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Scotland and Wales." The cows are relatively small, and their yield of milk not 

 great, although excellent in quality and rich in cream. 



Heref rd Omitting mention of the Sussex and Glamorganshire breeds, as 



being of minor importance, we pass on to the well-known Herefords, 

 easily recognized by their large size, white faces, and dark red or reddish-brown 

 color, marked more or less with white on the back and under parts. Mr. Low con- 

 siders this breed remotely related to the Devon; and it exhibits the same inferiority 

 in the size of the cows, and a similar deficiency in the yield of milk. The breed 

 is, however, an excellent one for fattening, and is hence in much favor in the West 

 of England. 



THE FREIBURG BTTU,. 

 . (One-twenty-fifth natural size.) 



The longhorned breed, which is likewise from the West of England 

 and is also largely reared in Ireland, is one which has of late years 

 steadily declined in favor in this country. The original breed of longhorns was sub- 

 ject to considerable variation in size; but the prevailing color of the hair was either 

 black or brown, with a white stripe down the middle of the back, and more or less 

 white on the body. The hair was abundant and the skin thick and dark. The long 

 horns generally curved downward at the tips; but in southern and eastern England 

 they often turned up. Ultimately great improvements were effected in the breed, 

 and the knowledge thus acquired paved the way for the gradual development of 

 the shorthorns, by which the longhorns have been so largely supplanted. 



