ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 



the Texas cattle. Sheep were a part of the 

 Spanish bequest to America also. The mission 

 fathers, who made their way north from Mex- 

 ico to the present state of California, after long 

 hardships, not only rejoiced in vineyards and 

 orchards, but they grew rich upon their flocks, 

 at one time having over a million sheep at 

 their missions, aside from those which belonged 

 upon the ranches. 



The English, later, were earnest in their 

 endeavors to increase the animal population of 

 the new world, bringing in cattle to Massa- 

 chusetts in 1624, while Holland sent cattle to 

 New York in 1627, and Denmark sent them 

 to New Hampshire in 1631. Among the early 

 animals in these states were Devons, Short- 

 horns, Herefords, Galloways and Alderneys. 



Improvement in almost every line of animal 

 life progressed slowly. It seemed to need that 

 wide-spread general revival of interest in farm 

 life which has come in, with the New Earth, 

 to stimulate and broaden animal husbandry. 

 In the earlier years much of the breeding was 

 for show alone. Naturally, with the rapid 

 development of the western country came 

 greater demands for service stock, so that 



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