SC - Period? cattle breed article in local newpaper

[Daniel Phelps]

For more on the subject check out "Rare Breeds" 1994 by R. Downing and R.
Caras Bulfinch Press (Little, Brown and Company Inc. ISBN 0-82122-2125-6,
Library of Congree Catalog Card # 94-75735.  Not much period history on
these but great pictures.

Regarding the keeping of same,  we live in a 5th Floor Condo in West Palm
Beach and while we can deny the existance of the two cats, Snorri Toebiter
and Kali Shadowcat; a cow, even a small one, on the screened in balcony
would be hard for the condo commandos to miss.

Daniel Raoul Le Vascon du Navarre'
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From: Norman White <gn-white at tamu.edu>
To: sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG <sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG>
Date: Friday, January 15, 1999 10:01 AM
Subject: SC - Period? cattle breed article in local newpaper


>Greetings from Jin Liu Ch'ang,
>
>I remember, sometime back, on this list their was a discussion on period
breeds of livestock.  With that in mind, I noticed an article in my local
newspaper on Sunday (Bryan-College Station Eagle, Sunday, January 10, 1999)
attributed to the Temple Daily Telegram (TX) named "Big state slow to adopt
small cattle breed - Dexter livestock raised for both meat and milk
production, advocates say".  In this article they describe a breed of cattle
called Dexter cattle which are described as the "world's smallest breed".
These cattle, which stand about 3-3 1/2 feet tall and weigh an average of
750 lbs., are along with another related breed, the Kerry, described as
descended from the predominantly black cattle of the early Celts.  The
breed, first noted in 1776 but are felt to have existed well before that
sighting, are an integral part of Ireland's Kerry cattle breed.
>
>I felt that some people on this list might be interested as their hardy,
small size and versatility (use as both a milk and meat) would make them
ideal for people who might be thinking of growing their own for SCA use.
They are described as easy to care for, give birth easy and are long lived.
The article went on to give further  information on the breed (milk, etc.).
>
>Jin Liu Ch'ang
>m.k.a. Norman White
>gn-white at tamu.edu
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