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VOLUME XXV— No. 4. 
NEW- YORK, APRIL, 1866. 
NEW SERIES-No. 231. 
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HEAD OF BARON 
This is an excellent portrait of tlieheailofone 
of the best Shoithorn bulls in this country or 
the world. The Oxford family was selected by 
Thomas Bates, of Kii-kleaviugton, who achieved 
for the Dnchcss family of Shorthorns their un- 
rivaled reputation, as the best for a cross to give 
fresh blood and to avoid too close and too long 
continued in-and-in breeding. Baron of Oxford 
was bred b>;, and is the property of Samuel 
Thorne, "f Thorndale,"Washington Hollow, New 
Tork. He is 10 years old, but in full viffoi- 
X P O R D .— Draw^- fbom Life by Edwin Foebes for the American Agriculturist. 
though in only moderate flesh. He is by Duke 
of Gloucester, out of O.vford 13th, by 3d Duke 
of York, and own brother to several famous an- 
imals sent out to England, by Mr. Thorne. 
■VYherever Shorthorns have been introduced, 
there has been an immediate increase in the 
cash value of whole herds— often ofoOper cent. 
This is permanent, provided the use of thor- 
oughbred males is kept up; but if fanners 
can not resist the temptation to raise very prom- 
ising grade ("live.-, and use tliem as stock get- 
I ters, progress not only ceases, but a positive re- 
trogression is at once observed. No one can 
rely on the progeny of a grade bull. The b.nl- 
ance of nature has been disturbed in him, and 
it will show in his progeny. Not so in the use 
of full-blooded bulls upon grade cows, or upon 
those of mixed blood ; in these cases the positive 
blood of the sire makes its mark with unerring 
certainty, and tlie animal ma_y even excel his 
sire in beef qualities — including form, size, cai'ly 
maiiirity, aptitude to lay on flesli rapidly, etc. 
