. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. CATTLE of long-horn cows in the whole of the midland counties. He origi- nally bred them from a cow of the name of Bright, who was got by Mr. Webster's Bloxedge, the father of the Canley blood, and he much improved his breed through the medium of Shakspeare. It was remarked, that every cow and heifer of the Shakspeare blood could be recognized at first sight as a descendant of his. What was the result of all these combined efforts ? Was a breed produced worthy of the talents and zeal of all these skillful agricul- turists ? On the Leicestershire cattle, and in particu
. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. CATTLE of long-horn cows in the whole of the midland counties. He origi- nally bred them from a cow of the name of Bright, who was got by Mr. Webster's Bloxedge, the father of the Canley blood, and he much improved his breed through the medium of Shakspeare. It was remarked, that every cow and heifer of the Shakspeare blood could be recognized at first sight as a descendant of his. What was the result of all these combined efforts ? Was a breed produced worthy of the talents and zeal of all these skillful agricul- turists ? On the Leicestershire cattle, and in particular districts in the neighboring counties, the change was great and advantageous, so far as the grazing and fattening, and especially the early maturity of the animals, were z,^p^' NEW LEICESTER LONG-HORN BULL What is now become of this improved long-horn breed ? Where is it to be found ? It was a bold and a successful experiment. It seemed for a while to answer the most sanguine expectation of these scientific and spirited breeders. In the districts in which the experi- ments were carried on, it established a breed of cattle equaled by few, and excelled by none but the Herefords. It enabled the long- horns to contend, and often successfully, with the heaviest and best. 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 Youatt, William, 1776-1847; Martin, William Charles Linnæus, 1798-1864; Stevens, A. New-York, C. M. Saxton
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