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
Fifty years ago, and for many a long year thereafter, there were no shorthorns in the north.
From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by William M'Combie
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 William M'Combie
He astonished the country by his crosses between the shorthorns and West-Highlanders.
From Cattle and Cattle-breeders by William M'Combie
I turned out nearly all my shorthorns to graze on the low pastures.
From The Revellers by Louis Tracy
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