162 Remarks on the Cattle Procesmn, 



poor rates and taxes so exceedingly burdensome to the 

 farmers, as to call forth their best exertions, and it be- 

 comes his interest to Select that breed of catde which 

 will make the quickest and most profitable return for the 

 food they consume. For these objects, no breed is so 

 eminendy distinguished as the improved short-horns: 

 their early maturity being a fact now so well established, 

 that they are spreading in every direction, both in Eng- 

 land and Ireland. It has been my practice for some 

 years to feed my steers, and sell them to the butcher from 

 two up to three years old, when they generally average 

 70 stone of 14 lbs. (980 lbs.) with 10 stones (140 lbs.) 

 of loose tallow. I sold a steer by Blyth Comet in May, 

 1817, at Blyth fair, for 36/. weighing 72 stones (1008 lbs. 

 and he was only 22 months old. At my sale the other 

 day (January 28th, 1820,) I sold a steer to Mr. Arnsby, 

 which is now two years and ten months old, and would 

 weigh if killed, 105 stones, (1470 lbs.) This steer is 

 by Blyth Comet. In November, 1812, my turnips hav- 

 ing failed, I sold ten young steers, all of my own breed- 

 ing, to my brother, who fed them in an open yard, 

 without a shed to go under, upon Swedish turnips and 

 straw, without any other food, except a small quantity 

 of clover hay, once a day, for about a month before he 

 sold them. The price I obtained for the steers in No> 

 vember, was 17/. each, being at the time a full market 

 price; and my brother sold them for 39/. 10^. each, leav- 

 ing 22/. 10^. each for five months keeping.'' 



Mr. Champion has presented to the Philadelphia So- 

 ciety for promoting Agriculture, a finely engraved por- 

 trait of a steer raised by him, from a painting he had 

 taken a few days before it left Blyth for London. This 

 print is hung up in the room of the Society, and cannot 

 fail to draw. forth expressions of admiration from every 

 judge of cattle. The weight of the four quarters, as set 



