358 State Boakd of Agriculture, &c. 



There is a great strife between the breedei's uf the 

 Bates Diirhams and the Booth Durhams. 



I went to Warhiby to see tlie original herd of Short- 

 horns, owned and kept by Mr. Thomas Booth, and there I 

 saw some of the best cattle in the world. The best cow 

 that ever stood in England was there — conseqnently, the 

 best cow in the world. Her name is Lady Fragrant. She 

 is the winner of twenty-three gold and sih'er cnps, and 

 never was beaten. 



So famed are the Booth cattle that all his yonng bulls 

 are engaged or hired at very high prices by the farmers, to 

 go to different parts of England, Ireland, Scotland, and 

 even across the Channel into France, and other parts of 

 Europe, for the improvement of stock. 



It can be readily seen that, while their cattle are nearly 

 full blooded, they still wish to improve them. 



I saw but few Ayrshires or Jerseys, but suppose they 

 may be kept in greater numbers in some other parts. . The 

 general complaint with them is that they are too small for 

 beef, when past their usefulness for milk. Another objec- 

 tion which follows is that they have to raise all their calves, 

 and this would diminish the size of tlieir stock instead of 

 improving them. 



With their large population it is a matter of economy 

 that is very forcibly l»rouglit to their minds, to produce the 

 largest amount of meat from the smallest amount of feed ; 

 consequently, their cattle and sheep and swine are fatted to 

 perfection, as a general thing. They cannot afford to sell 

 an animal half-fatted, as we often do here in this coun- 

 try. An animal that is designed for the butcher is 



