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of a fmaller kind ; and that, whatever may be the 
comparative merits of the female, the oxen are cer- 
tainly not only the uglieft, but the worft and leaft 
faleable of all kinds bred in this kingdom. 
Thefe are, undoubtedly, two objections againft a 
dairy-man breeding his own ftock out of the long- 
horned kind of cows; and yet no intelligent man 
will deny the ufe, and indeed the neceffity, of breed- 
ing his own ftock, where it can be poffibly effected ; 
as no cows ever fettle fo well in a dairy, as thofe ac- 
tually bred on it. 
Many attempts have been made lately, to fup- 
plant the long-horned cows, by ‘introducing the 
Devonthire kind into this diflrit. The compara- 
tive merits of the two fpecies are very warmly con- 
tefted: the Devonthire cow, undoubtedly, gets ripe 
at an earlier age than the long-horned cow, and, 
being a fmaller animal, is lefs liable to tread and 
poach out the wet lands; and being difpofed to get 
fat at an early age, and when fat of a greater com- 
parative value to the butcher than almoft any other 
kind, is much better calculated than the long- 
horned cow, for thofe who éreed for the purpofe of 
fatting. 
low far thefe properties, particularly that re- 
markable difpofition to get fat at an early age, 
may an{wer the general purpofe of a dairy, where 
milk alone is required, remains to be proved. 
It 
