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worthy of presentation. One of the provinces of Germany- 

 has long been famous for its rich and fertile pastures, which 

 are not surpassed in any part of the world. Every year this 

 province has grazed and fattened thousands of cattle for ex- 

 portation to England and France ; and the beef so produced 

 has always commanded higher prices than those fattened in 

 any part of Europe. As but little stock has been bred in 

 this province, the graziers have depended chiefly for their 

 supply of lean cattle on Denmark; and in consequence of 

 the growing demand, and the rise in beef, lean cattle have 

 become scarce and dear in Denmark. Some of the leading 

 cattle-graziers despatched a steamer to New York for a cargo 

 of cattle, which were purchased in Chicago. The steamers 

 returned within six weeks from the date of sailing with a 

 cargo of three hundred and twenty lean cattle, fifteen horses, 

 eighty-six fattened hogs, and a hundred and four fattened 

 cattle. The cattle suffered very little from the sea-voyage, 

 were landed in excellent condition, were sold at high prices. 

 The cattle were purchased at much lower rates than they 

 could have been in Denmark, and compared favorably with 

 the Danish cattle. The parties interested in the project were 

 so much pleased with the experiment, that they determined 

 at once to send the same steamer for another cargo as soon 

 as she could be made ready for the voyage. If these cattle 

 prove to fatten as readily as the Danish cattle, and their 

 exportation is not restricted by the government, it will add 

 another branch to the trade in the products of American soil. 

 It will be remembered that there has been considerable 

 preference shown in favor of the exportation of live cattle 

 from the United States and Canada, which was manifested 

 by the act passed by the British Parliament, requiring that 

 all cattle brought into England should be slaughtered at the 

 port of entry, except such as came from the United States 

 and Canada. The cause of this discrimination in favor of 

 American live cattle arose from the fact that all live cattle 

 exported from western Europe are peculiarly subject to the 

 rinderpest, a contagious disease which has caused great de- 

 struction among some herds. Considerable anxiety and 

 excitement prevailed throughout our country early in the 

 season, in reference to the presence of the cattle-disease 

 among our cattle, which at present has subsided. Although 



