The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-09
DR.. Tanners Celebrated Cattle.

We clip the following excellent and
sccurat. article, written by Mr.. J. 2.
Mathews, assistant editor otthe Bslti'
more American, giving a description Of
Dr. s. Tasper's thorough bred cattle,
published in that paper a few days since,
which were on exhibition at the Hagers'
town Fair: O.. --...
The finest herd, however, comes
from Springdsle, Jefferson county, West
Virginia, and is owned by DR.. l. :.
Tsnner, oil Shepherdstown. In this
herd there are fourteen, animals, all Of
the short horn family, and have line,
age which entities them to be called
thorough bred"
The Immediate ancestor ia famous
bull, formerly known as "Richard, Duke
OF Beauiord," but his present owner
calls him "The First Duke of Spring
dale" In color be is q red roam (the
orthodox short horn hue0 and
in size he is true
monarch. His usual weight is about
. 700 pounds, but be can be fed up, to
$500 pounds withou, any difficulty when
his owner desires to exhibit him in his
best condition. Notwithstanding the
immense tie Of this animal, his build
! is quite shapely and even neat. HE
ears are small, and his horns, ~hicn
are fa- from being alarming, are turned
| in toward bis cheek bones in way
which makes them but poor weapons
Of offence or defence. He is very tame
asd can be led about ss easily az 8 well
trained OK. =.
By the eide OF this noble patriarch il
hia half sister, q most beautiful COW
that will be likely to take a premium
wherever she is exhibited. In her Ken
lucky home she rejoiced in the poetlca
name OF Rosa Lee" but since she came
TO Virginia she has been promoted te
the highest circles OF bovine aristocFacy
and is known as the First Duchess o
Spriugdale." She has a soft white Skin
| that has not q SINGLE spot OF color IRON
head to hoof. Although her fat quar-
tiers suggest savory steaks, she Is sac
to be an excellent mixer, merit which
| I believe, is somewhat rare among
these heavy beet cattle. Their wonder
full capacity for storing flesh ID not sup
plemented with an equal tendency tt
secrete the tactical fluids. Although
this duchess had enough OF admiration
to make her naughty and proud sh'
has an exceedingly amisble disposition
| and quietly munches her hay in ute
unconsciousnes of the fact that be-
st,lI ia always surrounded by q crowc
Of cattle fsnciera, who stroke her glossy
coat aud comment on her fine points
In this herd there are two daughters o
the frat duchess called the First aoc
Second Duchess of Springdale, respect
iyely. The Second Duchess is prom
| isip9 heifer, about eighteen months old
She ia red roam in color. and has nearly
all the peculiarities OF the Durham
breed that distinguish her mother. In
GLIDING the clean limb, fiat and bony
below the knee, and the handsome
head and neck, devoid OF that append
age known as the "dew-lap." Ths
Third Duchess lie q cslfonly elk months
old, is a progidy in size. it were mo-
| for her young head, with horns j ust be-
ginning to shoot, she might be taken fol
a fat beef.
In addition to these Dr.. Tanner hat
two other thorough bred beifers on ex'
hibltion, and three young Dukes. all o.
them less than a year old, but in siz'
they do not look much like calves
These Young scions of the Duke o.
Springdsle are all rosns dashed with
white. They have the straight backs
| forming almost right angle with the
exterior line of the hips, which are sup
posed to indicate high breeding. A
stately Devon COW. with q blood red
coat and a pair Of sharp white horns
completes the herd. -.
The Williamsport Pilot also says
We visited our county Fair on Thurs
day last and was certainly agreesbly
surprised TO see such a fine display o
articles, fruit, vegetables. stock, dc
And among the cattle we noticed 9
young herd belonging to DR.. /. s. Tan
ner, OF Jefferson county, West Virginia
We consider them the finest lot OF cat.
| tie we ever looked at, and hsye not tn.
least doubt that the doctor will carry of
the premiums in that line.