The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-04-24

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Angus are from the Northeastern chores
of the same country, which Il there
touched by the warmer currents of the
Gulf stream. The Angus have been
raised by the very best Scotch feeders.
The following characteristics of a typ.
icaI Galloway apply quite generally 70
the black cattle under mention
Colof-Black.
Head-Short and wide, with broad
forehead and wide nosIils; without the
slightest symptoms of horns or scurs
EYe-Large and prominent.
Ear-Moderate in length and broad,
pointing forward and upward, with
fringe of long hairs.
Neck-Moderate in length. clean, and
filling well into the shoulders; the top
in line with the back in female, and
In a male naturally rising with age.
Body-Deep, rounded and symmetri-
cal.
Shoulders-Fine and straight, moder-
ately wide above; coarse shoulder
points and sharp or high shoulders are
Objectionable.
Breast-Full and deep.
Back and Rump-StTaIght.
Ribe-Deep and we'll sprung.
Loin and Sirloin-Well filed.
Hook BOnes-NOt prominent.
Hind Quarters-Long, moderately
wide and well filled.
Flank-Deep and full
Thighs-Broad, straight. and we'll let
down to hook; rounded Buttocks are
very Objectionable.
Legs-short and clean, with fine bone.
Tail-WelI set on and moderately
thick.
Skin-MeIlow. and moderately thick.
Hair-Soft and wavy, with messy
undercoJt -
The Galloway cattle have their Origin
in antiquity and the earliest notices of
them mention them as hornless animals.
This absence of horns, or trace of horns,
is an unvaring test of the purity of the
breed They are alike too IN CT lor and
general outline. 81 impressive is the
breed that of the grade offspring of
Galloway bull, 90 per cent Will lie black
and % per cent hprnless,
Though Of ancient origin the Gallo
ways have been Introduced TO this
western country only within n Compare
lively small number of yours. The rug
ged climate from which they came en-
ables them to bear rough treatment and
lack of care with lille loss and disc M
fort, and they endure the heat and cold
equally well. As examples of their
hardness, Mr.. a. B Matthews, of Kan
sas City, received sixty nine head from
Scotland this spliag. They were one
hundred and two days on the road and
arrived at the end of that time III excel
lent order, not scar on a single head.
Mr.. w alter C. Weldon recently ship7 ed
q herd to Des Moines Iowa, In the dead
of winter, and in thai herd two calves
only SIX days Old, with ice on their
backs were as risky as race horse.
Mr.. T. McHardy of This city. ore of the
Oldest breeders of Golloways in this
country details remarkable success with
calves born during the severe weather
of the past winter.
The Galloways are TO. claimed to be
specially superior as mich cows, but
where that quality has been developed
there are no finIr mixers I, b. found.
The milk is exceedingly rich IN quality,
The grest name rec lived by the Gallo
ways is mainly through their unexcelled
beef producing qualities. Their solidi
ty and short legs renders their weight
deceptive and go2dj .dges neatly alway $
underestimate the lumber of pounds al
which Galloway turns the scale. Their
4 inhf L.,
lively little in bone aud fat They
are said to dress about
sixty per cent Of their live weight. Our
readers msy reccI.ect that The highest
price, $6.2 pal for beef 10 Chicago
last year was 10 NJ. r. Plat, of kansa.
City, for his grade Galloway.
Scott 81 Thrall, of Hamilton, Green.
wood county. haYe had large expert
ence ia.ely with the Gallowsys ami are
said to have now, raised by them, one
hundred grades all uniform.
Tue noticeable absence of horns on
the Galloways is characteristic of great
value 1t enables thu IN TO be berded to
geiher in cars tor shipment and 10 sheds
like sheep, as they never hurt each Other
and are extremely doclle.
The general remarks made in thil
article apply with snecial f'rce to the
black polled cattle on sale today. They
/ embraced fourteen COWS, ali Galloways
4 and sixteen bulls, GallowaYs and Angus
ali mostly two yeGr-o!ds. and all the cow
| with calf from the celebrated bull, Lore
William G56l). bred by the Duke o
Blu, cieuch. or Rizzio of Tarbreaci
C1s09), bred by James Cunningham.
Each member of this herd il
registered. or entitled TO register, in thu
Galloway herd book of Great Britain.
1t is greatly t. be regretted that th'
circumstances were so uniayoTable as Il
prevent aI.y of our cattle men from
making purchts1s. Parties desiring 4
know more about the black polled cal
lie MY address or call on l.. Leonard
Mt. Leonard, Mo, or Waller c. Weldon
Al Live Stock Exchange, Kansas City
Mo-, b,ta OF whom sse accommodate,
and agreeable gentlemen, who will tax
pleasure in exhibiting the cattle ant
giving particulars concerning them
These gentlemen will remain in Empc
ria till to- morrow afternoon, when tn
cattle viii be shipped as above.