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be satisfactory. A pair of oxen, five years old, gave a live weight 

 of 4,600 pounds, and proved superior workers, showing that 

 they were trained for labor, and not for beef alone. We have 

 personally seen and examined several of the animals of this 

 herd, and from those specimens to which the portraits do no 

 more than justice we should pronounce them good grazing and 

 feeding cattle, in addition to their preeminence for the dairy. 



AS A WORKING OX, 



They will probably rank with other heavy cattle of like quality 

 better in their grades with the lighter and more active breeds, 

 no doubt, than in the thorough breds as with the short-horn 

 crosses. They are entitled to a fair trial, and in the hands of 

 proper parties, their entire merits cannot fail to be thoroughly 

 and advantageously developed. We consider Mr. Chenery's 

 importation a decided acquisition to the cattle interests of our 

 country, and trust that they will become widely known and 

 distributed. 



