Show shorthorn cattle today pa being a bleeder of registered shorthorn cattle and having been asked by A number of 0 your stockmen stoc kmen and farmers to write an ai bicle for your paper on the im shorthorn of today I 1 nil attempt tile the task hoping that I 1 may be able to give some enlightenment to those who have not followed the at the shoat ol oj america and england the last ton ten years or so BO I 1 have been told by quite a fow few men down help held that if a held lont aind nd all the tarr chri ej ei colors ivd id loan and white that they could not bo be pui duio c that each chloi ie presented a diffrient breed 0 of shot thorn that is absolutely a false idea I 1 quote from sanders horn history the following to prove that the 0 guillani dm Duil ham lani has always been red white and roan the shorthorn Shor thoin ol 01 dut dill ham bam as foi formerly merly called is of composite origin representing the result of generations 0 of skillful blending of various aboriginal types here is t the mixture that mado made the shorthorn of 1780 and before tito the pled ed of with more white than other bolois tile tho yorkshire cattle laidely black and other mixed cobots all these in southern england then from eusope ini iiii laige white dutch 01 flanders cows then holland bulls wore were imported but were not of theM the Modem odein 1 holstein type theo the o 43 different breeds were so to speak poured into a huge melting pot and from the skilful liand hands of tho tha broedy bleeders bre eders rs of about 1780 came aha early foundations of the grandest bi bioco cod of cattle known today the shorthorn you can see sec that mat tho the mixture of these red white and black colors would prod varied of colors the blaa blacut color N as soon in disfavor and careful brec breckons dons avoided all deigns of uT ackIn their cattle we seo see it today in r P clouded noso or it tw fw black hairs about the 11 gosp as P tito the coiling bros broa wele the first improvers im of tho bleed and began in 1783 then camo came thomas and richard booth followed by thomas haar llata a all of these early had to emort to inbreeding br oeding to establish the type of cattle they desired bites cattle were laige stylish beasts high lio ho ground deiy heavy heavy hind quarters bicad back and narrow over th t crops tile the booths bred for or good heavy hind quarters good backs and style but de that their cattle carry moro more flesh than bates bated cattle did about 1783 the first shorthorns shor thorna thorns were sent from england to america it was marvelous how the choit horn improved the native cattle stock of virginia kentucky and ohio whore where they acre ore first introduced the cows from the shorthorn ahoi thorn bull and native cow cross were laige and fine and the flom this closs a mine of bovine wealth walt li in tinning the rich laue ivlue geasa info ripe steers for the eastern market i lie jio wonderful Short lit rn bleed spread like wildfire into the gentral central mississippi valley states then to the great western and south postern ranke range states afeei soule some yeam a reaction came the shorthorns Shor thorns were inbred t much and bled bied too fino alno and lost a gi gaoat cat deal of their ed constitution and vigor flon fion pitying tying ai too fai then the hereford cam to an and d claimed a great deal of attention front from out oui western ran gemen amos was bom boin in scotland in 1808 and ho he was destined to revolutionize the shorthorn breca as producer 3 of prime boot beet in his early purchases of shorthorns Shor thorns ho he sought ought cattle with very strong rogust constitutions with a good middle indicating diat digestive stive capacity a hoy heavy meaty meacy thick and wide back ile ho liked a good milking cow but strong vigorous feeders way hk fist rc requisite no nor wi oro arc down to the present f ime with our scotch 01 cruickshank shorthorns Shor thorns of to aay alic plic scotch type short hoins today are equal 0 01 suot ti lor to any hereford that livi liv i today as feeders gro eis oi 01 rustlers to say of the tiette bette milking qualities of tha shorthorn ol 01 their superior weight I 1 am told by some small stockmen stoc kmen fliey chey dont want i v n bu halll 1141 i 1 because they get some spotted steers to sell and th V the th big ii ho v a steer with hue on him 1 5 per head bead hore itrel arc illo 10 lo the stock mens for ao 0 o doing he may if u jima lie ho is ig getting somo some dait daily v ditc itc abiol d off df stock that will not grow oui ont profitably 2nd and tt it may be a trick of his to rid ko 5 6 mori more on oil part of his lim luha t hases sos 3rd ard if tho the calf I 1 lia ho the ho bame duality and weight os OB tha iho rd shorthorn Shor thoin or Hei efort and is not of a darty dalty breed mixture pud nd hel he is an honest stockman he will just as much foi RI a spotted steel or olon he be is A very poor judge of cattle li cedera and beckers peckers on oil the big mai maks kots amy according to tile the quality of the beet beef and not the chloi of the hair the grand champion steea over all bleeds at tile the pacific inn rna tUnal 1915 show was a pure bred spotted horn stef r f from rom the idaho agricultural collego college and sold for 35 cents per pound livo live weight at auction in this competition were red and roan loan shorthorns Shor thorns Here aberdeen augue and cross breda bleds this was the only spotted steer in twelve head eiilwn and he stood first and grand champion why do bo cause hallad the most quality the bied roan shorthorn li heifer elfer windsor gom gem was waa the grand champion over all beef breeds at the 1915 london oil england stock sho show Hore fords angus and gallo 1 py all snowed dundei at the london daliy daily show rhe neatest in the world tile tho milking shorthorn eow cow a potted one lizzle lizzie won the ho milking contest all dairy breeds breedi competing at the same rame show tile the light loan Shor shorthorn thoin cow liberty yon on th butter contest cent eat ovel all ali dairy breeds liberty giving two pounds fifteen and a hair ounces butter each day rhe fhe spotted cow lizzie being awarded second mccond place with two pound cloven and a fourth ounce bunco of butter a day now tol to sum eum up the grand champion izeor of Am ameilla eilea over all bleed la 1915 was a spotted shorthorn ahoi thorn the grand 11 pion boor animal at the london show was a loan ioan ahot thoin helfer heifer the grand champion milk and butter eos at london dairy show a spotted and a light roa ro shorthorn at all the big shows in Ani out of 60 50 of tho the most moat prominent prom ment iv winners inners only amr worn reds the 46 hend head afie rans red and chuo find white now why are tho the whites und and roans the best b bea of and milk cattle they aro arc an nite integral gral pait of tile tho shorthorn si breed reds tit foi 20 deais and your cattle will deteriorate in n spite of k loan is generally speaking aking a good and a loan aref animal Is a fiest clas cla s feeder pick a bull witti a good beef conformation tho the low down backy follow with a wide meaty lack back well sprung a good head and a loose mellow hide trie scotch and let the tolor color be cirit it will red rod red and white roan or white grow grov tham good and youl 1 ciofi pi od is assured I 1 find old 1 yve type of shorthorn in favot hor liva 3 for milk tt it Is 0 K but fol foi the baily cal ay 11 turing beef animal use tho scotch type of bulls floell co 0 vs v s that n i give alv e a good to of milk and if your local discriminate against yow led wid ind white ol 01 lo 10 of equal quality not la da ry mix mixture tire wilto me and I 1 vill hlll ast amauro ligi you at a rood good round price the Ame american Shor thoi n 1 Bro broaders brooders oders association has two tilee nice books which are free tl TI beef prize win will tho dual pill puipui po i n any ally cattle mn aho vho b ads nic ine his namo and address and number oy cattle he runs run I 1 vill IM la 11 sent one of chofe cooki or bo both h TI is is a typical country both foi milk and if tile tho Shor thoi n aitt lot tit ali i the alie bc and ina most t pi of lable wily why ha I 1 mure inure than half of tile the stork stock men of england bolth th and south smith america ril en and australi nH stood by atia tta led whelp fill aal bortas roni if aliv bic iv tiley rotting getting more popular today than evor before I 1 GORDON W 1 I til all AM |