LECTURE NO. 18. 



GALLOWAY CATTLE THEIR LEADING CHARACTER- 

 ISTICS. 



I. Popularity. 



(1) Galloway cattle are probably not so popular as the 

 Shorthorn, Hereford and Polled Aberdeen breeds, yet 



(2) Among the leading beef breeds they are entitled to 

 at least the fourth place. 



(3) 'In the United States, and also to a less extent in 

 Canada, they are gaining ground where cattle must needs 

 rustle in inclement weather. 



II. Adaptability. 



(1) They are incomparably the hardiest of the British 

 races, except the West Highland breed. 



(2) Their long hair and thick mossy undercoat enables 

 them to endure well the severities of weather arising from 

 wet and cold, hence 



(3) They are very well adapted to rugged regions and 

 to the purposes of the range, both in the western states and 

 the Canadian Northwest. 



(4) They do better on spare diet than nearly all of the 

 ether beef breeds, as they have been much reared on rocky and 

 thin land. 



(5) This vigor of constitution enables them to stand well 

 long journeys by road, rail or ship transit. 



III. Relative size. 



(1) In size they are considerably less than the Shorthorns 

 and Herefords, and something less than the Aberdeen Polls, 

 and possibly the Sussex, but 



(2) They weigh remarkably well in proportion to the 

 apparent size. 



IV. Early maturing qualities. 



(1) They do not mature quite so quickly as some of the 

 beef breeds, owing to the way in which they have been 

 reared, but 



(2) When fed a forcing ration they are capable of matur- 

 ing at an early age. 



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