The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-10-27
Shorthorns VS.. Hercfords.

EDITOR TIMES: In your issue OF
October 9th, 80, i read an article by
a Hereford Breeder OF Neosho Co.,
and must say In my experience
failed to see any great results from
discussions and am not making any
fight against any Of the improved
breeds: and think we could do more
good for ourselves and country to join
hands In discussion against the scrub,
of different breeds OF all live stock.
believe we might make more converts
than for breeders Of the improved
rival herds TO go into discussion
against each other.
But Bro. Francis makes some claims
for his favorite breed over my Old
time fayorite breed. that l cannot
see. Mr.. Francis thinks that 1T is
broad assertion to claim both beef and
milk qualities for any one breed.
He speaks of the cow as a machine.
All right, Mr.. Francis. We have in
the Shorthorn a combined machine,
which we hope to be able to prove TO
any living man.
We are living in an age OF quality
combined with quantity. So, we VIII
see how the two breeds stand In snow
yard market reports, and also dairy
Qualities of the two breeds. We quote
from the Breeders Gazette, which Is
good authority the world over.
"On December 20, 1898, the prize
winning Shorthorn BullOcks Tama
and Dewey, sold by Clay Robinson at
the Chicago yards, which is the best
market in the world, for @. @. Judy or
Monard county, H.. for 300 per cwt.,
the highest price paid for the year,
and the highest price paid up to that
time since 1892"
Hereford breeders claim great rust,
ling qualities on the ranges. we Will
show the Shorthorns raised and FED
in Texas one carload shown at Fort
Worth, fat stock show. first prize load
over all beef breeds, shown by Mr..
Sansops, and sold at Chicago for $500
per cwt., on October 18th.
A load of Illinois raised and fed
Shorthorn steers. sold at Chicago for
$500 per cwt.. the top of the market
for September, 81, 1899. The same
week a load of ShorthOrns from
Grand Ridge, Ills, brought $500 per
cwt., the top for that day.
On October 4th, a load OF LOU 10.
Shorthorns brought $500 per cwt., or
Sl15.5O per head. Now comes Kansas
raised Shorthorns. fed and sold by Il.
Forscythe, of Jewel county, Kansas,
at the Kansas City Yards, for 1925.
The steers dressed 81 per cent.
For want of space | will say that
the Shorthorns have topped more
markets than all the other beef breeds
in the Chicago markets, and we can
trace the market as many years as
you wish. ~
Now for the st. Louis Fair In 1899,
grand sweepstake for all half-breeds.
This was won by Mr.. WOrmalls Short
horns, ranging from eighteen months
to three years old. II you want baby
beef, Shorthorns are the cattle, and II
, YOU want other beef, ShOrthorns ex-
, eel all others. If you want good but
ter or milk, no other beef breed can
Now, Bro. Hereford breeders, you
,, whom Mr.. Francis said had both
kinds, we are as well acquainted with
them as Mr.. F. is, and If they have
any Shorthorn cows they hove pur-
: chased them recently, to use as nurse
: COWS to raise their Hereford calves
7 for them, which is very wise thing
] to do, as Hereford cows cannot raise
} as fine a cow as a ShOrthOrn COW, foI
; they haven't the milk to do it with.
! Mr.. MCGOWAN, we are aware. hao
? good COWS of ShorthOrn blood, and we
! think his success largely depends upon
those COWS. His Hereford bull gave
uniform white face; the Shorthorn
COWS helped to give broad, blocky
beef form with plenty of bone, ano1
his COWS no doubt gave plenty OF gooo
nutritious milk for his calves. NOW
think when Mr.. MCGOWAN crossed
=. his Shorthorn COWS on his Hereforo
bull, he made agood cross, for think
good Shorthorn cress will improve
any breed of cattle on earth.
Now as breeders of the old reliable
red, white and roam, with plenty Of
I milk and butter, and as firmly be
: Ileve, the best beef breed of cattle
and to all this add a good, quiet dis
n position; while the Herefords, yol
surely will admit are of a nervous
disposition generally.
r Mr.. McCowan's article before In'
Association runs away back to l7OO
4 and leaves the United States and goe
q over in England but the Shorthorn
are lust as famous there as they arr
here, and if he wants to go over II
e Scotland he will find the Shorthorn
l. there.
In conclusion. wish to say. lie
J. each of us try to improve our liv'
stock of each and every breed, ant
use all the good crosses we can then
l. comes the last, but not least the corn
crib cross.
Thanking our friendly Editor TO
Z space and wishing you all the best o
" luck and success, remain
Yours respectfully.
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