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i'ARxMEKS' REGISTER 



[No. 6 



exciteii the wonder, and obtainod the npprobation, 

 of every looker-on not blinded by prejudice. 



In order todo jaslice to the subject, and to show 

 tliat these properties are not all ol' recent ac(]uirc- 

 monf, bnt were possessed in an eminent (joirree 

 by tliti Teeswater oattle, as well as the improved 

 shori-hornp:, it will be rcqinsiie to return to the 

 Ibrmer tor a lijw facts, in evidence. 



About fifiy years ago, Sir Henry Grey (of How- 

 ick) bred two oxen, which were led by JVlr. 

 VVaistel, and when pix years old weighed 130 

 ptones each, 141b. to the stone; their insj^e fat be- 

 ing most extraordinary. 



A heifer, three years old, bred by Miea Allen 

 (of Grange) fed on hay and grass alone, Aveighed 

 90 stones. 



Two threC'^years' old steers, bred by the same 

 iady, and similarly fed, weighed respectively 92 

 and 96 tons. 



Mr. Waislel's four-years' old ox, by the bull 

 e ipposed to be the grand-sire ofHubback, weighed 

 110 stones. 



A four-years' old ox, bred by Mr Simpson (of 

 Ayclifie) led on hay and turtn'ps only, weighed 

 135 stones. 



About the same period, a five-years' old heifer, 

 bred by a bishop of Durham, weigheil 110 stones. 



A cow of Mr. Hill's slauglitered in Northum- 

 berland, weis'lied 127 stones. 



Mr. George Coates, before-mentioned, slaugh- 

 tered a heife.r, by the supposed sire of Hubback, 

 which, led on turnips and hay, weighed, at two 

 years and two months old, 68 stones. 



An ox and heifer, bred by JMr. Watson (of 

 Maiifield) weighed, at four years old, within a few 

 pounds, 110 stones each. 



A sister to Mr. G. Coates' Badsworih, havino; 

 run with her dam, and fared as she did, without 

 cake or corn, met with an accident, and died vvhen 

 seven months old ; she weighed 34 stones. 



A steer, by a brother to the above heifer, three 

 years and two months old, weighed 105 stones, 

 and another steer, by the same bull, exactly three 

 years old, weighed 95 stones. Both were kept 

 as store-beasts till two years old. 



An ox, bred by Mr. Hill (of Blackwell) slauffh- 

 iered at six years old, weighed 151 stones, 101b ; 

 tallow, 11 stones. 



The Howick red ox, seven years old, weighed 

 152 stones, 91b ; tallow, 16 stones, 71b. 



Mr. Charge's ox, seven years old, weighed 168 

 stones, 101b ; tallow, 13 stones. 



The foregoing instances of weight and proof 

 eatis'iiclorily show, that in the Teesvvater cattle, 

 iMr. Cliarles Collins had pretty good materials 

 with which to commence operations. Let us now 

 refer to a later period, and state some particulars 

 respecting their decendants, the improved short- 

 horns. 



In the year 1808, Mr. Baily, the agricultural 

 Iiistoriari of Durban), informs us, he saw, at Mr. 

 Mason's (of Chilton) a cow, not less remarkable 

 in point of fat than the Durham ox. At that time, 

 the depth of fat, fi-om the rump to the hips, in a 

 perpendicular position, was not less than twelve 

 inches ; and the shoulder score, at least nine inches 

 thick, 



Mr. Robert Collinff'e heifer, wliich, like the 

 Durham ox, was exhibited as a curiosity, was es- 

 timated, at four years old, to weigh 130 stones. 



The same gentleman *oId, in Darlington mar- 



ket, on the 18ih of April, 1808, a two years old 

 steer for £22 ; the price of fat stock being at that 

 nme seven shilliuirs per stone. 



At Mr. Neshani's (of lIr)ughfon-le-spring) Mr. 

 Bailey saw a steer, 25 niomhs old, completely 

 covered wiih fat over the whole carcass, and sup- 

 |iosed to be the fullest steer of his age ever seen. 

 Butchersestimatedhim to weigh 75 stones. Neither 

 of the last mentioned were of large size, and would 

 not have weii/hed above 40 stones had they been 

 no fatter than those usually slaughtered, 



Mr. Wetherill (of Fielil House) sold at the fair 

 in Darlington, in March, 1810, two steers, under 

 three years old, for £47 10s. each. The price ol" 

 cattle at that fair, 10s. perstone. 



Mr. Arrovvsmith (of Ferryhill) who fed ofl'his 

 short-horns at two years old, furnished the follow- 

 ing particulars of the prices he obtained from the 

 butchers : viz. 



In 1801, sold four for £25 each ; two steers and 

 two heifers. 



1802, six for £ 17 10s. each ; three steers and 

 three heifers. 



1803, Ibur for £17 each. 



1804, six lor £18 10s. each. 



1805, six for £17 10s. each ; two steers and 

 fouf heifers. 



1806, Ibur lor £16 eacH. 



1807, eight for £18 each. 



1808, eight for £19 each. 



The lime of seeing, from the beginning to the 

 latter end of May. Management. In the first 

 winter they got straw in a fold-yard, with nearly 

 as many turnips as they could consume ; in May 

 they went to <rrass ; in November put to turnips 

 through the winter, and turned to grass the first 

 week in May. 



A twin heifer, belonging to Mr. Arrowsmith, 

 calved tlie last week in April, being kept the first 

 year as the store- stock, was entered for a sweep- 

 stakes, to be shown in June, at which time she 

 would be two years old. She was immediately 

 turned to gras.'^in ihe usual pasture. In November 

 she was estimated to weigh 28 stones ; when she 

 was put to the rata baga and hay, and oil cake, of 

 which she ate 4 cwt., with two bushels of bean- 

 meal and 1 bushel of barley. She went to grass 

 again on the first of May, and from that period 

 had neither cake nor corn. On the 23d of July, 

 it was the unanimous opinion of the best judges 

 that she weighed 58 or 60 stones ; having gained 

 30 stones in 30 weeks. 



In April, 180S, Mr. Haileysaw, at Mr. Arrow- 

 smilh's, eight yearlings, intended tor the course 

 of feeding described as adopted by that gentle- 

 man ; whose sales, from 1801 to 1808 inclusive, 

 have been already particularized. They were 

 very lean, not more than 15 stones each ; and had 

 they been offered for sale in a fair, no person, un- 

 acquainted with the breed, would have given 

 more for them than £4 10s. or £5 per head. 



Mr. Walton (of Middleton in Teesdale) had 

 been, in 1808, in the habit of selling his steers, at 

 two years and a quarter old, at from £20 to £30 

 each; their weight being 50 to 54stones,fed solely on 

 vegetable food. He often, for the sake of" experi- 

 ment, bought in calves of the unimproved, or old 

 breed of the county, and he uniformly found that 

 his own at two years old got latter, and fitter for 

 the butcher, than the others did at three, although 

 fed and kept exactly alike. 



