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NEW ENGLAND FARRIER. 



Dec. 



A DUJEIHAM HEIFEB OP A BEEP FAMILY. 



Whatever may be the final decision of far- 

 mers as to the claims of the breeders of the 

 milking families of the Durhams or Short- 

 horns as to their excellence for the dairy, 

 there can be no doubt as to the popularity of 

 the beef producing families. Our Cattle Shows 

 and our city live stock markets furnish ample 

 proof that they are popular with feeders East 

 and' West, but more especially perhaps at the 

 West and Southwest. 



A very fine illustration of the characteris- 

 tics of the milking family of this race of cat- 

 tle was given in the Weekly Fakmer of 

 March 27th, and in the Monthly at page 

 237. 



The cut which we give this week is the por- 

 trait of a two-year-old heifer, of the beef pro- 

 ducing Short-horns, and it well illustrates the 

 wonderful fullness in every part of the carcass 

 that distinguishes the pure bred animal of this 

 class, making it valuable all over, even where 

 most other breeds fail, and with no more ofFal 

 than in a creature of a third less size of an 

 inferior breed. 



A comparison of these two illustrations, as 

 repretentatives of the two families of Short- 

 horns, — the one bred for the dairy, and the 

 other for the butcher, — will prove interesting 

 to those of our readers who arc inquiring into 

 these matters. 



Most feeders desire a quick return for capital 

 and food, and the animal which gives it in the 

 shortest time is generally preferred. The 

 flesh of the Devon and of some others may be 

 of finer grain and of tenderer quality, but for 

 early maturity, weight of meat, ripeness of 

 points, and fullness in choice places, superior- 

 ity is claimed for the beef families of the Dur- 

 hams. Our cut, which is a specimen of good 

 engraving, is copied from Allen's American 

 Cattle. 



To Break a Horse of Pulling at the 

 Halter. — Procure a small rope, (about three- 

 fourth inch is best, although a strong bed- 

 cord will answer,) put the middle of the rope 

 under the horse's tail, as one would the crup- 

 per, cross the ropes on the back, bring the 

 ends forward and tie so as to farm the lower 

 part of a breast collar. To hitch, put the 

 halter-strap down through the ring, and tie 

 to the rope collar. — Iturai New Yorker. 



Planting the Chestnut. — In this region 

 they may be planted as soon a ; they fall from 

 the tree, while the shell is yet moist ; or they 

 can be put at once into rather moist sand, un- 

 til the middle of November, or until March. 

 W^e prefer the autunnral planting, immediately 

 after the chestnut falls from the burr. It is a 

 rapid grower, and with ])ro[)er pruning it can 

 be formed into a beautiful tree. — Gcrmantown 

 Telegraph. 



