Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-12-14
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
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During the last four or five years
vgool-Vrowfng has been regarded as 30
renounerstfve. and the excitement ln
regard to the improvement IN Spanish
Merino sheep has been so great, that
the raising IF cattle and efforts to I'M
prove tFern has been much mezlaeGeq.
Tt Is q singular fact that iu State 20
we'll adapfed to eattie- breeding. with
A DoDulatfou SO Intelligent, a majority
of oTr animals should be still unlm-
b1oved. or common stock, 10 Inn
tied extent the Devon, Hereford and
Ayrshire blood has been TesoTted TO,
with view to improving our stock.
At present, 50 far as 1 am aware AMI
mails of these breeds are not much ~
demand All these breeds are Rooo
for special purposes The Devonss ana
Herefofds are excellent Tor peer anu
for work cattle. but do not mature SO
early as the ShOrthorns-no are they
30 good for milk The AyTshiTes are
believed to be SURPASSED by no other
breed as mixers, but they are not
equal to the other breeds above named
as beef producing animals; the opinion
being generally entertained BY all
farmers who are atteu4p 4pting to lTapEoEe
their stock. that those cattle are the
7i,;,5tt, profitable which combine the
Qualities Of early maturity with good
milk and beef producing qualities.
m seems To be almost universally
conceded that She Shorthorm or DuT-
ham blood should be resoFbed to 10
fbe Improvement of our stock. 1t Ii
not here intended to express any epln-
ion as to whether this conclusion Is
correct one or not, but simply TO STATE
4he fact that at present. in Ohio, scarce
Il .g other blood is used 20 Improve
ong cattle But the extent 70 Wnlcc,E
even this blood. which pow .preYalb
in all parts Of Great Britain, has peeH
aufte ffmited in this State. RroBapl.
ona-haTf the counties have not HIM
but common stock; and even N eoun
ties swhere the greatest efforts nav
been made at Improvement one-hai
the animals are still scrubs, pro
duced for the most part not only with
out profit but as an absolute loss
while all who have experience ~ cross
ing with the superior blood unite. 4
the opinion, that with good Keeping
the thoroughbred or even the grad
animals, are always bred with satlstao
tory profit.
Shorthorn cattle were introduced n
to the State at very early day, IN 20
Western Reserve and IN the ScI0to an
Miami valleys
Tn 1884 a company of spirited msII
with adequate means, was foT9ed !!
Southern Ohio, mostly residing I
Ross. Pickaway, Franklin and High
land counties, to import cattle frol
Great Britain. The late Felix he
nick, of Ross. one Of the most inteli
gent gentlemen connected with agr
culture IN the State, and certainly sul
passed by none ia Judgment as to. Il
excellence of cattle, was selected
the agent to make the purchases, b
ing Instructed TO use his own judgme
and discretion as to the breed or bTee
from which to make his selections.
After examining all the breeds
Great Britian. his entire selection "
of pure S50rtboT3as.
There is much dispute as TO t
comparative merits of the Engl1
Shorthorns of that period. and tho
of tile present day Tits very certa
that the best herds are now much me
highly kept and pampered--have l.
exercise and are not MIXED so mut
AS a consequence they mature earll
but il is a disputed question whett
they are not less valuable as milk
and less hardy IN constitution th
their ancestors of 1876, the peri
of this impOrtation.-Oh Agricut
raj Report Of 1868.