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his estates, the Shorthorn is scarcely to be found in Hungary, 

 Ayrshire cattle have been imported into Galicia by John Paget, 

 Esq., of Gyeres near Torda, and they have been successfully 

 crossed (see below) with Tyrolese cattle for the purpose of pro- 

 ducing a race giving a large quantity and good quality of milk. 

 No other British race either in a pure or crossed form appeared. 

 The Buffalo also formed an extraordinary and interesting feature 

 of this section of the exhibition. The various races of oxen 

 sent from Hungary comprised — 



Head. 



Shorthorns and crosses 38 



AUgauer * 15 



Swiss 15 



Bernese 3 



Simmenthaler 11 



Dutch 9 



German 4 



Styrian 5 



Tyrolese 1 



Sennyeyev 6 



Ayrshire-Tyrolcse 5 



Hungarian 14-i 



Buffaloes 18 



Other cattle 11 



285 



Shorthorns and Shorthorn Crosses. — These were commented 

 upon in the earlier pages of this report. They must not, however, 

 be dismissed without offering a tribute of praise to the Arch- 

 duke Albrecht, the most enterprising agriculturist in Hungary. 

 Too much can scarcely be said with reference to the great suc- 

 cesses this nobleman has achieved by crossing both cattle and 

 sheep with the best English blood. The exhibits at Vienna 

 were only a sample of very large numbers of animals similarly 

 bred, which may be seen at Ungarisch-Altenburg and Bellye. 

 Even better cattle than were exhibited are to be seen on those 

 estates, and the stalls and court-yards in which they are accom- 

 modated rival and excel anything that can be witnessed in this 

 country. It remains for us to consider at some little length the 

 bovine races not yet noticed. 



Ayrshirc-Ti/rol Cross,- — Mr. J. Paget, of Gyeres, near Torda, 

 Galicia, exhibited five examples of this cross. The object 

 sought for in allying these two races was to produce a moderate- 

 sized animal giving a good yield of first-rate milk. The cattle 

 exhibited were the result of the second cross, and beyond this it 

 is not considered advisable to go, as the skin would be apt to 

 become too thin to resist the attacks of flies. It is proposed to 

 breed them for the future inter se. 



