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

The boys had come in with the shorthorns, the corral boss reported, not one missing.

From The Trail of Conflict by Loring, Emilie Baker

I should have mentioned his brother, the late William Hay, Shethin, the celebrated breeder of shorthorns, and one of the greatest feeders in the north.

From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by M'Combie, William

He astonished the country by his crosses between the shorthorns and West-Highlanders.

From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by M'Combie, William

I’m perfectly sick of science and superphosphates, shorthorns, and steam tackle.

From Greene Ferne Farm by Jefferies, Richard