The Dickinson press., 1905-03-04

6si'oways . Spsesdsd Type u Cattle fss
Pfairies Of North Oakota.
The Galloways have certainly made
greater advancement in public favor
during the last three years than any
other of the leading beef breeds. This
is owing in large measure to the grand
showing made by Galloway breeders at
the leading fairs and expeditions of the
country, where the Galloways, in the
strongest competition, have carried of
high honors. 1t is a fact that. generally
speaking, the American public know
very little about this rare old breed of
cattle. There are parts Of Great Britain
where Galloways have been bred Tor
centuries, where other breeds have not
been able to displace them. and in its
season the pure Galloway and Galloway
cross.bred beef has always brought the
highest price, on London market, the
worlds criterion for the price of the best
beef. They are the oldest breed Of
cattle on earth, their origin lost in an
tiquity. Bred among the mountains
and hills of Galloway, accustomed to
living outside in all weathers and equal
ly at home on all kinds of fare. they are
by nature the cattle for this great North
west. AS the United States becomes
more thickly settled, concentrating u
people more closely in the fertile Cen
trail states, and crowding settlers into
what has hitherto been known as the
desert places, economy must be more
and o studied in the raising OF meat
animals. When it to rustling for
a living on scant fare the Galloways will
be found giving a good account of them
selves. There are sections Of this
country where the winters are we rather
than cold, such as the Pacific Coast, part
ct Washington, Oregon and Northern
California. where conditions and climate
are much like the native home of the
Galloway in Scotland, and where the
Gallowdys will, in years TO come, grow
the best and most perfect robes that
can possibly be produced. Their uni
form glossy black color, with an under
coat like plush mex TO the skin and an
overcoat Of long brilliant curly hair
makes the Galloway hide Tor robe pur-
poses uneqnaled, the buffalo mo- ex-
cepted. When they are brought into
the feed lots and pastures of the grain
states they will fatten readily and pro-
ftably into the highest quality of marbled
beet. Such conditions as l have out
lined have been characteristic of their
treatment for centuries in Scotland.
They are the original black hornless
breed of Great Britain. From crosses
OF the Galloways with the Shorthorn
has sprung the splendid Aberdeen
Angus breed, and from similar crosses
sprung the Red Polled cattle of Norfolk
and Suffolk; while from the son OF a red
Galloway heifer the Shorthorns were
bred into the original middle horned
Durhams, which gave the great cosmo.
politan breed their present name of
Shorthorns. The Galloway is a desir-
able animal for the farmer. The com.
bination of beef, cream and robes is
placing the shaggy blacks on the best
farms in the United States and Canada.
Ranch"nen who use Galloway bulls
claim that they are great breeders and
that their winter losses have been re-
duced 10 a minimum, thus proving that
the hardness OF constitution claimed for
them is really there. A great many
who have been using :Shorthorn bulls
tor so,ne years find tina, it is necessary
to get some more compact short legged
breed ol Cattle 10 counteract the leggi-
ness which range breeding seems to
develop. The Hereford has heretofore
been principally in demand for this
purpose, but the Galloway is specially
adapted to meet the requirements de.
manded. He has all that the Hereford
has and adds his fine robe and has the
tu1'hcr advantage over his horned com.
petltor that he has a polled head him
sell and gives it 10 all his descendants.
The ruggcdness of the Galloway is pro-
verbal and indicates clearly where the
breed should be kept in America. The
writer could never understand why
C'alloways in the United States moved
south and west rather than north and
east. The natural home of the shaggy
BLACKS would seem to be in the Bad
Lands and prairies of the Dakotas
Montana and other mountain states OF
the west. Crossed upon the differen,
grades Of cattle in The areas named q
class of cattle would result that given
the customary western outdoor treat,
ment would stand exposure as we'll al
the buffalo and in fact make the cattle
business an all-round safe proposition
Galloways will paw through the snow
when necessary and carry their shelte,
right on their backs. Equipped 70,
billiards and zero weather, surely the
animal with an overeoat is specially
adapted to our rigorous northern climate
and range conditions of TODAY,