He was a leader of the national 4H program and breeder of shorthorn cattle. The Japanese Shorthorn is raised only for beef. His first solo flight was in a Maurice Farman "Shorthorn". Cetera's first bass guitar was a Danelectro Shorthorn. TH was identified in a small number of Shorthorn cattle in Canada in 1999. The current Shorthorn Society of Australia encompasses the Poll Shorthorn, Australian Shorthorn, and Durham. The Dairy Shorthorn is a British breed of dairy cattle. The once-widespread Beef Shorthorn is now a relatively uncommon sight. From the 1840s, most settlements had farms with some Shorthorn dairy cattle. It is traditionally produced by crossing a Whitebred Shorthorn bull with black Galloway cows. Shorthorn cattle were introduced into the herd in 1935. Breeds of cattle known for roans are the Belgian Blue and Shorthorn. Besides farming, Ross and his brother Peter also raised Shorthorn cattle. Japanese Shorthorn makes up less than one percent of all cattle in Japan. The heaviest steer was eight-year-old 'Old Ben', a Shorthorn/Hereford cross weighing in at in 1910.