for the dairy, a cross of the Durham and Native possess more points of excellence than any stock of cattle with which I am acquainted. They combine the hardy constitution of the Native with the noble proportions of the short horns. They arrive at maturity at least one year sooner than the full blooded Durham, and fatten readily at any age. For working cattle, a cross of the Durham and Native is admirably adapted to a course of deep and thorough tillage, or for any other purpose where heavy draught is required. They are kind and tractable while in the yoke, and quiet and orderly when out of it. For beef they are not excelled by any other variety of cattle in the country; they take on a large amount of fat in proportion to the food consumed; the flesh is of a superior quality and well developed in the most desirable parts. I believe that cows of the Durham grade rank amongst our best milkers, in fact most of the prize cows at our State Fairs have been a cross of the Durham and Native.

It is of great importance that animals selected to breed from should be from families of good milkers. By careful selections for a few years a very great improvement might be expected in the value of our cows for dairy purposes.

It is the first cost of the imported stock that stands in the way of their general introduction, but when it is considered at what small expense grade animals can be obtained, and these again improved by crossing with the pure blood, the man who will not improve his stock is without excuse. Too much praise cannot be given to a few enterprising stock breeders of Michigan, who have spared neither effort or expense to introduce among us some of the very best stock that could be obtained. They have vastly improved the value and appearance of our neat cattle and added much to the substantial wealth of the State.

Northville, April, 1853.

SHORT HORN BULL YOUNG SPLENDOR.

Young Splendor was bred by Jo. H. Phillips, Livingston county, New York. He drew the first prize as a calf, at the Livingston county fair, in 1847, and was purchased by me when five months old, and brought to this State. He has since taken two first prizes, as the best short horn bull, at the State Agricultural Fair, in Michigan, as follows: the first in September, 1849, and again in 1851. He has also drawn three first prizes at the Macomb county fairs, in the years 1850, 1851 and 1852.

PEDIGREE.

The Short Horn Bull Young Splendor, color mostly white, was calved April 8, 1847; dam, Victoria, imported by Thomas Weddle. Young Splendor was sired by Old Splendor, and Old Splendor by Prince Charles, alias Rover, (page 1816, English herd book,) dam, Crocus, by Romulus, (2563,) grand dam, prize by Malbro, (1189,) g. g. dam, Tulip, by Regent, (544,) g. g. g. dam, Primrose, by North Star, (page 459,) g. g. g. g. dam, by Cullings, White Bull, g. g. g. g. g. dam, owned by R. Cullings, of Hampton, Durham county, England.

Romeo, May 18th, 1853.

IRA PHILLIPS.

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