654 Live Slock. Middle horned Breed. Dewnjhire S-uffex Varieties of. 



late Mr. Bakewell, which are faid not only to eat lefs food than the others in pro 

 portion to their weight ; but to become remarkably fat in a fhort fpace of time 

 and to lay their fat upon the moil valuable parts, yet to have little tallow in them 

 when killed ; and, when ufed in the dairy, to give but little milk. This improved 

 &quot; variety alfo differs from the reft of the long-horned cattle, in having very fine, 

 clean, fmail bones in their legs, and thin hides. They are a middle fized, clean, 

 fmall-boned, round- carcafed, kindly- looking cattle.*&quot; They are fuppofed to 

 have been raifcd by means of Mr. Webfter s, or what is frequently termed the 

 Canley ftock. Craven in Yorkfhire is alfo famed fora fuperior variety of this breed 

 of cattle. t 



The Irifh cattle are fuppofed a mixed breed between the long-horns and the 

 Welch or Scotch, but more inclined to the long-horns, though of lefs weight than 

 thofe of this country, t 



In the middle-horned breed of cattle there is probably more variety than in that 

 of the preceding fort. The Devonfhire variety, when in a ftate of the greateft 

 purity, is diftinguimed by a high red colour, without any white fpots, as the breed 

 is reckoned impure when thefeexift, particularly where they run into one another ; 

 by having a light dun ring round the eye ; by the muzzle being of the fame colour ; 

 by being fine in the bone and clean in the neck ; by the horns being of a medium 

 length and bent upwards ; by being thin faced ; fine in the chaps, and wide in 

 the hips ; with a tolerable barrel, but rather flat on the fides : by the tail being 

 fmall, and fet on very high ; by being thin-fkinned, and lilky in handling ; and 

 by the property of feeding at an early age, or arm-ing at maturity fooner than moft 

 other breeds ; they area fort of cattle well fitted for draught both as to hardinefs 

 and quick movement, and their fhoulder-points are beautifully fitted for the col 

 lar.^ 



In the SufTex and Herefordfhire varieties, the colour is alfo deep red, with fine 

 hair : very thin fkins ; necks and heads clean ; horns neither long nor fhort, rather 

 turning up at the points j well made in the hind quarters : wide acrofs the hips, 

 rumps, and furloins ; narrow in the chines ; tolerably ftraight in the backs, but 

 the ribs or (ides lying too flat ; thin in the thighs ; bones not large. || It is obferv- 

 ed, that &quot; when all the properties which mould attach to an ufeful breed of cattle 



* Culley on Live Stock, t Marshall s Midland Diftrid. J Culley on Live Stock. Ibid. |[ Ibid. 



