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Thomas Booth, another great breeder, began to keep 

 Shorthorns about 1780 on a farm southeast of Darlington, 

 in Yorkshire. He had two sons, John and Richard, who 

 also became famous breeders. Their cattle had thicker 

 chests, were somewhat rougher in form, and perhaps better 

 feeders than the Bates cattle, and became very popular. 

 The Booths produced the Anna, Isabella, Bracelet, Moss 

 Rose, and some other families. The Collings, Bates, and 



Fig. 24. Czarina 2nd. A thick fleshed type of Shorthorn cow. Owned by 

 Ohio State University. Photograph by F. H. Haskett. 



the Booths were famous as among the greatest improvers 

 of Shorthorn cattle that have ever lived in England. 



Up in Scotland, in Aberdeenshire, where the winters are 

 cold and rough, and the soil not the richest, lived a quiet 

 man by the name of Amos Cruickshank. He developed what 

 are known today as " Scotch Shorthorns." They are noted 

 for their early maturity, compact forms, strong constitutions, 

 and fine killing qualities. Scotch cattle seemed to produce 



