Remarks on the Cattle Procession, 163 



down on the corner of the print, is 178 stones, which 

 at 8 lbs. to the London stone, make 1424 lbs. The 

 tallow weighed 199 lbs. A bull three years and two 

 months old, of the same breed (the short-horned) but 

 from a different stock, weighed alive 160 stones (2240 

 lbs. :) and his four quarters were laid at 1540 lbs. : six 

 steers, three years and six months old, weighed^ the 

 four quarters, 94 stones each (1316 lbs.) Their tallow 

 weighed from nine to ten stone each, (126 — 140 lbs.) 

 These cattle belonged to Mr. John Nicholson of Gipton, 

 near Leeds, Yorkshire.^ What weights would such stock 

 reach, if they could have the advantage of Indian corn?"t 

 When the intelligent American grazier calculates the 

 difference between the profit of feeding an animal, which, 

 say at three years old, will reach these weights of flesh 

 and flat ; and reflects on the loss commonly sustained by 

 feeding another, six or eight years old, for a much longer 

 period, in order to make him equal in weight, he cannot 

 for a moment hesitate to make up his mind on the su- 

 perior advantage to be derived from the short-horned 

 breed.J 



* See Mr. N's letter to the Author ; Archives of Useful 

 Knowledge, vol. 1. p. 295. 1810. 



t The value set upon the " improved short-horned breed of 

 catlle,^'^ may be judged of from the prices they bring at auction. 

 At a sale of the stock of Robert Collings of Bampton Co. Dur- 

 ham; Sept. 1818, 61 lots of cattle and sheep brought 9496/. 45. 

 sterling — the cattle sold for 7852/. 19s. At Mr Champion's 

 sale at Blyth, Jan. 1820, twenty head averaged 38 guineas and 

 3-5th each. See American Farmer, vol. 2, p. 179. 



X There can be no difficulty in procuring a pair of these in- 

 estimable cattle. A letter directed to Mr. Champion would 

 soon reach him, and on being satisfied as to the lodgment of 

 funds in London, would doubtless make all the necessary ar- 

 rangements for the safetj and sustenance of the stock, during 

 the voyage. A man must accompany the animals to take care 

 of them on shipboard. Twelve hundred dollars would cover all 

 expenses for a pair, insurance included. 



