In Yorkshire, it is historically known that the ancient black cattle were displaced by the long-horns, and that these " were swept away by the short-horns" (I quote the words of an agricultural writer) " as if by some murderous pestilence" .

在约克郡， 历史上已知古老的黑牛被长角牛取代， 这些“ 被短角牛扫除” （我引用一位农业作家的话） “ 就像被某种致命的瘟疫一样” 。