The Dickinson press., 1905-02-04
The Galloway Beef Breed.

the galloway Beet Breed. Il
Iueso euossI'Der signing hih-
sen D'eIuei senus US tne ioiiowing
nhLauiIy Mnus - "eli worthy u more
tm"n pa ISL uoi!.: ~ ouI Coiunlhs: !
hsaf os,.Ie a mon . ma sone Sa..oway
in,arn..;on,, = CO. go. e .nne.esSen .
ch;ca1o md would ~ IAPoo a..
rive sc soua ;utorm :; ~ hass !Gu
br.sd w;.h ,.h;oh 10. .'on ANU. tm ms'
aco,a;ntad VIA - snaay
no;nts nj these c.ttIa M ,ra .h.v nona
beasts for Gr,,;na .nd tsaS; soou
noseS nl,,,ee md 81 r.thersoars. ,ss,
1nw n1r,;cuI,rs aionn ,hsse i;n.s Eli -.
annrec;,,ed" o '"eSe '"'eS VIII oe
$50 .
~ alofus us P,eas"Te 70 comply with
TUG leques. oi thls oreeoer, VINO mas
evluen!ly neafo more man ne states
iSsdlulns tue Eal'oway Dreeo OF cattle.
W. ."Mhe 10 ms conclusion when ne
s'el''o's exposed places ana rough
Icy ~. !" IS Iact tnat tor
sue" "n In'llo".nens 'he galloway IS
Tue i.gnt oeas!, ntteo 70 get all that is
Possln'e oui o. !! ano make a good show
lug "neh an IS oohe.
1t was Tor the grazing OF such grass
that some twenty to thirty thousand
head OF Galloway cattle used to go
annually from the southwestern dis
trlcts OF Scotland in the olden days to
the counties OF Norfolk and Suffolk in
England. Feeders there had discovered
that the Galloway would consume to
good advantage what other cattle would
PoaCtlcai'y sta've upon nence they tea
on tnelI io!en iali ana WINTER grass with
s.esls " .nls o'eeu ano layer SOFA them
~. ~ Tue n,a.set DIS prime ocots. Now
,uIs S.a.e'i,en. lIdy SCI some OF the
'oiks 10 arguing that
snen e"t.,e wy alone ehii'led 10 TINS
name ano ianle Out we nave every
assurance {" gooo au5hority IN stating
s o o9'n angus anu Galloway cattle
enJoyeu tue lePu'dt'on ior prime peer
P%e ana 40 ever NOWADAYS IN the
sonna uasau 'iia'ke'' rsonl tn.s our cor.
iesPonuen. - " uaoeIstano tnat the
Ha'sowas mature 'ne nnest quarry OF
o oe in'as'l,aole anu lavS tne
W ~ upo! 'ousn grass wheh exposed to
anc,etnent weatner nat would shiver
d''u s'i.'hN d 'n.~.l-sk!nneo' '~lgnt-coated
Iat,te-oeas.. II "Pr,mehess OF tins
peel IS III us l'ch iharo!lng OF lat IN the
lean 1nea!' .ogetner win a me havor
"i. NY apps'eu''y IS less characterlstl
q; . .He zee W. so'ls o.nel oreeos; a
sln ,ue ,avol IS cnaracteristic OF the
vs. d. VS. i'su'd'o ca!.ie' ana also
" G!,n'aehi "eeu s.eeP' ~hlcn IKE the
Gd'lo"aY o''eh take d good zeal OF
and dale rat;ons N "'' o''e ih''
TsNos C.,, ,.
lhe ola galloway district once IN
eluue! no. only tue present location
occuP'eu oy tnese catI!e put also Dum,
1'lessIlle: Aylsnire' N~en1rewShlre and
Lanalkshlre 10 me norm. n over the
T go,ue, .ne nie county OF Numoerlano IN
~ haat Sh"r. "ouS rol ootn GARY
ano pee o~nortn1ins. To-Day inc home
~ o,dhs;o o.eL hu 20 s.ownsniLe nc MIX
animals are r'' tound e1ssw Ie.us =; ., n ,he
na;rihHhs "ne .h t:ulo eisewheIe IN me
dsvs or.dS,,Iv svnsroads I ~ III me G,n Tlo
u"ys Io. s!pe.Ieueu 'ne oa''o'
G s5yree .nd LIZ n sha p,aee III o;n
$50 a,I e. INC AyIsh''e da'rt
oa.tia ms;etn;nad inI e. . y o. peer
a. Lo aS'".a'ieu ~ tne taItiers out
.,a J and hrsa !, uteI out, mas oeen
mman ny D' e. ~ oa.aoway rom !lnle
With n.har h,aoa "d - "i Tvs oeen in':eo
WIN oane1 G,o?u ioi us materiai I'M
noeted ur;tarr +h,+ ~. r,I.m..
imnroveG rioht aIono h h. u".,3May was
mp p' ovS ,asn. aaong oy careful selec,
;ts aun r,na on5 ,Ln. ur ~ eoil.ies VI
49, 10 m,h;.aI :" ~ wa. "ilei p,e:us were
man4 + poss'o'e improve
It's we'll that this was SO tor the Gal
ioway can now boast OF breed prepot-
encv second to none. 1t is so strong
tnata pure pred Galloway bull may be
safeiy counted upon to dehorn some 90
per cent OF his calves from any kind of
a COW n even from COWS OF the long
norned oreeds; Nor has the wondrous
coat OF the Galloway been bred or PAM
Pered or. 1t originated centuries ago
Tor the purpose OF rendering Lille posi-
bic when exposed to every inclemency
Of the weather. 1t was and is still COM
posed OF an outer waterproof coat to
shed heavy rains and an under jacket of
SOFT, close warm hair to maintain body
neat and exclude excessive cold. The
aboriginal bison OF our western plains
was provided with a similar protection
against the weather and the Galloway
L OF today takes the place Of the
extinct ison's robe so popular while
Procurabie years ago.
Naturally we should expect that an
animal possessed OF such prepotency Of
race and such a perfect coat Of hair
would be a so hardy, strong in constitu-
ton n a rustler, and such is the case.
he is low down, blocky, full of life,
active. possessed of a keen appetite, not
too dainty to eat what he Can find wher.
ever placed, not prone to disease and
always certain to produce beef of the
hne quality and flavor we have alluded
to above. Besides this the Galloway
COW gives rich milk. Not as much of it
as a Holstein but rich in butter fat so
that calves thrive we'll when sucking
and it is possible to make as high as