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Definition of Shorthorns
1. shorthorn [n] - See also: shorthorn
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shorthorns
Literary usage of Shorthorns
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"In 1857, Mr. Thome purchased the Morris and Becar herd, consisting of fifty-three
shorthorns, at the reported price of $35000. ..."
2. Cattle and cattle-breeders by William M'Combie (1875)
"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. ..."
3. Palmer's Index to "The Times" NewspaperTimes (London, England) (1874)
"Laney's shorthorns at Water- ... 4j 10/ of shorthorns at Holker Hall, 10 s 9 / —С
j 9 с—7 ; 11 6—8 / 10 d—9 / Э e—10; И í —13 j 8 /"—Hj 10 ..."
4. Food from the Far West: Or, American Agriculture : with Special Reference to by James Macdonald (1878)
"It would, of course, be unsafe to venture upon more than a broad indication
regarding the actual number of shorthorns in the United States at the present ..."
5. Shorthorn Cattle: A Series of Historical Sketches, Memoirs and Records of by Alvin Howard Sanders (1918)
"Beef production, the most important quality of shorthorns, has been briefly
featured in the record of sales and shows set forth in the previous chap- ..."
6. The Study of Breeds in America: Cattle, Sheep and Swine by Thomas Shaw (1900)
"shorthorns THEIR LEADING CHARACTERISTICS. I. Popularity. (1) shorthorns have
unquestionably been the most popular breed of cattle in the ..."
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