The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-01-22
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The following address Of Mr.. NcHardy
of EmpoEia in response 70 toast ct the
banquet of the Central Kansas Live
Stock association on THE Galloways
and Their Adaptation 70 the West" will
be of general interest:
MIR. President AID GRNTLRNEN:
had never expected 70 be called upon TO
address an assembly like this-the
stockmen of Central Kansas. To some
minds this appellaliOn means nothing;
TO me it means . gteat deal. consider
the stockmen of THIS part of the country
70 be the bone and sineW OF the state,
and when glance over this assemblage,
am forced 20 the conclusion that it Is
composed of the solid and level-headed
men who have done mole 10 build up
Kansas than the men IN any other bust
ness. IF you take ont the breeders and
FEEDER from the state you would
eliminate its largest business.
claim the stock interest Is the
main interest. Yet il lie only in its In
fancy. Let each one in the position as
signed to Us do our best 10 introduce
and improve the best breeds of domestic
animals. and when our state is developed
to the full extent of her capacity she
will bear the proud name of the EN-
pire State" and her products will COM
mand the highest price in any OF the
markets OF the nation. OF course / am
expected 10 call your attention TO some
of the best qualities of the Galloway cat
tie, vet want 1t understood that make
no war on any other breed. There are
good points in all breeds, and Kansas is
big enough and rich enough in grass
and cOrn to make room for all. think,
in order TO make q success IL breeding
any kind of stock, that man must have
love for his particular kind, and by
judicious selection, liberal feeding and
kind treatment he will obtain the greatest
success in his particular line. believe
all breeders and feeders now admit that
the improved breeds of stock of ali kinds
and their crosses give much better re-
turns for the money and labor expended
than the common scrub stock The
Durhams, Hereford's, Angus and Gallo
ways are the only breeds of beef cattle
that are attracting particular attention al
this time. / do not believe that sny one
breed is adapted 10 all parts of our broad
country. Tue Shorthoro. Hereford and
Polied Angus are well adapted to the
states where tame grasses supply abund-
Snce OF early aud late fed, and in these
states they may be, and have been,
brought to q high sanding, still, be-
lieve these breeds are not as we'll calcu-
lated to roam the broad plains of Kansas
IS the Galloway. Kansas, Colorado. Ne.
braska and the vast country west and
north of these states is capable of sup
porting immense herds This country
is not settled by noblemeD, as thai
ERIN is understood in the Old World,
vet the settler on our western plains and
praires is In truth a aO6Leman de took
Horace Greeley's ADVICE and went west
aud grew up with the country" What
these settlers want Is a breed of cattle
mat will endure the cold blIZZ ards of
winter and the scurchiDg rays Of the
summer sun, and subsist and grow fat
N the short and scanty
grasses of that section of the country.
all these. qualifications, think. are Sc
cured in the Galloway. In the first
place the Galloway IS pre-eminently q
beet producing breed. as shown by their
being bred especially for the English
market, the most critical In the world
Why should not our western ranchmen
supply not only our county but the
nobility IN Old England With those
jclcy rOasts and steaks So highly priced
by them The Galloway with his messy
coat. which protects him from the
northern blasts of winter, gives place
when spring approaches to a fine fur
covering, which remains for month
or SIX weeks, en- protects him from the
flies of that season; as the season ac-
Vances this coat is shed and he is GOV.
cred with as foe a coat of hsir as
animals of any breed, thereby enabling
him to Withstand the summer sun. The
pre- potency of the Galloway is superior
to all other breeds; with their long
bodies, short legs and compact forms.
no other breed is so Well calculated TO
improve our western stock as Thu.
While 1t would give them quality it
would also i'm sIt to them strong
constitution and vitality so essential to
western cattle These noble cattle will
do better on our western prairies than
they do on their native mountains where
cultivated grasses are unknown. Yet,
when taken from their native country to
he lowlands, they are eagerly sought
after by feeders as they make better re-
turns for their feed than any other breed
in that country. The roast that adorns
our bill Of fare to night from the so call
ed Galloway steer all will admit is first
class in every respect His form was
perfect. His color and his general make
up resem bled the Galloway In a high
degree Yet his dam was a Cherokee
cow snd his sire a half blood Galloway.
His weight was 2 100 pounds at three
years and aeven months-I certainly
think that each one OF you will ADMIT
this to be good showing for the Gallo
way. In conclusion 1 will say this
hardy and impressive breed OF Pulled
cattle took its name fIOm the praVince of
'rlloway, which is now confined to the
two southwestern counties of Scotland.
this section is mountainous one The
origin OF the Galloway is lost 10 sntiq-
uItv.
No allegation has ever been made In
any we'll informed quarter that the Gal
loway Is not an original and distinct
breed of cattle