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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



SHORT-HORN CATTLE. 



Tire Prize Short-horn Ox, inustratcd on this page, 

 presents a fair developuiont of all the important points 

 of a good animal ; and their stndy is respectfully com- 

 mended to the attention of all growers and breeders 

 of neat stock. Hitherto, Russia has furnished a large 



ment of the soil, while they concentrate the value of 

 farm produce, and enable it to be sent to the most 

 distant markets. These are controlled mainly by cus- 

 toms and habits. In one community the popular 

 taste demands coffee ; in another, green tea ; in 

 another, black tea ; and in another, there is no beef 

 like that of a wcU-fattcd Shoii-horn bullock. As 



..nonnt of tallow to England every year; and this 

 supply will be cut off during the existence of the 

 present war, which may last many years. This con- 

 tinent ought to be able to send to Great Britain 

 whatever tallow, lard and meat it may need from 

 abroad; and now is the time to extend our economical 

 production and export of these articles. Fat cattle 

 -and pigs yield much manure, and favor the improve- 



producerg, farmers should watch the current of public 

 sentiment. Every observing, experienced cattle-feeder 

 knows that butchers and drovers pay fancy prices for 

 beautiful animals, as compared with those given for 

 animals ugly in form, color, &c., although yielding an 

 equal amount of meat and tallow. Hence, taste and 

 "good points" are matters of intrinsic value to the 

 man who rears cattle for market. 



