The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-10


Few people know anything definite about
what srs called shorthorn cattle. The common
opinion = thai breed Of cattle comes from
some country Ia the worid-just where no one.
unlsss informed, 10 able to say IL Is thought
The cattle ARE isdgsnous to some certain locality.
- the Arabian horse i to ARABIA or the buffalo
20 ths plains Of America such is not the
eass,p said . breeder yesterday. THE short
horns sf to-day. while, OF conrss. they possess
many Of the fundamental traits apd character
istics Of the original stock, are really creation
Of uaas
..How DO you explain ttati' the reporter In
Quirsd
ssWelI mean that man took breed Of cattle
vhieh he fosnd hundreds Of years ago, and has,
~ HE ability apd Judgment. succeeded in devel-
opine thsrsfrom the splendid specimen Of short
Aorp shet yea see 70 day
ssWbere aid this breed come fromFr
81 can enly give you the history briefly. For
= senfnry or more before the conquest of En-
eiand 81 William Of Normandy the northeast
q Es31and had been occupied by Danes and
oshsf seandinsvian tribes While they held the
fronf5oe az Epeland they were trading in aeri-
cultural products and merchandiss with the
Scoodtnev1sDs on the other side or the channel
The Dsses ~ that time had breed Of cattle re-
osmbline N some respects the short-horps OF a
col0E, i a
maxkod, In fundamental traits aud character
1seIea They we're coarse. however and rugged
q fern. In the commercial intercourse of these
><DoooIo many OF these cattle were shipped across
3hs channel We nave every reason to believe
that Is wno from these coarse, rough cattle OF
Sho Dsuse that our present magnifcent short
horns voro developed. OF course. the process
= broodine has gore On through generations:
osll tAsrs h little doubs that this Is the correct
HWhers DO you first hear Of these cattle in
ls1sz daysP
an ske counties of York. Durham and North
uubosIand, In the vicinity of the river Tees, in
B1gIaod about the middle Of the eighteenth
eo65ury. A. that time England was making
ezoet progrsss in agriculture. and as eonse-
Quoses the eattls-raisine and dairy interest re-
Gojyo6 attention From that time on we may
6oto seinnsi6c breeding BY the close of the
MISUNDERSTANDING Wethersll. the Ceilings
81 0thon These men. oy picking up some
e tie best cattle from their nsiehbors and
DEoo41ng With care, soon produced q superior
oe1d q abort horns Not content with local no
ec<iety, hey sought To extend the reputation
g Ne bred, and therefore selected some
- their bess specimens for public exhibition,
oftee The manner Of the modern fair. Charles
Oolltngo Ted steer until 1t weighed 3, 024 pounds
--e.lled The Great Durham OK and then sent
In over the country for exhibition This was
oboot 1o0Q he soon bred hsifer and sent her
- Ter publie exhibition She was called The
Heller that travels, and weighed 1900 pounds
laws n sh's way that shors-horn cattle fret
who wsss some Of the prominent men in
- workP
"Collines was one Of tho first At his dsper-
go sale In 1910 his stock brought large prices
. --oDo onimal selling for 50. 900. an unhsard-of
1eiee ct that tina But Thomas Bates, Of kirk
{o(Ioetoo, England, was the most celebrated
Dzoooee IN snorthorn history-a wealthy old
poehelor With such 9 love for the work that
psssS nsi's S;s money nor nor time .,s
- he death what may be termed the
noekoot medal Of the bresd-a herd so perfect In
: 41fm sd finish and 30 strong in the blood that
uet y was generally admitted that the short
3oRn IA general could not be improved except by
1he ne Of the blood found in his cattle His
1ce& voe sod BY bis administrator in 1850 and
Attracted buyers from all over the world. some
9 bne cet<ie commanding fabulous prices. The
Quehess and 0xfords were his two most high
zy-Drized familiea- At the great New York
Nils sale in 1873. fourteen descendants of
Duebess sold for. $262, 400 On average Of 3d. f42
oooos % small fortune Der cow. OF the four
eocns ok 1ent back to England at s24,517
~ head- Now that shows what . man
oan do In the breeding of animals. It requires
ot1dy and love for the work. though. Then 1t
oy6De6 one OF the most pleasant employments
= nan can engage in great many Of those
Who hsyo done so much to improve stock have
q 1eVe. Nearly all the early short-horn breed
~ vars men OF wealth and leisure, and they
onGoGed ia she work to see what they could do.
- much a. anything else. Men Of prominence
wsnt acme change from their everyday work,
they want somerhing that will give
them pleasure and at the same time
engage their abilities. and they often turn to
oouoth1nR Ike breeding stock Henry. Clay al
wan confessed that be had more real pleasure
nt AshlAnd on his farm thau.in all his political
1Re The Same thing Was true Of Webster;
there vas nothing he 90 much delighted in a
studying farm life The science Of breeding is
> crest study and well worthy the highest
abilities Of any man. Short-horn breeders are
usually called crowd OF enthusiasts. IL is be-
causs there Is so much to attract and to study
IN the work. 1t Is fascinating when one gets
into 1t. There 10 30 much to learn-so great al
opportunity to study nature and watch the APP
plicstion OF her great laws. such as the law Of
boxedity. that IL proves attractive to almost any