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b rated for its extraordinary dairy, properties," — 

 Again same article of Durham cows"iu general," 

 Mr. (J. says: "The Durham ci vva tin general, and 

 i iolly the sel< cted ones w hich have o& a impor- 

 te ' on account of these qualities, are targe milkers; 

 bul their milk seems, [nol lly inferior asto 



richn ss, or butyraceous propertie ." Thai the milk 

 Durham cows isrtcA,we believe is now very 

 universally admitted! It is well Known that the 

 Dur ams generally are good handlers, and a cow that. 

 er, is almost sure to give good milk. 

 Wi have yel to see a single exception to this rule. 

 We have one full blood cow, "Flora," that gave one 

 1 ound and i me ounce of butter from twelve quarts of 

 in i Ik. This cow gives from is to if* quarts jerday, 

 and al the above rate would makeover eleven pounds 

 per week. She is an imported cow, and twelve years 

 old, and has given nii'.k this year since the 20th of 

 March. She has had no feed hut grass pasture for 

 the !.«.-; eight or ten weeks. 



That as a general rule animals consume in pro- 

 portion to their size, is probably true; but it is sub- 

 ject to very many exceptions. That two horses used 

 in the same team, and weighing nearly the same, do 

 not require an i qual amount of food, almost every 

 farmer knows. The one will consume I early one- 

 third more than the other, and not keep in as good 

 condition. The greater or less consumption of food 

 is ow i ig, after all, much more to the make and build 

 of an animal than its size [weight.] 



'•1 cannot pronounce them, as a race distinguish- 

 ed and preferable to all others, for their dairy quali- 

 ties." Here, friend, take our hat ! We won't say 

 any more — until we get ready. 



We do not feel in any mood to quarrel with any 

 one for liking another breed of cattle better than the 

 Durhams, for all who choose, have a most undoubt- 

 ed right so to do. And it would afford us much 

 pleasure to see the pages of our various agricultural 

 journals, contain more respecting the merits of all 

 good breeds of cattle. Can't a Short-horn or Here- 

 ford owner read a good account of a Devon 

 without flying into a passion ? If not, he is certain- 

 ly unfit to own good stock, for we should really pity 

 the poor animals under his care. We always did 

 believe there was more than one gpod thing in this 

 great world of ours, and we also believe that there 

 is more than one good breed of cattle. And when 

 some of our friends tell us they have a good Native 

 or Hereford cow, does that prove any thing against 

 the Durhams or Ayrshires ? 



Bring' on, then, those beautiful Devons, with their 

 fine glossy coats — those noble Hereford?, with 

 their clean white faces — those fine Ayrshires, with 

 their udders almost as large as their little bodies — 

 those good Natives, that should shame all the rest 

 of their breed out of existence — and we'll agree for 

 it the stately Durhams will not be wanting-, and let 

 us screw some good brass nobs on their horns, so 

 they shall cease goring each other, and those mise- 

 rable scrubs that now infest our country would soon 

 be among the things that were. 



And now, Mr. Editor, in conclusion, will you per- 

 mit us to ask you one question ? You say in sub- 

 stance, in your remarks, '-That it is best as a gene- 

 ral rule to secure deep milkers whenever they can be 

 found, without regard to origin." Now what we 

 wish to know is, if you were offered a choice of two 

 cows of equally good appearance, and equally good 

 milkers, the one descended from ancestors all cele- 



brated for their extrordin&ry milking qualities, and 

 the other descended from [ t milkers generally, or 



perhaps nothing is known of her ancestry, which 

 would you prefer ? We fully agree.- that it is best to 

 secure deep milkers, but in order to establish this 

 good quality in our herds, \se think it is necessary to 

 know something of the origin or ancestry of an ani- 

 mal. Clockville, Madison Co., JY. Y., July, 1849. 



Remark. — In the case cited above, we should of 

 course prefer the cow "descended from ancestors all 

 celebrated for their extraordinary milking qualities." 



RECENT IMPORTATION OF SHORT-HORNS. 

 BY A. STXVEKS, OF NEW IORK. 



Eds. Genesee Farmer:— On my return from Eng- 

 land last spring, I brought with me for account of 

 Col. Sherwood, of Auburn, N. Y., and myself, a 

 short-horn Durham Bull, and three short-horn Hi 

 and one short-horn bull calf for I. F. Sheafe, Esq., 

 of Dutchess Co., N. Y. Col. Sherwood, and my- 

 self, have had so many inquiries as to these cattle, 

 that I ask a notice of them in your journal. 



The bull is "3d Duke of Cambridge;"' his portrait 

 and pedigree may be seen in the 4th volume of the 

 English 1 lerd-Book, page 614, (No. 5,941.) He was 

 bred by that distinguished breeder, Thomas Bates, 

 Esq., of Kensington, Yarm, England, who is well 

 and widely known, both in England and America. 



Theheiff rs and bull calf were bred by Jon>' Ste- 

 phenson, Esq., of the county of Durham, England, 

 well known as the ownor of the superior and fa- 

 mous Princess Tribe of Short-horns. 



In the execution of the commissions of Mr. 

 Sheafe and Col. Sherwood, I was left to my own 

 discretion, they trusting to my judgment. I made a 

 thorough examination of the various herds of Short- 

 horns in England, and from among them selected 

 such animals as I thought would meet the views of 

 my associates, and satisfy the critical scrutiny of 

 American breeders. 



These cattle have now been in America five months, 

 and have been seen by hundreds of persons, inclu- 

 ding many of our best judges and breeders. It gives 

 me great pleasure to say they have met the approba- 

 tion of all who have seen them. The universal tes- 

 timony is that in every respect, they are the best 

 short-horns ever imported into America. The vessel 

 which brought them over, encountered weather of 

 great severity, and the voyage was both long and 

 tempestuous, indeed, for twenty days, there was 

 a continued hurricane. The cattle were worn out 

 and reduced. They are now all recovered except one 

 heifer; she is ill and was knocked all to pieces, and 

 has not yet regained her form, and I fear may not. — 

 She was the best of the three heifers before sailing. 



The origin of the cattle is this. The late Sir Hen- 

 ry Vane Tempest, of Wynyard Park, county of Dur- 

 ham, England, owned a herd of short-horns, known 

 for its wonderful and unsurpassed excellence. They 

 are designated in England "the Wynyard Breed,!' or 

 "Princess Tribe." In 1800, Sir Henry bought 

 the original of his herd, the cow Princess, of"Robert 

 Colling. After the death of Sir Henry, the Wyn- 

 yard herd was sold, and the cow Angelina, (a grand- 

 daughter of Princess.) became the property of John 

 Stephenson, Esq. From Angelir.,*. are descended tne 

 animals which I brought over. * * * 



I have great pleasure in knowing that I have 

 brought to this country, 6o superior a bull from the 



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