The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-12-25

condemn those who keep them, bpt on
general principles "Of I breedSwhat
is the besty' We hay9laid, and we
now repeat, heNere(sy Nov for
the proof: = 1sa6 henry Clay, qgkcn-
lucky, broaeht The Hcrgfords - his
farm. He lid ek all imported teecdt
most especially valued - their beefi
producing danlifies werethe Heseford,
the Devon, and then sbe shof<horn,
the Herefordss Standing first. But"
saws Clay. notwithstanding their we'll
defined excellency and great superiority
over the cattle common to this country
for some reason not wholly explained
this breed has not been as widely dis
tributcd or attracted the attention that
its undoubted merit deserves. 1t is a
distinct race and more purely bred than
any other, will live and thrive, yea fat
ten, on what many other breeds could
not live. Now for the proof Of why
they arc not in more general use, and
why the Short-horns are generally pre-
frrrcd: The National Agricultural Re-
port of recent date SAYS, I'm this coun-
try, as in England, the race of Short
horns have attracted more particular
aud general attention than any other
a fact due, however, as far as the gencr-
al public is concerned. more to the spec
ulative interest that has been maintaiu-
Ell for some years, carrying the prices
Of particular families and fancy strains
10 fabulous figures, than to IN intimate
understanding of the merits themselves
of the breed. In England, next to the
Scots, in afiOrding prime qualities OF
meat they class the Devons ndthen the
leading breeds of Herefords, Sussex and
lastly the Short-horn. The difference III
the flesh Of all these breeds is sufficient
" marked to become quite popularity
! TO the taste of the connoisseur." At the
exposition just ended at Chicago when
the sweepstakc awards came to be made
Mr.. Miller gave very strong challenge
70 all the winners of the blue ribbons
among the Short-horn cattle, and Offer
ed to slaughter a. Hereford, one, two.
three or four years old, against the
Short-horn premium cattle Of these
ages. 1t was arranged to slaughter
three steers, one Devon, one ShOrt-horn
and one Hereford, each three years old,
and bring the carcass Of each to dressed
weight test. The following was the
result:
Hereford--gross, 1868 net, 1917 per
cent. of loss, 33.
| Shorthorn-gross, 1885; net, l179:
per cent. Of loss, 50.
Devon-gross, 1914; net, 1855; per
cent. Of loss, 81.
Hon. Thomas II. Cavanaugh, of this
State, has been experimenting with the
IIerefords for about three years, and
ought to know whereof he speaks. This
is what he says:
|. He is more domestic in his DISPOSE.
ton, quiet, geAtlc, sagaciOus.
2. lie is the finest grazing animal in
the world, subsisting where Ofhers
starye.
, 3. He is the only large animal thai
sells in the London market, with thu
Scots, Polled Angus and West Highlan
, t!crs.
4. His flesh is of the finest quality o
all the larger breeds, being the marblet
, meat of the epicure, the fat passing al
, through the flesh tissues.
: s. He can make the same pounds o
net flesh upon twenty-five per cent les
c food,
{ 6. He can be kept in store condition
e upon thirty-three per cent. less food.
/ Z. He is. possessed of more constitu
t ton evidenced by his great depth o
1 heart and heavy suite OF hair, and thicl
mellow hair.
< 8. Tha. among the Herefords there a
e fine milk stock as there is among tn
b thoroughbred ShOrthorns.
/ 3. That every person who has handled
i the two together are everywhere tn
0 supporters OF the Herefords against tn
g Shorthorns.
10. That in tho shambles he will out
sell and sell more readily than any 9th
or beast that goes into market.
II. That each and everyone is almos
{ the exact counterpart Of the other.
q II, That he is q better animal upo
: general principles than the ShorthOrr
The Holstein is the most recent of tn
! milking breeds imported into this cour
try by Mr.. Cheney, of Boston, abou
/ fifteen years ago, and may yet becom
i the most popular of all our breeds; bu
% unlike the Jerseys this breed is remark
II able rather for the quantity than for tn
richness of the milk but it affords til
y advantage of being Il good feeder, an
i on laying on flesh in good proportion
i thus enhancing the value of steer prt
- luction: when tested in its milk pre-
J. duclion exceeds both the Ayrshire an
r the Devon, as shown at two agricultul
u M stations in Prussia. The Ayrshir
;, produced 22i7 quarts and the Holster
y in the same time 5677 quarts, the fir'
&c consuming nine pounds of hay tor ever
: quart of milk. and the latter five pound
!, One more fact before closing. II is no
d acknowledged, both in England and
this country. by the fine stock raiser
!, that when they desire good milkin
" qualities in the Shorthorns or Her
Fl for,,s they will breed common cows
!. their thoroughhreeds. the offspring
which are much better mixers than an
thoroughbreds. Now. gentlemen.
have no desire TO produce more ev
donse in this discussion than jul
:, enough TO prove the original assertio
:, although 1 have ten times this amour
at hand. Shake off YOU prejndic'
: and try the Herefords. JNO. KELLY.
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u DRIVE WELL MEETING.
i Wichita, Dec. 10th. lo1
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