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popular, Parrish had only to drive cross county to neighboring Fauquier. There, at Whitewood Farm just outside The Plains, he picked out a three-quarter Chianina-onequarter Brown Swiss from manager Gordon Schubert’s stock.
Despite the white* hide that marks a Chianina, Schubert assured Parrish that the offspring of his new bull with Angus mothers would turn out black. Out of 35 calves dropped last fall at the Parrish farm, only a couple have red coats. The rest look just like Angus but with bigger frames.
Angus Traits Prized
Parrish emphasized that he doesn’t want to lose the traits characteristic of the black Angus. “Angus has got to be the best all-round breed,” he said, pointing to exceptional fertility, mothering^ ability, feed ef&oienay 4iad > case of calving. “I crossbred with Chianfha' because I wanted to add frame,” he explained.
Chianinas * were raised originally as a veal breed, according to Parrish. “The calves get so big so fast,” he said explaining that their size made it highly profitable to slaughter the young animals at an early age.
But who can afford veal today unless their last name is Rockefeller?
“We’re becoming more and more of a hamburger
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