The Republican journal., 1882-07-27
Our Cattle Industries.

our bovine animals, he says, are repre-
sented by one thousand two hundred
millions ot dollars. Their shelters and
the lands on which their food is grown
RIr worth two thousand millions Of
dollars. The annual production of but
ter, cheese and beef amounts approx
mately to nine hundred millions of
dollars
III 1910 four COWS ana bull were.
after a long and dangerous passage by
Sailing vessel landed i'll Virginia from
Ireland These were the first domestic
animals seen in America, and the time
was hut twelve years before the Pilgrim
Fathers touched Plymouth Rock. Two
Ecals after landing there was an import
dtlpn. From 1881 to 1854 Capt. John
Mason imported from Denmark into New
Hampshire lie animals which. according
ro AIr Charles l.. Flint. whom Mr Grin
neIi regards as high authority. laid the
foundation nj The native stock OF New
England. The stock. owing to various
rauSt~. did not receive good care in the
raA DAYS, however, and consequently
do-tnelate,j But colonial agriculture
.uaGu ma early effort for the increase of
CATTLE. NNoa We're bred t9r activity
.uG strength and we're of more utility
u cleaning forests than horses. and
NJ meeting With casualty among Stumps
.Hld With economy he utilized as beet
il E, the common opinion thatth Devons
.r.Humiuarw M aIr carly history. COM
Mr.a. haulilnud .9G rood milking
qualities. When matched for the yoke
Nel. #~t walkers anQ /. was an
..sgr- ui rlt rsrh times. even is late
... IuuJreI ,..,~s alout. that wedding
A-,. f.aHeIy New England pioneers
..#..n ed- drawn bl oxen The first
.-l .f the farmer and the largest rep
a,Huu M personal property was in
.- c.lt.r. Md from The Genesee Valley
N-W York tp northern Ohio and the
12 farmer Is deemed tp have been
t"--i4. u not owning 4 herd or
I.cr ot cattle proportioucd to his
..- AMI suited 10 the bail and the
utl,s
lIr ancestors imbibed the spirit of the
,I Nord. ana when POSSESSED of wealth
tH used II to improve the sock bv
.a aus crossings Mr.. trimcH DAYS
"a. tcto sath men as Daniel Webster.
t0a4 Clav ana others. who cave at
.- ID! IJ the matter of mprovinu our
rtttl ANA makes especial mention OF
Samuel Thulu of New York. 4 bold
purchaser of short horns and the sue
". f4l breeder who rni0yed the Er0ud
t8 t..ctl0n IF having sent back To Eng
..u4 .oproypd stock which ouened the
.lf- Dbl lv;ncfpaI ,r4eGprs la tha nnssi-
f.t... N. thiS couutry. H. thcn sn4aks
ar 9sNerablr length nf The yarjous
breeds which have been introduced hn-
-MEinJ Il nrrf-rencc fnr the short horn
Stock. and ropiDo Ia the matter of the
at t-rjbCtion M cattle aver tho ruin+rv
at- that unr corn STATES. nor3l,y Tnwa
III nois and Njssouri. where catrle are
-mnnrd hy ~jy and ten months tulI corn
.r.ling. have frw herds where ,horrhorn
uluoC does not predomjnate, In the
Eastern and Middle STATES Deyo0s ana
MIXED natives. crossed for mixers ara
er in large majority. and none If fine
uurle. with rare eycpntion. b,.ino as
unrn money for breedino ANNALS as
'lD.e nf kantn,,k,- Uin0ie and lava
|hc ~nauish 'Tey4~ stock ara locata1 in
tle Southwest and have fonnd thair
a.ay MI tu California treron and Wash
u4Jon Territory, aradua)Iv driftino into
Kansas. Missouri. Nebraska and the
Territories. north Their vitality is re-
markahlc. and the LETTERS. AM 10 breed nj
.uo Wears. Nave increased If surb ! ratio
.,9r Tvan4 And their f,srendants ar.
-agnd i'm fhc localifiDs above named ia
.1niber from z.OOUG0 to Ia um oo0
THE late intnsjon of nry- blood il f3st
-borrenjno the leos and horns. and round-
u. up tbe cattle. So thai traces Of rhe
nriljnaI stock ara ranidly b4inr obliterat-
.d
What an our older states asnire ia do
Nr GrinneII saws further on IN the nanpr
rom which We are Unotino is to raisp
le best stock for the dairy. obtain >
.Yod price for su~l,Ins beef and attract
.hr West 10 h4cone nurcbaen1e of tbnir
nue bloods for hreedjno nnrnoses 50
.onls as II seems necessary f. nsn evnan.
4IyG fertilizers TO insure cronS and Inv