. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. 176 CATTLE I remember a gentleman of the county of Durham (a Mr. Michael Dobinson), who went in the early part of his life into Holland, in order to buy bulls ; and those he brought over, I have been told, did much service in improving the breed; and this Mr. Dobinson, and neighbors even in my day, were noted for having the best breeds of Shorthorned cattle. Following these importations of Dobinson and St. Ouintin, came others of more inferior stock, such as really injured the beef cattle of the country. By Culley's time, however, much of this ev
. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. 176 CATTLE I remember a gentleman of the county of Durham (a Mr. Michael Dobinson), who went in the early part of his life into Holland, in order to buy bulls ; and those he brought over, I have been told, did much service in improving the breed; and this Mr. Dobinson, and neighbors even in my day, were noted for having the best breeds of Shorthorned cattle. Following these importations of Dobinson and St. Ouintin, came others of more inferior stock, such as really injured the beef cattle of the country. By Culley's time, however, much of this evil effect, he writes, was overcome. Other improvers of the early Shorthorn were Sir James Pennyman, the Aislabies of Studley Royal, the Blacketts of Newby, Millbank of Barning- ham, James Brown, Stephenson, Wetherell, Maynard, Snowdon, Waistell, and Richard and William Barker. The more distinguished improvers of the Shorthorn really date from about 1780, and include Charles and Robert Colling, Thomas Bates, Thomas Booth and his sons John and Richard, and, Amos Cruickshank. There were many other prominent and. Ketton Hall, the home of Charles Colling, near Darlington, England. Photograph by the author successful breeders, but these men distinguished themselves as epoch makers, about whose careers clusters much of the best in Shorthorn history. The Colling brothers. These were Charles and Robert. Charles was born in 1750 and lived at Ketton, just north of Darlington. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. Boston ; New York : Ginn
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