64b' CATTLK AND DAIRY FARMfXiJ. 



1ST! 1 , in Australia. about 5 per cent. of the Ilerefords were lost on a 

 run in Qaeeensland. against 10 per < cut. of the Shorthorn herd and 20 

 per cent, c: (lie .-.iud Shorthorn. In one large paddock tliere were sev- 

 enty Shorthorn and seventy Hereford bulls one and two years old. The 

 Shoithorn- got so j.oor that they had to he turned out on the run, the 

 being hare of grass, but the llerelbrds kept in good, strong 



Captain Cook lirsr visited Xew Zealand there were no cattle 



Hiutry. but at a subsequent period some were introduced from 

 a. In the early settlement of the colony the length of time 

 in a voyage from Knglaiid. and 'lie many difficulties which had 

 r' oiiie by the pioneers, prevented any s|)ecial attention being 

 the improvement of the breed of cattle by importation, as that 

 necessaril.N involved a heavy expenditure of money, not to say any- 

 thing of the thin and patience required to introduce them; but at last 

 tiic colonists began to improve their herds by the introduction of thor- 

 oughbreds from Kurope. and 1 have not the slightest hesitation in say- 

 ing i hat nearly all the imported cattle thrive better in Xew Zealand 

 thai 1 i 1 ; their native homes, and that this superiority is developed to a 

 stili higher degree in their offspring. 



XKV-; ZEALAND SnOJiTlIORNrf. 



Tito ^horihori.is. as I have stati u previously, outnumber those of any 

 other bre.-d in N* 1 ^' Zeahnul. They were amongst the iirst pure-blooded 

 catti' 1 imported into the colony, and have, ever since been very popular 

 on arr<)in:t of the prevailing impression that they are the best suited 

 for improving (he breed of inferior cattle and for adapting themselves 

 to dificivnt kinds of soil and climate. Those who keep up the pure 

 strain prefer ilu.i roan color to any other, though i-n large, herds red and 

 white are not; nni-.-;mmon. Any sign of black is regarded as an impurity 

 of Islo.od and is not brad iV'^n. but are drafted oil' to the butcher. The 

 cov, s nf thi.s 1 n'ced ai c beli.-vi'tl to F !.\\ < miik for a longer ]>eriod than any 

 other and. when dry. fatten rapidly. 



'i he largest prices ev< r paid for "New Zealand cattle, have been paid 

 s. Messrs. ]>:, r.noi }]. ?-.lacl(-a;, of Auckland district, for 

 .,;.. great attention to t::ls hre.ou. 



- hulls i)uke o!' .XewcastV 1 :jn.'l .Duke, of ('ambridge, now 

 !j i Xew Zealand Stock air,, xligree Company, were 

 ;sr.;, .Macli-an. r i'hcse bulls took' the first prizes at 

 the Auckland agri'-ultural sliows, and attracted so much attention 

 amongst judges < :' s'tocl; tiia! they \vci\' sent to Sydney in 1S7S. At 

 that tinie they were .,rM to be ti:e finest specimens of cattle ever seen 

 in New South Wah-s. The Ouko of C,;i!ibria^c, (iain Lady JOIeanor, 

 a pri/e-takcr at ti.'e \Vesl of lOisgiand shows at r iV.union and Kxeter, 

 :.; -1 Iiis .she the L'.V, h lluroii U'etlierby, came of the celel)raled Sidding- 

 ton tribe of ])ur: 15ab's, lai e property of Mr. iio\v!e\. TlujJ)ukc ot'Cam- 

 1 lidgi isofa light. -roan 4 j| lor, aixl al four years of age. was ve.ry massive, 

 \viih gi'eat Ihickness i'.iiough :ind of iiiiiucns.(! depth, >\ ith caj)ital nn- 

 deriine. ;:i.od spring of the. rib, arid N-vel back. Iiis companion, the 

 I'.il.c oj' New (\txiie, ;i i ii-Ji i'o;ni. wascalv(-(i. in No\'einbcr, 1.^75, got by 

 Ninth Colonel Tivgunter. dam Countess ol' ^'aunton by J.)uke of Som- 

 f-rsej i-MJOiL'j, grand dam AViiidsnr. l>t by. Led Windsl)r (21020), 3d of 

 Crocus by Henry 1st (2'';;>70i, <lih <ia;n ('ow.sliji by Saladin. r J'his is a 

 pan- Hates pedigree of great exce'l.'uee. His sir<-, Hth Colonel Tre- 

 gunti r, was our. of a Siduin;;con cu\v, Dutchcss D-lth, and has an un- 



