. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. THE GALLOWAY 227 cattle were not essentially good dairy producers, the people neglected them and turned to dairy stock, especially Ayrshires. In general Galloways suffered severely from neglect, and the number sensibly diminished all over the district. A few men, however, clung to the breed in its purity and worked for its improvement, notably the Duke of Buccleuch, James Graham of Meikle Culloch, and the Messrs. Shennan of Balig. In 1851 a step forward was taken by establishing an annual Galloway bull sale at Lockerbie, and soon after another wa
. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. THE GALLOWAY 227 cattle were not essentially good dairy producers, the people neglected them and turned to dairy stock, especially Ayrshires. In general Galloways suffered severely from neglect, and the number sensibly diminished all over the district. A few men, however, clung to the breed in its purity and worked for its improvement, notably the Duke of Buccleuch, James Graham of Meikle Culloch, and the Messrs. Shennan of Balig. In 1851 a step forward was taken by establishing an annual Galloway bull sale at Lockerbie, and soon after another was established at Castle Douglas. In 1862 the Herdbook Society was organized, but it is said that active interest in the breed was not renewed until about 1877. The introduction of the Galloway to America occurred long ago, though just when is uncertain. Polled cattle came to this country in some of the early importations. L. F. Allen states that in 1837 he saw a very fine black polled Galloway cow at the General Hospital in Philadelphia, but he did not ascertain how she came there. In 1853 Graham Brothers of Vaughan, Ontario, made the first importation to Canada, though L. F. Allen thinks they were brought to the vicinity of Toronto about 1850. In 1857 Allen saw upwards of forty of the breed at a show at Brantford, and later saw them elsewhere in Canada. In 1861 Thomas McCrae of Guelph, Ontario, made his first importation, and did much to promote the breed, being a leader in the work. Galloways were slow of introduction into the United States, coming to Michigan in 1870 and spreading from there into Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Missouri, then the breed was very slightly known. In 1885 Mr. M. R. Piatt of Kansas City exhibited some Galloways at the Cotton States Exposition at New Fig. 95. Scottish Standard (imp.) 15221, a Galloway bull owned by Brookside Farm, Ft. Wayne, Indiana; famous as a sire. Pho- tograph by the author Even. Please note that these
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