. American cattle:. Cattle. 16^ AMERICAN CATTLE. Eng., copied from ''The Farmers' Magazine.'' We have seen many equally good ones in the United Plate 24. Short-horn Ox. It is held, as a flesh-producing animal, that in early maturity, weight of meat, ripeness of points, and giving the most flesh in the best places, the great merit of the short-horn is found. We have spoken of the Devon, the Highland, and G-alloway, as having flesh of finer grain, and tenderer quality, and bearing a better price in a fastidious market. But choice purchasers are few, compared with the mass, and he Avho f
. American cattle:. Cattle. 16^ AMERICAN CATTLE. Eng., copied from ''The Farmers' Magazine.'' We have seen many equally good ones in the United Plate 24. Short-horn Ox. It is held, as a flesh-producing animal, that in early maturity, weight of meat, ripeness of points, and giving the most flesh in the best places, the great merit of the short-horn is found. We have spoken of the Devon, the Highland, and G-alloway, as having flesh of finer grain, and tenderer quality, and bearing a better price in a fastidious market. But choice purchasers are few, compared with the mass, and he Avho feeds cattle for the general market, wants the animal which makes the quickest and most profitable returns for the capital invested, and the food con- sumed. The short-horn at three years, past, well fatted, is fit for slaughter, equally with the Devon or Hereford at the same age, or the Highland Scot or Galloway, at four years, or the "native" at five or six years. He is claimed by many to be a. 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 Allen, Lewis F. (Lewis Falley), 1800-1890. New York, Taintor brothers & co.
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