New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-10
CATTLE BREEDERS CONVENTION AT
SPRINGFIE
.ndenee Of The N. Y. Tribune.


SPRISGFlLD Mass March 8, 1860.
Nv letter of yesterday closed without giving particn
lars of the doipgs Of the Convention. After pelimn
arv business. the reports of the Committee on Ped-
prees being called up and the supplementary one by
Mr. Andrews of Connecticut being read an interesting
debate ensued. Mr. Andrews proposed to the Conven-
ton the adoption of new scale of points for Devons,
which differs in several respects from that which
governs the Judges of the English Societies. send it
to you for the benefit of your country readers. They
will not fail to remark that the escutcheon or
Gu6non mark, is recognized as special point, worthy
of two mer; marks in the hundred. This shows that
the Devon men, or at least Mr.. Andrews, their cham
pjon regard their favore breed as essentially milk
ing stock.
The matter of allowing thoroughbred DevOns some
white On the belly and adder has been prof, theme
for discussion here and in England, and it has been
very earnestly considered in this Convention. Davy
says in his Devon Herd.Book, that white on the
udder is admissible but our friend Ezra Cornell of TIN
AGA would have us believe, You recoec that thorough
bred Devons actually produce red and white calf
under certain peculiar psychological Influences
must beg 70 be excused from believing any such doe
trne Think that on a Devon the more red we can
get the better; and should greatly dietrust the lne
age of a so-called Devon that showed much white
about its body.
Mr.. Andrewss scale of points is as follows:
Purity Of blood head long and oony forehead T,ce ana
M of bright orange color 90 T. eye bright prominent
Td % saS . ss sSo
of ssH0S 4 hS se G a Pena ec
S Sss throat Sns with s
s sSg e he g. f9S t'S1f pTed
fore & wei 9e Sne0h s Sh dsS 70 the hros M TO-
. .flss assa asn to that activity
back extending the shoulder blade to present
cavity between the shoulder point and the barrel @ ~ back
u on broad with the short bones extending full to the hoop
ribs hip bones wide 8) b. rump straight fu and wei coy
cred M H. broad maj. tanning an even S'eSo,h
from u6der to saeram ~ loheI poR commonly agreed upon
oUe6 90 color always red but Of different shades medium
eS beef light red less hardy bot superior for beef
white about the uddeI to al the various shades ~
dAeIent points the ssgsFse or perfection being ioc
Mr. Blakeslee OF Watertown, Conn.,, thought the
white in pure Devons should be admitted only at the
tip of the tail. He has &C pnre Devons of the Pater
son stock and considers the white about the udders
sign of impurity.
Mr.. Andrews gave the authority of the English
Herd Book for the existence Of white about the udders
in pure Devons.
Mr. Blakesee said the prize cattle brought to this
country from England have no white, and yet cattle
are sold here as Devons whose bellies are half white.
The earlier importatons had no white while the later
have it, There appears TO be a degeneracy ~ some
way in the English breeds. The English had not bred
as purely he believed as had in this country. lie
thought we should not adopt the white about the I'D
ders as distinctive mark Of the Devons, il it were
really sign Of degeneracy, and he considered the
matte deserving of investigation. lie was Interested
in it, he had taken pains TO preserve the pure breed
without the white.
Frrtl err discussion ensued after which motion to
refer the matter of pedigTees to two Committees OF
three each prevailed; and Nominating Committee
being chosen, it subsequently reported the following
list of officers, which was adopted
Pyssident-PAoLI LATHRoP Of South Hadley, Mass.
HieF,s'dent,1J9sish Fog Of Dee1hed VIM BRINE s
Water
Ssc,,ta,va and Tyeasuey-H A. Dyer Of Hartford, Conn.
A5s1nSyss " Busum Of Wincbsstef n W Bartlett
On pevou and Ayrshres~ssnford Howard Of Boston g.
Fse Of West Farms N.Y. B. H. Andrews Of Waterbury Conn
After which the Convention adjourned.
This afternoon, we met ut the Police COnrt-Room
again and the merits of the several HerdBooks were
dscufted with considerable eanestness and the rela
bility of individual pedigrees questioned.
The Committee on Pedigees reported that they had
examined the pedigrees Of nearly 100 Shorthorns,
nearly $50 Devons 8AyIshires, and y Herefordshres
no Aiderneys having been presented. list OF the
animals and their pedPrees was read. The Commute
recommended The best scale OF points for Short
horns that published by l.. f. Allen, in the trst vol
nme of the American Herd-BOok On the other varie-
ties they made no recommendation.
Nr. Iinsley of West Meriden, Conn.,, spoke OF the
pract ce of getting up false pedsrees Inc only SAFE
rule is 10 accept no animals as thoroughbred whose
pedigree cannot be fully traced.
Mr.. AZ drews explained and thought the pedigrees
reported by the Committee were manly correct.
Mr.. Lneley was not satsied with having them
mainly correct Wha We want in this Association he
said Is protection. If we can 60 no further than the
Herd.Books we accomplish nohil g, for we know the
Herd-Books are not correct, and we might as Wen
drop this Association.
Several others spoke Of the necessity of the rule that
no animal should be accepted AS thoroughbred whose
ned1ee could not be traced 70 undoubted Engish pa
rcntsoe of the pure breed. The general convicuon
seemed 10 be that the herdbooks are not TO be relied
upoD and Instances OF the ncorrectness oi oo.n Ine
English and American books were pointed out. IL was
stated that the publishers Of the books accept without
question the pedgess sent them and receive ~ cents
for each animal mentioned and their interest Is 70 PRINT
az many pedieress possible-not to make them cor
rect The matter was finally disposed OF by referring
the report on pedigrees TO the Committees OF the
current year. and by choosing Special COMMITTEE 10
consider the propriety of issuDg new herd-Dook I'M
der the auspices Of the Association the Committee be-
ing as follows: Wells Lathrop OF South Hadley *;
linsley Of West Meriden, Conn, and WIN. Birme oil
Springfield.
On motion, the Convention agreed TO meet in this
city ON the first Wednesday in March, 1861. The
members Of the Convention, and many other farmers,
to the number Of about one hundred In ALL now
having talk uhicrte.