. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. THE SHORT-HORNS. 107 teen to twenty months old; the four quarters of which weighed 945 lbs. The same gentleman fed a steer, aged two years and four months, whose four quarters weighed 1231 lbs. ; also a steer, aged three years six months, w^hose four quarters weighed 1369 lbs.; tallow, 241 lbs. Should the foregohig statement be considered extended, it will, at kast, be admitted, that its ample detail establishes the credit of the short-horns as an invaluable breed to the grazier. In the commencement of this account, however, it was stated that they possess a combinati
. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. THE SHORT-HORNS. 107 teen to twenty months old; the four quarters of which weighed 945 lbs. The same gentleman fed a steer, aged two years and four months, whose four quarters weighed 1231 lbs. ; also a steer, aged three years six months, w^hose four quarters weighed 1369 lbs.; tallow, 241 lbs. Should the foregohig statement be considered extended, it will, at kast, be admitted, that its ample detail establishes the credit of the short-horns as an invaluable breed to the grazier. In the commencement of this account, however, it was stated that they possess a combination of qualities, considered incompatible in other breeds, viz., the disposition to feed rapidly, in union with dairy qualifications. &^^ -^^,. LORD ALTHORP S HEIFER. There is a very general impression that animals disposed to fatten rapidly seldom give much milk. It is true, that every perfection in eattle—whether it be one of form, of quality of flesh, of disposition to fatten, or to yield milk—can be promoted and retained solely by the breeder's devoted attention to his particular object; and if one object be allowed a paramount importance in the breeder's practice, other objects will suffer, in proportion as they are neglected. The of the short-horns has ever been so surprising, and so. 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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