. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. reed, receivedits first improvement fromEngland, the country that hasgiven the world so many im-proved breeds of farm the early improvers ofthis breed are the CollingBrothers of Ketton, who be-gan their work of improve-ment more than a centuryago ; Thomas Bates, a faithfuldisciple of the CollingBrothers, who founded thefamous Princess, Duchess,and Oxford families ; Richard Booth, who to-gether with his sons did so much to lengthen the hind quarter, to fill up the fore flank, andto secure greater depth of flesh, t
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. reed, receivedits first improvement fromEngland, the country that hasgiven the world so many im-proved breeds of farm the early improvers ofthis breed are the CollingBrothers of Ketton, who be-gan their work of improve-ment more than a centuryago ; Thomas Bates, a faithfuldisciple of the CollingBrothers, who founded thefamous Princess, Duchess,and Oxford families ; Richard Booth, who to-gether with his sons did so much to lengthen the hind quarter, to fill up the fore flank, andto secure greater depth of flesh, thus increasingthe value of the carcass ; and Amos Cruik-shank, the father of Scotch Shorthorns, who hasgiven us a family of Shorthorns compact andblocky in build, easily fattened, and of superiormeat when placed on the block. Prior to 1800 few Shorthorns were importedto this country ; since that date many thousandshave been brought over from their native land. Nearly a million animals of this breed havealready been registered by the AmericanShorthorn
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