Cultivation of Grafs Land Grating* Animals proper for. Cllle. 



the Kiloe and Galloway. They find the Kiloes the quickeft feeders, the Galloways 

 the next, and rheir own the flowed.- 



The He re for dili ire, Glamorganfhire, and SulTo k Polled breeds are all found 

 valuable as grazing dock in different fituations. 



The breeds of the particular neighbourhood, as well as cattle of the fmall Wclfh 

 or Scotch kind, may often be the mod profitable where the grafs lands are not of 

 a rich or fertile nature, as the fize of thefe may be more eafily proportioned to the 

 quality or goodnefs of the lands ; and there are fcarcely any fo indifferent as not to 

 be capable of bringing the fmalleft to a fufKcient date of fatnefs for the market. 



In regard to the defcriptions of this fort of dock that may be employed with 

 the gread profit by the grazing farmer, they are unquedionably oxen and fpayed 

 heifers, the latter in general fattening not only much better, but more expedi- 

 tiou{ly,t but are not capable of being procured with fuch facility ; and of the 

 former kind, fuch as have been accu domed to work arc preferred in almod every 

 grazing didricr, as both fattening more kindly, and making better beef than others 

 that have not been employed in that way.J; When killed at a grearage, after being- 

 kept to work, the beef has been found extremely good,$ In fome cafes cows that 

 have become dry, as well as fuch old cows as are found unfit for other ufes, are 

 purchafed by the grazier for the purpofeof fattening ; but the danger of fuccefs in 

 .thefe indances is always confiderably greater: of courfe, though they occadonally 

 turn out to much advantage, fuch as have been mentioned above are condantly to 

 be preferred. Cows, efpecially thofe that are of much age, fcarcely ever fatten 

 well, and never in a quick manner : they can therefore hardly ever be equally pro* 

 fi table for the ufes of the grazier as thofe of other fort of young ftock. Whenever 

 cows are employed for the purpofeof grazing, they mould condantly be let take 

 the bull either before they are turned into the padures, or as foon after as poflible, 

 and be always in a date fit for the market at lead three months before the period 

 of their calving. 



In this bufinefs, rather young or middle-aged cattle dock are perhaps always to 

 be as much preferred as poflible, from their having in general a greater propenfity 

 to thrive and become fat. And it is of material confequence, as has been juft 

 mentioned, that they are in a good thriving condition when bought in ; as when 

 this is the cafe they become fat with lefs food, and in a much fliorter fpace of time. 



* Corrected Report of Cumberland and Northumberland. tlbid. 



\ Lifle s Hufbandry, vol. II. Ibid. fj Annals of Agriculture, 



