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Sharter had for a long time bred highly esteemed cattle, whose 

 stock was authentically the ancient Teeswater race. These facts 

 render very doubtful the statements of any improvement made 

 by the Holland crossings. 



The mother of Hubback was of the pure short horned race. 

 She had a medium size — her body reaching near the ground, 

 great softness of hair, and a good milker, keeping in a remarka- 

 bly good condition, notwithstanding she had no pasture, except 

 such as was found on the public highway. Being coupled with 

 the bull Snowden she produced Hubback. Her owner soon 

 afterwards sold her and her calf Hubback in the Darlington 

 market. The purchaser sold the calf to a blacksmith, and he 

 gave it as a wedding present to his daughter, who lived in the 

 village of Hornby near Kirkleavington. 



Hubback was put to pasture on the commons of the village, 

 where he was remarked by Messrs. Eobert Colling & Waistell, 

 who bought him. But it seems they did not know his real value, 

 for not long afterwards they sold him to Cliarles Colling for 21 1 

 francs and j%%, $42 . 34. About that time Charles went to Dishly, 

 to pass a week with Mr. Bakewell, who was the first person who 

 appreciated Hubback's worth, for he obstinately refused, at any 

 price, to let him leap any but his own cows. Hubback always 

 kept fat with very little nourishment ; his touch was particularly 

 mellow ; his winter coat thick and perfectly silky, and he shed 

 it very late in the spring; his eye was very brilliant, but very 

 mild; his horns smooth and of a butter yellow color; his char- 

 acter, peaceable. 



The importations into the United States of America of the 

 short horns, have been numerous. They went there as early, 

 at least, as 1783. We will hereafter give a brief account of those 

 importations and the results obtained there, both as to the pure 

 blood and as to the crosses with native stock. 



1783. Some short horns were imported into Virginia. The 

 experiment there produced a couple of races, one of which has 

 been devoted to milk and the other to beef. 



1791. Mr. Heaton, an old butcher, emigrated from England to 



