shorthorns
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It is a cross of Indian Brahma cattle, which are resistant to the tropical heat and diseases of southern Texas, and pure-bred shorthorns, one of the great English beef breeds.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hugh Aylmer’s herd of shorthorns was sold at West Dereham, by Mr. John Thornton.
From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles
Where the farm is famous for cattle, the chief occasion is the yearly sale of young shorthorns.
From Wild Life in a Southern County by Jefferies, Richard
Mr Milne of Kinaldie is an eminent breeder of shorthorns; he has distanced all other competitors with his cows.
From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by M'Combie, William
He established a wide reputation as a breeder of shorthorns, Southdown, and Oxford Down sheep, hackneys and cart horses.
From Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 by Mackie, Charles
