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CATTLE 



I remember a gentleman of the county of Durham (a Mr. Michael Dobin- 

 son), who went in the early part of his life into Holland, in order to buy bulls ; 

 and those he brought over, I have been told, did much service in improving 

 the breed ; and this Mr. Dobinson, and neighbors even in my day, were noted 

 for having the best breeds of Shorthorned cattle. 



Following these importations of Dobinson and St. Quintin, 

 came others of more inferior stock, such as really injured the 



THE OLD SHORTHORN COUNTRY 



FIG. 80. A map of the native home of the Shorthorn, showing the location of 



famous early herds. Reproduced from " Thomas Bates and the Kirklevington 



Shorthorns," by Cadwallader John Bates 



beef cattle of the country. By Culley's time, however, much of 

 this evil effect, he writes, was overcome. Other improvers of the 

 early Shorthorn were Sir James Pennyman, the Aislabies of Stud- 

 ley Royal, the Blacketts of Newby, Millbank of Barningham, James 

 Brown, Stephenson, Wetherell, Maynard, Snowdon, Waistell, and 

 Richard and William Barker. 



The distinguished early improvers of the Shorthorn ' really 

 date from about 1780 and include Charles and Robert Colling, 



