OXFORD COUNTY SOCIETY. 1Q^ 



Book.) Dam of Miss Climax, Woodlass, bred by William Price, 

 the Prize Cow, at Soutliampton, in 1844, at the Royal Agricultural 

 Show. No better pedigree can be found in England. 



The above bull is sold to Darius Forbes, Esq., South Paris, Maine. 

 (Signed) Wm. H. Sotham, 



Owego, Oct. 29th, 1857. 



OwEGO, Oct. 29, 185T. 

 Darius Eorbes, Esq., 



Dear Sir: — I send you the pedigree of "Young Silver," which 

 I feel will do your county much service. He is from an excellent 

 family. I raised him upon skim milk, about five weeks, of which 

 he drank but little when given him sour ; therefore he was entirely 

 weaned at the end of that time. He never had a pint of meal in 

 his life, to my knowledge. 



Probably, I raise my cattle cheaper than any man in the country. 

 I will not except any common cattle, as I like to have them improve 

 after they go out of my hands, instead of declining from being pre- 

 viously over-fed, which, in my opinion, has been a curse to this 

 country. Forced feeding must be kept up, or the animal degener- 

 ates in appearance, or engenders disease. The quality of the Here- 

 fords does not want forcings while that of the short-horns compels 

 their breeders to force them, or they look miserable. This they 

 know, which has induced them to adopt the course they have, in 

 high feeding. But with all their forcing, they cannot hide their 

 hollow crops, upright shoulders, and large paunches ; and I should 

 like to see the balance sheet, of the breeders who '•'■ fancif such 

 cattle, at the end of each year. I know they must be rich men to 

 keep it up, unless forced to a fancy price. Their artificial prices 

 will now be felt by men who cannot aiford them. 



I am, dear sir, 



Yours, sincerely, 



Wm. H. Sotham. 



To the above I deem it necessary to add nothing, except to refer 

 to what I have said of the distinguishing characteristics of the 

 Herefords in my statement concerning " Hercules." 



Darius Forbes. 



South Paris, Oct. 5, 1857. 



