. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, January 7, 1911.] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN 13 we look back for an explanation we find it to be due largely to the many years of steadfast attention toward a definite purpose, namely, the breeding of profitable cows by the people whose land is lower than the sea.—A. Wil- liams in the Agricultural Student. WHAT IS A SCOTCH SHORTHORN? It is clear that many in Australia do not yet quite realize what is im- plied in the question, What consti- tutes a Scotch Shorthorn? and the reason that has created such a strong foreign demand for them in North and South
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, January 7, 1911.] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN 13 we look back for an explanation we find it to be due largely to the many years of steadfast attention toward a definite purpose, namely, the breeding of profitable cows by the people whose land is lower than the sea.—A. Wil- liams in the Agricultural Student. WHAT IS A SCOTCH SHORTHORN? It is clear that many in Australia do not yet quite realize what is im- plied in the question, What consti- tutes a Scotch Shorthorn? and the reason that has created such a strong foreign demand for them in North and South America and the continent of Europe. To make matters clearly under- stood, it may be well to remind those who have not closely followed the his- try of the ubiquitous Shorthorn breed of cattle, that after the brothers Charles and Robert Colling had work- ing on the principles of breeding first demonstrated by Robert Bakewell Dishley, brought the breed to a greater state of perfection than they had hitherto been known, the breed was taken up in earnest by among others Thomas Bates of Kirkliving- ton, and Thomas Booth of Killerby and Warlaby. Each of these two great breeders formed their own opin- ion, but very different opinions as to the type of a perfect Shorthorn. Mr. Bates laid great stress on symmetry, style and carriage, while Booth kept beef only in view, hence Bates for the pail, and Booth for the butcher, became a common saying among breeders. After a time the Booth herd was divided between two sons of Thomas Booth, one part being located at Kill- erby and the otner at Warlaby, but the same type was maintained in both. Other eminent breeders estab- lished notable herds, some on Bates, some on Booth lines, some on com- bination of the tw,o, while others, like Sir Charles Knightly and Colonel Tcwneley, drew on neither of these herds for their foundation stock. The great rival herds. Bates and Booth, however, ultimately ruled the traffic ;n the breed until up to a very
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