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were Herefords, Scotch, being far North of the Devon districts 

 and common natives, indicating that the short-horns are rapidly 

 becoming the majority of English cattle." 



TRANSPORTATION OF STOCK TO MARKET. 



In all parts of the country penetrated by railways, cattle are 

 now transported, from the nearest station to which they are kept, 

 in cars. It is the readiest, and cheapest mode of getting them 

 to market, and when under proper regulation, they lose less flesh, 

 and go in better condition than by any other way. Still, owing 

 to want of proper conveniences in many places, cattle often 

 suffer loss of flesh, and are liable to frequent accident. But, so 

 important to the earnings of the roads has this traffic become, 

 and the competition between the various lines so great, that good 

 accommodations for the cattle and drovers, are rapidly becoming 

 established on all the main competing lines so much so, indeed, 

 that a comparison between the earlier and latter modes of trans- 

 portation, is wonderful, in their improvement. 



Crowded into the cars, as they must of necessity be, and 

 standing on their feet throughout the passage, no cattle, or other 

 animals, should be more than twenty-four hours between their 

 feeding stations and yards; and those yards, in every way, 

 should be commodious, dry in all weathers, and comfortable, 

 where the stock can have perfect rest, good shelter, abundant 

 forage, and pure water for any time they may remain there. 



RAILWAY CATTLE YARDS. 



The most commodious, and best systematized cattle yards we 

 have yet seen, are those which have been recently erected at 

 Buffalo, where the New York Central, the Lake Shore, and Erie 

 Rail Roads center, and discharge and take on their stock. The 

 yards cover many acres ; are thoroughly floored with plank, and 

 paved with stone, enclosed with tight and high fences, laid out 

 in broad alleys, with sufficient gates and outlets, and will hold 



