. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. THE SHORTHORN 179 in 1878. A son of the latter, in the prime of Hfe, now maintains the Booth reputation by breeding Shorthorns at Warlaby. Thus Shorthorns have been bred by the Booth family, along systematic lines, for over a century. The beef type was emphasized, easy- feeding, thick-fleshed animals with plenty of quality and strong heart girth being sought. Booth cattle were rougher and more robust appearing than Bates cattle and met with much favor. In Ireland in particular they have a strong hold. Important among the Booth tribes are the Anna
. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. THE SHORTHORN 179 in 1878. A son of the latter, in the prime of Hfe, now maintains the Booth reputation by breeding Shorthorns at Warlaby. Thus Shorthorns have been bred by the Booth family, along systematic lines, for over a century. The beef type was emphasized, easy- feeding, thick-fleshed animals with plenty of quality and strong heart girth being sought. Booth cattle were rougher and more robust appearing than Bates cattle and met with much favor. In Ireland in particular they have a strong hold. Important among the Booth tribes are the Anna, Isabella, Medora, Halnaby or White Strawberry, Bracelet, Moss Rose, Mantalini, Blossom or Fairholme, and Cherry Blossom. Amos Cruickshank was born in Aberdeen, in northeastern Scotland, in 1808, and died in 1895 at Sittyton, Aberdeen. In partnership with his brother Anthony, who was a merchant in the city of Aberdeen, Amos in 1837 took possession of a somewhat rolling farm, where roots, the small grains, and grass were produced. Here he began to select and buy Short- horns from various sources, choosing animals that possessed plenty of vigor and rapid flesh- producing qualities. Gradually he developed a type of Short- horn known as Scotch, which is essentially broad and thick of back, deep and compact of body, short of leg, heavy in flesh- producing quality, and early maturing, — an easy-keeping sort of much vigor and superior killing quality. Cruickshank met with much success, and to-day Scotch cattle, tracing back in an impor- tant degree to his breeding, are meeting with great favor all over the world. Among the important tribes established by him are the Violet, Venus, Mimulus, Picotee, Broadhooks, Lady, Non- pareil, Orange Blossom, Brawith Bud, Lancaster, Victoria, Secret, Lavender, Spicy, and Fig. 68. The farmhouse of William Duthie at Collynie, Tarves, Scotland. Photograph by the author. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images th
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