NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



H-'ter, Coquette, 111 months, - 798 ' I Durham and Yorit, ami amonjv^it oiher=, Sir Wil- 

 €ow 6 years old, - - - 1618 ' | liam St. Quinlin, of Scnmpston, imported cows 



Dimensions ^iven to prove that animals which and bulls from HflUnnd. In due timr Ihp pro- 

 are not large, woi^h heavily when well formed ; ; duce of these animals was more widely diiTused 

 Virginia, G years old: i and crossed willi the best slocks of the country, 



From the root of the horns to the extreme end I which possessed the same characteristics, became 



of the rump, . - - 6 ft. 2^ inch. 

 Prom the top of the shoulder to the 



ground, - - - - 4 ' 3 1-2 ' 



From the bottom of the belly to the 



ground, - - - • 1 ' 91-2 ' 



This cow is not larger than many of the na- 

 tire cows of Pennsylvania. Mr Curwen stales, 

 that his stock from which she is derived, are 

 comparatively "diminutive;" yet when in 

 merely store condition, she weighed 1309 lbs. 



Drfiance, 6 mo. 20 days old. 

 From the top of the shoulder to the I 



ground, - - - - 3 t"l. 6 3-4 in 

 Prom the brisket to the ground, 1 ' 8 1-4' 

 From the horns to the extreme end 



of the rump, - - - 5 ' 1 1-2 ' 



From the shoulder to the root of the 



horns, - - - - 1 ' 2 1-2 ' 



Circumference immediately behind 



the fore legs, - - - 4 ' 10 ' 



Diameter of bone under his knee, - - 2 ' 



This calf had not been forced. II is not his 

 mere weight, but the smallness of offal, and his 

 weight in proportion to his size, which are wor- 

 thy of remark. Skin, bone, and fat, are often 

 ■found without the due proportion of flesh. 



Lady, 3 years. 

 Aornss Ihe hips, - - 2 ft. 1 3-4 in. 



Across the en.l of Ihe rump, - 1 ' 4 1-2 ' 

 From the root of (he horns to the 



end of the rump, - - 7 ' 4 3-4 ' 



From the hip to the same point, 1 ' 9 1-4 ' 

 From the root of the horn to the 



"boulder, - - - - 1 ' 9 ' 



Diameter of the hone under the knee, 2 1-3' 



This is a very large cow of her age. Her 

 weight has not been ascertained. 



The other cows, whose weights are given 

 had been reduced during the early part of the 

 winter, in order that they might calve safely. — 

 The foregomg weights and dimensions, were as- 

 certained in my presence. I have traced the 

 ages of the animals bred at Powelton, by refer- 

 ence to Ihe Fold-Book. J. P. MILNOR. 



Improved Short Horns are not " a stock entire- 

 ty new ;" some of them can be traced, without 

 a flaw in the pedigree, by the names, to 1777. 

 (See Herd Book p. 68.) 



From a pamphlet enlttled " Improved Short Horns, 

 and their pretensions.,'''' by the Rev. Mr Berry, 

 Liverpool, 1824. 



To Ihe banks of Ihe river Tees, .separating 

 the counties of Durham and York, reference is 

 to be had for an account of the originals of the 

 Improved Short Horns. There, upwards of 

 eighty years ago, existed a breed of callle, (for 

 R description of which the author is indebted to 

 an old and celebrated breeder now living,) in 

 colour resembling what is called the improved I 

 breed ol ihe present day. 



From all the information which can be collec- 

 ted, it appears that the breed of cattle thus de- 

 scribed, was crossed with, and probably improv- 

 ed by importalinns from the continent. 



Several spirited inilividuals at that early peri- 

 od, had devoled much attention to ihe improve- 

 raent of the breed of cattle in the counties of 



distinguished as the Teeswater Short Horns, 

 uniting in a wonderful degree good grazing and 

 dairy qualities. (See Bailey's Survey of Durham.) 



Thus much for the Teeswater cattle, the 

 originals of the Improved Short Horns. From 

 this breed Mr. Charles Colling selected his ori- 

 ginal slock. 



The mil k ing properties having been est;ib- 

 lislied by the instances given from Mr Wbiia- 

 ker's slock, it but remains to be shown, that a- 

 grazing stock, the Improved Short Horns are 

 unequalled. But a very few cases shall be se- 

 lected of the great number which could be ad- 

 duced : 

 1822. An ox 41 years old, four quarters 



weighed 1890 /6s. 



Tallow, 350 



1816. A steer 20 mo. old, four quarters, 

 Tallow, . • . . . 



2240 



861 

 106 



967 



1817. A sleer3ycars,3 mo. old,four qrs. 1484 

 Tallow, 168 



1335 

 Sir Charles Morgan's 4 years old ox, by Fu- 

 rioso, four quarters weighed 2058 lbs. 



Major Rudd, of Marton obtained the premium 

 oflered by the Cleveland Agricultural Society, 

 in 1811, for the best steer under three years 

 old, fed on vegetable food, meaning hay, grass, or 

 roots. The weight of hi? four quarters, when 3 

 years and 13 days old, the time he was slaugh- 

 tered, 1344 lbs.' 



A 6 years old ox, bred by Sir Rowland Wynne, 

 slaughtered in 1808, weighed . . 2366 /6s. 

 Tallow, 375 



2741 



Rufus, a bull bred hy Mr Hutchinson, after 



serving in his fourth season the extraordinary 



number of 160 cows, was slaughtered, having 



been fed four months — his four quarters weioh- 



ed 1,708 /6s. 



Tallow, .... 160 



Champion, when 17 months old, if kilb-d, her 

 quarters would have weighed, according lo lh« 

 rule established at the Tredegar Show, 728 /6s. 



MEAT BREAKFASTS. 

 It is ton much the practice in London, and a- 

 mongsl the artisans ol the country, to sJt down 

 after three hours' work in the morning to a cup 

 of tea and a lew slices of bread and butter; — . 

 and this partly accounts for the sickly, sqMalid 

 countenances thai are so frequently to be met 

 with. Tea should never be taken as an article 

 of food, but merely as a refreshing; beverage ; 

 and meat should be always eaten tor breakl'ast 

 when people can afford it, except in a (ew cases 

 of delicate habit", whose stoinaihs cannot digest 

 it, until the latter part of the ilay. It a man 

 have been indulging the night before, and feel 

 dry in Ihe mouth, and if he also b.ive a wish 

 for a cup of tea, it will be highly proper to take 

 it ; but then he should endeavour to engage his 

 appetite to a small tut of ham, or rump steak, or 

 an egg, if possible, and so furnish Ihe stomach 

 with something to employ its juices upon. Let 

 it be ever so small, a bit of meat in the morning 

 should be eaten by those who wish lo be strong. 

 And we firmly believe, that if men could return 

 to the ancient mode of breakfasting, namely, 

 beer, beef, and dried flesh, they would be a 

 stouter race than Ihe (iresent souchong breed. — 

 Tea is much belter for an evening beverage 

 than for morning, unless when ihe stomach is 

 under Ihe effects of 'oo much exertion. Coffee, 

 if it affect the bowels, is the liest fluid for break- 

 fast, but if it do not affect the bowels, it is th« 

 worst. This observation applies also lo roasted 

 grain. 



In th;s season, whi"le all animal, and almost all 

 vegetable nature seems to pant lienealh the heal, 

 we hope that the labors of that serviceable slave 

 to man, the horse, will be regarded in mercy. 

 He suffers for our convenience and comfort — 

 performs long and exhauslingjournies, in fever- 

 ish blood, and has no tongue lo make us acquain- 

 ted with Ihe extent nf his miseries — The first 

 intelligence which his master receives of his 

 debility and exbauslinn, is from the death of 

 the poor animal ; he drops down in his harness, 

 and expires before relief can be given to his 

 afilictions. To so faithful and uncomplaining 

 a servant, to one who so chierlully endures so 

 much misery for our benefit, we are bound by 

 a double tie to be merciful. — Bait. Am. 



1,876 



Mr. Champion's hull Aid-de-camp weighed 



alive, when 22 months old, . . 1851 /6s. 



Miss Points,* by Aid-de-camp, bred by Mr 



* Note. — This heifer has been purchased by Mr 

 Powel, and will cest $700 by the time she gets here in 

 November. — Ed. Am. Farmer. 



Caution. — .\ young woman, servant lo Mr. J. 

 Ward, New Road, Lincoln, whilst picking her 

 ear with a pin, the head came off and lodged 

 within it ; and notwithstanding the best advice 

 and means that could be obtained to dislodge if, 

 the poor girl now lies in a most dangerous stale, 

 and in Ihe greatest agony, and it is feared she 

 will not recover. We hope lh,s distressing oc- 

 currence will put people on their guard against 

 a very common, but dangerous j)ractice. — £n^- 

 lish paper. 



On Sunday afternoon 3 bales of cotton were 

 discovered to be on fire in a store in New-York, 

 upon which some linseed oil had been acciden- 

 tally spilt, which produced the combustion: 



