Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-09-20
LIVE STOCK.
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been strong between them for some years,
the awards to fatted bullock about equal,
but the friends of thetatter at length claim
IL victory. 1--WE do not propose, says the
Rural Press in an article upon the subject,
~ to enter into Il cOmp aiative decision OF tie
Ierefords, and their rival, but rather TO
state some things which we believe to be
facts aboul breed Of cattle which we hear
very little about in this State. We read that
in the county of Hereford, and near the city
of Hereford, in the year 17G6, Dir. Benjamin
Tompkins commenced the breeding Of
Hereford cattle, and gained for himself and
cattle a very high reputation. The earliest
reliable and systematic record we have OF
weights comes from the ,Smithtleld Club,
formed in 1893. These records show that
,she IIerefords ranked very high. and that
for twenty consecutive years they were
awarded the first premium oyer the Short
horns and chat for fifty years, at this fair,
ttlley held Il large advantage, taking lS5
premiums. where the ShorthOrnS took 81.
The winner of the first prize at the first
meeting of the Smithlicld show was an OK
seven years old, measuring S feet II inches
Dong, 6 feet 7 inches high, and l0Sfeet a
inches girth, and sold for 100 guineas. This
OK was shown by Mr.. Westcar. We have
an account from Mr.. Westcar's books show
lug Che sale of twenty steers, between the
years 1889 and 1871. tor e., 123, an average
of $3.50 each, and a large number for ESQ
and over; these prices for butchers meat.
in 1915 or '13, Mr.. Westcar sold so Here
ford oxen in Christmas cattle market ut so
guineas each or. 1862. In 1916 M. Price
had u public sale of 1S6 Herpfords, that
brought G23,S2G, an average of el2S 1885,, or
S644 each. Thus early didthe breed come
into favor and win the breeders in lofty
prices.
ct the career Of the Heretords in this
country it may be said that they have made
a good record at the State fairs in New
York for nearly 40 years, as also in Ohio
for % years past. At the Northern Ohio
fair, in 1876, they took the sweepstakes
premium for the best breeders herd of a
bull and -four heilers bred and owned by tie
exhibitos, and for the best herd of bull and
four COWS or heifers. Another herd Of
Hereforas, in 1876, took the third premiuhl
from seven Shorthorn herds at the Michi-
gan State fair.
In our issue of June goth we gave at
length the points claimed for the Ilerefords,
and it will not be necessary TO review them.
Mention was also made at that time of the
success of the cattle in Colorado. We now
read in the Kansas Farmer that an interest
In Heretords is awakening there, and the
following conclusions are drawn cit is
not remarkable that the breeders and grow
els should, and have concluded that the
great range, the western pasture lands Of
Nebraska. Wyoming. western Kansas, east
ern Colorado and western Texas, must in
the near future grow the cattle for the
slumbles of the world. We consider the
question of where the cattle are to be grown
rs settled, not only by the interest Of the
producer, but by the vast advantages and
favorable legation Of this vast native pas
ture. This being SO, the next question to
be settled is what class, kind or breed of
cattle is best adapted to meet and fill the
condition and wants OF this country? We
incline to the opinion, from all the ev.~
dences of past experience in this country
and elsewhere. that the Hereford cross up
on the natiye cattle Of the range produces Il
better beef steer than any other. t..at this
cross produces a steer that is Il better graz
er, a MOI active, yet most domestic animal,
which aecuWIlates more and better flesh
upon the range, ut an earlier period than
any other cross. All this is susceptible of