SHORT HORN COW, 



SHAKER LADY, (FORMERLY L 0.) 



R^, with some white marks; 7 years old; winner of Ist prize at 

 State Fair at Detroit, Oct., 1855, in her class of cows 6 years old and 

 upward — bred by Shaker Society, Warren county, Ohio — owned by 

 Crippen & Freeman, Coldwater, Michigan. Her pedigree waa given 

 in Michigan Farmer, two years since. 



Permit us, in giving the above portrait, to say a few words in relation 

 to our stock, and make a few remarks as to the attainment of certain 

 valuable qualities in animals, by a strain of judicious breeding, estab- 

 lished and kept up in the progeny by careful selections — such as reduc- 

 ing the amount of otfail and coarseness, with large secretory properties. 

 Sucsoss in any branch, depends on proper management. The said 

 Shaker Society, under the guidance and management of Messrs. John- 

 ston and Boyd, two leading and intelligent Trustees, have devoted much 

 attention and spared no exjjenso in breeding Durhams, with the object 

 of obtaining the greatest milking qualities; in which they have most 

 admirably succeeded, a.s a visit to iheir daries clearly show — uot loosing 

 sight of form nnd purity of blood. They have acted upon the well 

 known j)rini-iple, that certain properties are imparted by parents to their 

 offspring, and may bo established as fj.xed peculiarities; heuce we see 

 color, point's size, speed, strength, &c., characterising certain varieties of 

 animals. It is also a settled fact, ihat the internal arrancremeuts, or in 

 other words, the action and economy of the circulating system may be 

 materially influenced. 



The life, health and growth of all animals are sustained by the se- 

 cretory system, and in proportion to its developraent, they appropriate 



