. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. THE BREEDS OF CATTLE 47 that these wild cattle are descended from the Giant Ox, and are the connecting link between the prehistoric form and our domesticated cattle of the present time. Shorthorn Cattle. This noted breed, commonly called Durham cattle years ago, originated in northeast England, in the counties of Durham and York. The river Tees flows through a pretty valley, and for some distance is the boundary line between these two counties. This region, many years ago, was called the Teeswater country, and the large cattle. Fig. 22. A h
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. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. THE BREEDS OF CATTLE 47 that these wild cattle are descended from the Giant Ox, and are the connecting link between the prehistoric form and our domesticated cattle of the present time. Shorthorn Cattle. This noted breed, commonly called Durham cattle years ago, originated in northeast England, in the counties of Durham and York. The river Tees flows through a pretty valley, and for some distance is the boundary line between these two counties. This region, many years ago, was called the Teeswater country, and the large cattle. Fig. 22. A herd of Wild White Cattle at Vaynol Park, Wales. Photograph by the author. found here in northern Yorkshire were known as '^Teeswater Cattle.'' In southern Yorkshire, in what is called HoUler- ness, was another kind of cattle having some things in com- mon with the Teeswater. Many of th(^e w(M*e black. There were also red or red-and-white cattle in otlu^r sections not far from here. Some cattle of superior milking qualities were brought over from Holland, also, in iv middh^ of v 18th century. From tlu^se various sources came the Short- horn. In this section of Lhigland the grazing was imc: and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb Publishing Co.