The Red Cloud chief., 1879-01-30

NJ ~ feet high. triumphant and alone
sheep are the poor mans friend, the
poor mans stock. IL costs but little to
get \ start. The women and the little
children delight Ia care for them. and
| hopc Ia see the day hasieurd when
th. shoddy.clad and %shi,ering. thinl,
clothed families II "a Kansas plains
will be- wrapped in the genial warmth
IT their own foeks. Econom, should
bc the order u the day. and this item
alone would save thousands Ia the farm.
crs OF Kansas.
bst.sory oG che shors.eo"rs..
One hundred and fifty Years ago fee
II any short-horus we're - hc found out
IL the counties II Northumberland.
Lincoln, Yorkshire and Durham. kng
land. The bcs, were located In the
valley uf the river Tees. ia the last
| named counties. Their. is no authentic
history that any progcnltors II the cat.
tie were imported into England. and A.
the soil II the countries above named
Wa rich, well adapted Ia the growth of
| the bees, grasses, perhaps a blue grass,
and afforiing the very bcs, pastursgc
| for cattle. the climate favorable. etc. b,
IL altogether probable that these natu.
raj advantages rapidly developed tn.
| best qualities VI the cattle II that local
| iiy. which enhanced their marketable
| value greatly. and which doubtless In.
| duced their owners To adopt n careful
system u breeding. and prompted a
generous supply If food for winter and
summer. whereby they Lad acquired
grua, distinction as early rs l770, when
a new era dawncd ON the history of
short.horns.
About that time two brothers. Robert
and Charles Colling, young men. en-.
barkcd In the business In Durham coun.
", England, who by skillful breeding
aud management, brought their herds
Ia suc'i n state al perfection tina, IL 1,
doubtful whether any herds have cx
ceeded them. even to this day. They
accomplished this by q judicious system
Of in.and.in breeding, and IL Is a vel
known fact that the hes, herds In Eng.
lsnd and America are descended from
~progeni,orS bred by them. Mr.. Charles
ColliDg bred the celebrated Durham on
about 1920. He ~as q roam In color
and In his fifth year weighed SOFA lbs
He Was exhibited IN nearly all 81 tb,
agricultural counties in England. VA :
prize winner wherever he WAS exhibit
ed, and Ills owner refused 1900 I'D
him. The brother. MIR. X Colling. Ia
1905. bred the white row called ''Tb'
White H.ifer that Travelled" because
she was exhibited In all ~ the agricul.
,ural counties in England and sOi
prizes wherever she went
AZ early NJ 1873 5. Messrs. Cough a
Miller imported from England som
short-horns Ia the south branch % thu
Potomac, and tradition SAYS some cattle
descended from these and from SOM
other i~mportationa were bred and bro
10 Clark county, keniucky, and wcr'
there kept, aud the bulls bred on na
tive stpck In that section % the State
They were III. first imported caitl
brought tai the State, so that Clsrl
county was the first In the State Ia en-
gage in the improvement u caiu.
which some 81 the citizens have hep
up. aud pow there are n number II yer,
fine and large herds owned IN SAL
county. Among them is tina, u Nj
Abram Renick's herd ~ Rose ~ ShA
rons not surpassed. certainly. and per
haps not cquAled by any herd ON ciihe
continent. Tie has recently received
medal from England ~ the breeder a
the best short-horn cow 0f her class h
the Kingdom. He has sold many coz
to Eagiish purchasers.
In 1917. Col. Lewis saunders. q
Grass Hills, KY, gentleman II I'm
education and very general informs
ton. attracted by the high prices r,
Allied for the shortborns u Mr.. Cha
Ceilings sale in 1910. imported eigt
head u shorthorns from the valley {
the river Tees. England -four bulls An
four hsifers. all reds They had sll n
characteristics of superior sbort-horn,
and came from tbs locality ~ the bc'
, Of the breed, and great care ~as 81
served In the selection II them. 81
they came without written pedigree
p because there we're no herd books
} that day in England The bulls vel
: bred on the heifers. and o Rnmber
very In. animals were produced. M
: In lsSo thsir progeny we're namsros
In Kentucky and Shio. and very high
priked. No other importation wl
, made 10 Kentucky directly from IN,
land until about lass. when Mr.. Walt,
Dunn az faVegtN ccauntv fmtvyYted Of