
empted from the difficulty. This not being co. We can
scarcely charge il to the Herefords as weakness OF
cor sttution on their part must look for some other
explanation of the mystery. Perhsps certain condi-
tiops Of atmosphere, excess of moisture or some
thing else may favor the growth of fungi on our ps'
ture grasses and thus induce the abortion Professor
Buchanan Gays that ryesrass is especially subject to
ereot and care should be hai in feeding to valuable
breeding animals this account.
LORD BERwICK'S HERD.
During the last Summer we had an opportunity Oh
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