. The story of agriculture in the United States. Clydesdale Draft Horse the European wars were over (1815), the importation ofnew breeds was very gradual. Some Cotswolds werebrought to this country in the thirties and forties; South-downs and Oxford Downs still later; and afterwardsShropshires were introduced. The breeding of fine sheepand hogs was followed in certain localities before theCivil War. But after the year 1870 this work was givena great impetus through the formation of breedersassociations. 270 AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES Very few high grade cattle were to be found in theAmer
. The story of agriculture in the United States. Clydesdale Draft Horse the European wars were over (1815), the importation ofnew breeds was very gradual. Some Cotswolds werebrought to this country in the thirties and forties; South-downs and Oxford Downs still later; and afterwardsShropshires were introduced. The breeding of fine sheepand hogs was followed in certain localities before theCivil War. But after the year 1870 this work was givena great impetus through the formation of breedersassociations. 270 AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES Very few high grade cattle were to be found in theAmerican colonies. The Dutch brought Holsteins toNew Netherland, but the animals became mixed withpoorer stock. Before 1800, Shorthorns were broughtinto Virginia, Maryland, and New York, and between1830 and 1840 there was an importing company in this time. Guernseys were brought to New Hamp-shire. Some Herefords were to be found in this countrybefore the Civil War, but they first attracted attention. Guernsey Cow at the Centennial Exposition of 1876. Meanwhile,beginning about 1850, stockmen had begun the importa-tion of Jerseys. Breeders associations of these, as of other farm ani-mals, became especially active after 1870. One reasonfor this may be found in the fact that the process ofrefrigeration, and the use of refrigerator cars and steam-boats, came into use about that time. The slaughterof animals at the great packing centers, especially Chicago,increased very rapidly. Fresh meats were shipped bycarload and boatload, not simply to all parts of thiscountry, but abroad as well. Another reason for the increase in better stock has ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING 271 been touched upon in the chapter upon Range andRanch; the profitableness of ranch cattle in theFar West. County fairs and cattle shows also calledattention to stock improvement. Still another reason isfound in the growth of the dairy industry. This becameimportant in the East when the grain of the Middle
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