THE FARMERS' CABINET, 



DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND RURAL ECONOMY. 



Vol. m.— No. »,] 



September 15, 1838. . 



AVhole No. 44. 



The Celebrated Heifer Columbiana.— Fig. 2. 



In our July number we had the pleasure of presenting to our readers striking portraits of 

 the Mammoth oxen raised by Mr. Tonkin, of Clarkesborough, near Woodbury, N. J. Above 

 we give an admirable likeness of a no less celebrated animal, a spayed heifer, raised by Col. 

 Joseph Paxton, of Catawissa, Columbia Co., Pennsylvania. This splendid animal is five 

 years old past, half Durham, and yveighs upwards of three thousand pounds. She was sold 

 by CoL Paxton to her present owner, in June last, for one thousand dollars, and was exhib- 

 ited during the early part of the month of July at the White Horse, in Bank Street, but has 

 since been removed to the Lamb tavern, in Broad street, a short distance from the city, 

 where, we understani she will remain during the hot weather. The operation ot spaying 

 was perfoimed when slie was two days old. She is perfectly docile. 



We have been kindly furnished with the following particulars: 



('oL Paxton's spayed heifer Columbiana, 5 years old past — half Durham — weight upwards 

 of 3000 lbs. — sold for $1,000. Distance from tip to tip of her horns, 19 inches — height 5 

 feet 4 inches — girth, 8 feet 9J inches — length from nose, over the head to the insertion of 

 the tail 11 feet 4 inches. From brisket to shoulder 4 feet 11 inches. 



We are pleased that Col. Paxton has identified her with the County in which she was 

 raised, by giving her an appropriate name. This is right, and we hope will be followed by 

 all who, from any peculiar excellence, may be induced to give particular names to animals of 

 their raising. The number of fine cattle raised annually in the United States, is large — much 

 larger we believe, than is generally conceived. And it argues well for the future, that gen- 

 tlemen of intelligence and enterprise, in all sectioas, are zealously engaged in improving- 

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