114 A HISTORY OF SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



Individual character of the cattle. It may 



be of interest to American breeders to know 

 that, although the prevailing color of the old 

 Duchesses had been red and white, thirty-eight 

 of the herd of sixty-eight head sold in 1850 

 were roan and five pure white in color; fifteen 

 being red-and-white and twelve red. The con- 



