. Domestic animals; : history and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and farm dogs,. animals, and thoughnot yet numerous in the United States, we possess some ofthe best specimens that exist. The Short Horns, or Durhams. Are deci(kdly the most showy among the cattle are of all colors between a full, deep red, and a purecreamy white ; but generally have both intermixed in larger orsmaller patches, or intimately blended in a beautiful , brown, or brindled, are colors not recogriised amongpm-e-bred Short Horns. Their fonn is well-spread, symmetri
. Domestic animals; : history and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, and farm dogs,. animals, and thoughnot yet numerous in the United States, we possess some ofthe best specimens that exist. The Short Horns, or Durhams. Are deci(kdly the most showy among the cattle are of all colors between a full, deep red, and a purecreamy white ; but generally have both intermixed in larger orsmaller patches, or intimately blended in a beautiful , brown, or brindled, are colors not recogriised amongpm-e-bred Short Horns. Their fonn is well-spread, symmetri-cal, and imposing, and capable of sustaining a large weight ofvaluable carcass. The horn was originally branching andtm-ned upward, but now frequently has a downward tendency,with the tips pointing towards each other. They are fight,and comparatively shor#^, clear, highly pofished, and waxy. THE SHOKT H0RX5, OR DURHAM5. 31 The head is finely formed, -with a longer face but not so fine amuzzle as the Devon. The neck is delicately formed withoutdewlap, the brisket projectinoj; and the orreat depth and width. :^;, ^ ?^.m\ w A Short-Horn Bull. SQ^ ^ of the chest giving short, well-spread fore-legs. The cropsare good ; back and loin broad aMd flar. * ribs projecting; 32 DOMESTIC ANIMALS. deep flank and twist; tail well set up, strong at the roots andtapering. They have a thick covering of soft hair, and aremellow to the touch, technically termed, handling well. Theymature early and rapidly for the quantity of food consumed,yielding largely of good beef with little offal. As a breed,they are excellent milkers ; though some families of the ShortHorns surpass others in this quality. They are inferior to theDevons, in their value as working oxen, and in the riclmess oftheir milk. The Short Horns are assigned a high antiquit}^ by theoldest breeders in the counties of Dui-ham and Yorkshire,England, the place of their origin, and for a long time, oftheir almost exclusive breeding. From th
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