shorthorns
Example Sentences
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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
I turned out nearly all my shorthorns to graze on the low pastures.
From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis
Now the shorthorns have come, and the cattle are housed carefully.
From Wild Life in a Southern County by Jefferies, Richard
It is not my purpose to treat of shorthorns: I may, however, glance at some of the principal breeders of that kind of stock in the north.
From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by M'Combie, William
Fifty years ago, and for many a long year thereafter, there were no shorthorns in the north.
From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by M'Combie, William
