Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-09-14
HoLsrEIN FRIsIANs.

l.Ose by MeSsr8. blayutJ anu Mart *
bibits were four small but select herds.
Their peculiar black and white markings
indicated st once that they were Holstein-
Fdsisus. Their large, almost rough
bones, stood out prominently under their
elcs7y skin, and the immense dugs Of the
c,yys we're loaded with milk J. i. Hen
derson q Son, Of Washington, Pa, Steven
son Bros. Bulger Pa, G. W. Wheeler,
goui.ra W. Va, and X. NJ. McKelvey,
Bethel Station, Olio, were the exhibitor
Hendersou's herd lead in size, ard dis
PLAYED some OF the choicest animals. Il
was hesdsd by the bull McKsiu, whose
/ dam had a milk record Of so pounds day
in Ho lsnd. To this same herd belongs
the phenomenal COW, Lady Eva with
/ q milk record of IS pounds a
/ dav. Stevenson Bros. exhibited mag
/ n;iiceut COW, which was easily the best Of
/ their herd. she was Schulling, an animal
weighing over fifteen hundred pounds,
aud of immense proportions. Her milk
record is SIS pounds day, while Almina,
her companion, has a record somewhat
less. Wheeler's aud McKelyey's cattle
were Younger and took premiums In the
yearling and young herd classes. Bot
made good chewing.
ONE OF THE BEST RRREDs.
The Holsteiu Tristan breed has been
| brought into great prominence by excel
/ lent milk and butter records, aud COM
/ psrative fitness for besf purposes. The
sniuas are not so large or So smoothly
/ finished as tie Short Horns or Devons, bat
lay on beef we'll, ard command a go1d
price in the market. They are an activs
and hardy stock, and thrive under very
urf,vorable conditions. Their value
/ for dairy purposes is uuquestioned,
and great deal OF the prOmi-
nence which the Dutch and Bslgic provinces
have maintained as producers OF butter and
cheese. is due 10 their excellent qualities.
Hollands dairy interests may be said IA
have been built up on the H0lstein-Ffisiau
breed, Tue farmers Of West Nirgnlsn
who are contemplating entrance on the
dairy business urder the auspices OF the
I Agricultural Experiment Station at Nor
gantown, would'prcft By the introduction
I Of few strains Cf this valuable stock.
NORTH DEvONs.
Next to the Holstein- Frisians in NUM-
Der, were the cattle of North Devon
/ Thirty head Of stock were displayed u
three herds. S. B0uar & Son, Coon Island
/ Pa, S. @. Work * Son, Buffalo, Pa, and
| Robert Boyd Golfers, W. V, were Ia;
/ exhibitors. The prizes for merit were di
/ yided with an even hand amOng the three.
MessTs. Bonar entered "a lead, ard tool
some OF leading premiums. Work
cattle were the aged herd, and
\ Boyd's wen the 5Weepstake pre-
mimi. Neater ard handsomer animal;
were not displayed on the erouud. The
/ No.th DsvOn is q hardy stock, that com
bines many Of the points which stockmen
value the highest. The bone Is large aud
/ the frame filed with flash. For general
purposes it is q formidable rival TO The
Short Horn. The cows are good milchers,
though cot equsl to the Holsteics The
flesh is solid, aud the beet commands g
good price in Ell markets.
THE POLLED CATTLE.
Two herds Of red polled cattle were dis
plsved by /. II. and ". II. Clark, Of
I Lagonda, and E. S. jameson, of Mt. Sieri,
ing. Ky. The former had 10 head and
the latter II. The den0rled csttled were
a novelty to d great many West Virginia
and Ohio farmers, who cultivate other
breeds. and they were the subject Of 81 IN
nsnal amount Of attention. They
wee animals Of immense SIZE,
the Clark bail, weighing about 300
rounds and tbs Jamison bull being still
heavier The bodies we're stocky snd long,
and the quarters magniheenily rounded:
They are both milk and beef animals, and
posess many Of the points of the Short
Horns. TO whom they are closely related
in hlood The absence Of horns renders
then, more docile ard manageable, while
thew run together with no danger OF injury
to each other.
BLACK ABERDEENs.
Another lot of polled cattle was even
more visited than the Jam.sOn and ClsT K
herds Il was Benton GarriDger's lot OF
Aberdeens. a strain imported from Scot.
land. A dozen head were in the pens, and
their magnificent quarters moving undei
their shining black skins made strong
Dicfurs of suimal life. The Aberdeens are
5is.iuctively beef cattle. Their color Il
coal black with now and then a white spot
On the head or legl They are heavier and
more massive than the Short Horns. They
Law on beef we'll, and their flesh is re-
msrkably solid. Itis claimed that they
can subsist on roughsr ioO1 ard under
Greater varieties of climates than any other
breed OF beef cattle. The bull Buffalo
Bill. which headed Mr.. Garringer's herd,
weighs in the neighbOrbOod of 1900
hounds, and it Is not an uncommon thing
for Aberdeen steers to be put in the Scotch
market weighing from 1000 to $500. A