New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-10-21
THE CATTLE SHOW.

FINE DISPLAY or ALDERNEYs, AYRsHIRFs, DUR
HAMS AND DEvONS-POrNTs OF EXCELLENCE IL
TTfE SEVERAL BREEDS
IRON An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE tribune
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2.-The exhibition Of
i've stock at the Centennial Exhibition is not large, bn
II is worthy Of especial notice The exhibits are Om The
following rlaces: Canada, England, Kentucky iowa,
Illinois, Ohio Pennsylvania, New-York, New-Jcrsey,
Massachusetts, Maine. The Hereford cattle astonsh one
by the great weight of fcsh considering their size Cal
loways black and without horns remarkably tine
animals and have the advantage OF being hdroy. Inc
Attorneys Jerseys are well represented showing lean
frames and the indications of giving rich ni!s Ihe
Ayrshires come from several States and after several
years trial ey be desirable for dairy purposes
Some Of the cows shown have wonderfully large Hlilz
veins and II is probably true that herd OF 20 Ayrshire
cows will give milk during year than nerd Of the
same size any other breed They are brown ana Whe
they look much like the old domestic COW, AID tie brown
Is similar 10 the brown faWn OF the Attorney which
may be ecu Tered favorable color The head is rather
ema the stomach and forward parts are also small but
the hinder parts, commencing from the CENTER enlarge
rapidly and base is formed three times as l &c as the
forward part. The whole tendency OF the veins ana
muscles seems TO be toward the great milk gland and this
is the fixed type Of the animal expressed by pedigree
which so deeply inbred that there is no breeding back
ward Il this point precisely that the value OF t'e
and well established breeds is 10 be found.
The shorlhorns or DurhauIs shown at this fair are
magnificent animals. A small herd from Queen Veto
ra's farm which was purchased by Canadian, attracts
much attention, but the not SURPRISINGLY good
Some Of the Canadian shorth0rns hardly 10 be ex
celled and Others from Iowa and Ohio are decidedly re-
narkablc COW from Kentucky Of this breed is good
and in answer inquiry to her value, tie attend
ant said she was worth $4,000 $4,000. Probably
no other animal on the ground eXcelled her. II is now
about 40 years since Kentucky introduced the short
horns and DOW they are in the 'front.' rank as breeders
Their success has almost wholly arisen from tne Gcoos
cal feature their soil through he central countries
namely rotten limestone, "hch hpdilo sfeat 'tr ~
blue grass. The farmers OF tde Ich prues or Ilols
and Iowa strong competitors and great rivalry tA
lists among the many careful breeders OF al Ao-e SEC
tons. IL. ,, i., ,
ears but now he almost always ~ deep red S.li
when white or one appc9rs, he IS by 10 means
but II spEmg out Of good STOCK lhat hal ohE tAL'u
known as esWater ~ Is gtlnlea Oh az li ~ 'I
that being gained Is first larger carcass ana r,s hue
and second the locality in which This increase is found
tIaf h 10 v drawing a lire horizontally little above
tile center OF the animal, the FAR fcr amount Oh Hsn
must be found the upper side This hue viii cross
fwotbrds tp the hip or the round, ana il Wi. Leave
below nuch 81 the round. The best Sh0rthor 40 cot
sideTed will bo. the boGy concerned dccideGy
tOp-heavy, and the back, between the hs, VIII be- iuy
two feet broad am fiat a. te. ana TINS nd, cA mas
the most valuable part OF beef The Canada k'hueky
Illinois and Iowa animals showed theae POINTS III ia
alongside even though fat absolutely insignificant
a ay ps r%,f re several breeders nave had arct sue
cess fact signal bat al the same Tnc they
spending hardness which should without fan belong 20
fixed type and a consequence those notable animals
were unable sustain Themselves. their constitution
being too feeble for the development uough SUI
ncient for the old one and they died-nOt with disease
but with weakness. II appears, therefore, that TO mi
prove a breed one must go slow.
Several years the DeVOns were lnuch thoueht or
Those the grounds remarkably fine animals their
red absolutely perfect them limbs are clean and all
about them is admirable, hut they do not take on nes
enough For work cattle equal the Devons for
beauty. Kindness quekHess, and intelligence. For mhk
stock they have been held In favor. Lattcriy guod
grade OF DuThams Is thought the whole most prOut
able for the dairy because herd Of 20 COWS Will yield
great deal OF milk their calves Will have decided value,
and when old they make excellent beef Perhaps II Il
true that than half OF the butter made M this
country from the grade ShOrthOrn several
pairs OF heavy work cattle weighing 1000 pounds each
were shown, and an OK that weighed 1888 pounds
attracted the multitude. X Z. "