Live Stock Suffolk Dun Breed Polled or Galloway Breed 657 



The Welch breed of neat cattle, efpecially that which is found in Cardigan (hire, 

 is moftly black, \vith thick horns turned upwards ; fmall in ftze; clean boned ; 

 well-fhaped, efpeciaHy where the native breed has not been injured by injudicious 

 crofting with other forts. This breed is hardy and active, and in great requeft in 

 the fouthern counties of the kingdom, on account of the cattle being quick feeders. 

 The quantity of milk which the cows afford is not large; but they are a breed 

 well adapted to the country in which they are found; though capable of -great- im 

 provement by felecting the bed individuals of the native breed.* 



The Suffolk Diinbrecd is a fort of neat cattle found to prevail in that diftrict ; and ; 

 \v-hich are eafily diftinguifhed by their being polled, of fmall fize, and a dun colour. 

 They are moftly plain in their form. The cows are lean, and large in their bellies. 

 They are valuable for the purpofe of the dairy, as the cows give large quantities of 

 rnilk.f The weight of this breed of cattle is moftly on the average from fifty to : 

 fixty ftone. The author of the Treatife on Live Stock feems to think this only a- 

 variety of the following breed, produced in confequence of the great connection be- 

 tween the Scotch drovers and the Suffolk and Norfolk feeders, as both forts arc 

 in general polled ; and though the Suffolk are moftly light duns, while the others 

 vary greatly in colour, this might take place from fome partiality to that colour. - 



The polled or Galloway breed of cattle is alfo very valuable. In weight and fizx?, . 

 it is as much lefs than the long-horns as thefeare than the ihort-horns. The cat-- 

 tk generally weigh from forty to fixty ftone, fome particular ones reach feventy 

 and upwards : but their moft effential difference from every other breed of cattle is. - 

 their having no horns at all : fome few, indeed, in every other refpect polls, have 

 two little knobs, from two to four inches long, hanging down loofe from the parts 

 where other cattle s horns grow, joined to&amp;gt; the head by a little loofe fkin and flelh. 

 In moft other refpects thefe cattle referable the long-horns &amp;lt; both in colour and fliape s .. 

 only they are ihorier and more compact in their form ; which probably makes 

 them weigh lefs. Their hides feem to be in a medium ftate, not fo thick as the 

 long-horns or fo thin as the fhort-horns ; but, like the beft feeding kind of long 1 - - 

 horns, they lay their fat upon the- moft valuable parts, and their be.ef is well mar 

 bled or mixed with fat.J 



The origin of tMs breed was probably in Galloway, a large diftrict in the fouth- 



* Modern AgricuUitfe. t Suffolk Corre&ed Report. J Culley onLiveStoclr 



VOL. II, 4 P 



