The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-07-11
The Largest Land Holder in America
What He is Doing in Cattle and Sheep
Breeding,

The Largest Land n older in America
What He is Doing in Cattle and Sheep
Breeding.
From the ST. Louis Republican. June -.
Mr.. George Grant, the proprietor of
the famous Victoria colony in Kansas.
and the largest land-holder in America,
spent Saturday in the city. Mr.. Grant
is Scotch gentleman who acquired "a
large fortune aS silk merchant in Lon
don, and who, with an enterprise and
energy as unhagging as that of an am
bilious youth who has a fortune still to
make comes over here with hi- fifty
wears experience and ample fortune,
which he libcrblly invests i'll the virgin
soil of Kansas and in the improvement
of the stock Of the country. He
is n thorough believer in the improve
ment of stock by judicious
crossing, and hi, example is already be-
ing felt far and near, by the spirit of
emulation cngcndcrcd among stock-raS-
ers to improve the quality of their stock.
Per contra he is equally believer in the
degeneracy Of stock from brcedingin and
in; and this deterioration, he thinks, Is
not confined to quadrupeds, but Is mani
tested among human kind a Is seen
among those of royal blood and among
the Rothschilds and other noted families
who intermarry, and which he says II
kept up IA few ages will show that man in
his dcgcncancy runs back 10 the other
end Of his line, and assimlates to his
original progenitorj according to
Darwin, the monkey Nr. Grant
has just returned from Chicago,
where he went TO meet stock
coming from Canada. He left two balls,
b Booth and Bates, Both representa-
tive, of purc-bloodcd stock, with Hon.
John MiX, of Kankakcc, the great cattle
breeder of Illinois This stock will come
through st. Louis for Victoria in couple
of weeks. They are represented by Mr..
Grant 10 be the finest of their strain. Mr.
Grant has now at his colony ten bulls,
six short horns and four Angus pole bulls.
The latter he has great confidence IN
crossing with Cherokee cows. rs the ma
iority of calves from these bulls nre like
their sircs. He estimates that not more
than five out Of forty are like the cows.
Mr. Grant has seven thousand merino
ewes which he intends to cross with
shecv Just bought in Colorado Th"
cross will be with the long wool import
ed rams, such ~ pure Lincons th" Cots
wold, and Oxford downs. He will llprovc,
Notwithstanding the prevailing opinion
to the contrary among sheep breeder
in this country, that the mcrlno, will
cross with the imported long woods.
Mr.. Grant, land continues 10 be rap |
idlv taken up by Scotch, English and |
American parties Abouttwenty squnr" /
miles have already been taken up 10y
New Workers, among whom ar" Mr. .
Gunthcr, nephew of the Mayor, Mr. '
Shields. and Mc,srs. Clarke, Fisk, Flagg
and others. Mr. MoIlrr, owner of th" F.
largest sugar refinery in New York. la,
lately come out with his wife and daugh- F.
ter. and taken up three square miles t.
along Big Creek River. An English .
gentleman. Mr.. Ratclf, of London, who
left there thrc" day ago, has purchased /
three square miles for himself and four T.
square miles for two Of his friends. They +.
all intend To come out with their f'unI- ?
lies next spring. and will build haud-omr
residences. This colony differs IN every
respect from other colonies founded IN
the United State. most Of tn" settler +.
being persons Of fair fortune, VIII" ur" .
seeking healthy climate and country
life Mr.. Grant will 90 back for few