. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 166 HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE Scotch. The crop of swedes, carrots, etc., etc., grown hy George, William (jj 97) and John Miller in these two townships proved to me that they had not forgotten their old Scotch cus- toms. Their crops of swedes were equal to any- thing I ever saw in England under a similar season, and cultivated in a very workmanlike manner, perfectly free from weeds and perfect, straight drills. Messrs. George and William Miller have twelve head of Shorthorns, which they imported
. History of Hereford cattle : proven conclusively the oldest of improved breeds . Hereford cattle. 166 HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE Scotch. The crop of swedes, carrots, etc., etc., grown hy George, William (jj 97) and John Miller in these two townships proved to me that they had not forgotten their old Scotch cus- toms. Their crops of swedes were equal to any- thing I ever saw in England under a similar season, and cultivated in a very workmanlike manner, perfectly free from weeds and perfect, straight drills. Messrs. George and William Miller have twelve head of Shorthorns, which they imported from Scotland. Ten of these heifers and a bull were the best lot I ever saw come from one man's herd; they were uniform in symmetry, first quality, size and compactness, "straight bottoms and large, straight tops," on short NORTH HEREFORDSHIRE HOUNDS. (Prom a photograph.) free from hollow crops and large paunches, most of them long, beautiful "silky ; My "hand" was upon the whole of them; and after "a good examination" I pronounced the breeder of those Shorthorns worthy of the name, al- though I never before heard it, or ever saw it in print. He would not sacrifice his herd for the purpose of ruining them for "high ; I consider this a wise man and should very much like to know how he bred them. I feel very much inclined to say Scotland and Scotch coats was the making of that herd. After examining another bull that came out at the same time I found him second-class. I then began to think Shorthorns could not be Ijred uniformly in first- class quality, imagining this a descent from it, but ultimately discovered that this bull was not bred by the same person. He has searched far and wide for similar quality to his own; not succeeding, he sent the best he could. Here lies the principal evil in breeding. Had the Messrs. Miller used this second-class bull, in what class would the offspring of these first- class hei
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