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and tractable; and,, being powerful for draught, they 

 are in great repute for the purposes of husbandry. 

 They are likewise, from their great substance as well 

 as depth of carcass, in high esteem amongst graziers. 

 At Smithfield market, in the Christmas of 1799, a 

 butcher of Reading gave a hundred guineas for an 

 Ox of this breed; and others have at different 

 times been sold for the same money. Mr. Tully 

 of Hunterton, near Hereford, fatted one of these 

 Oxen to 1928lb: the fat weighed 288lb. ; the 

 the tongue was sold for a guinea ; and the hide'for 

 three guineas. On an average, the Oxen, when 

 fatted, weigh from fourteen to eighteen or twenty 

 score per quarter; and the Cows from nine to 

 twelve, or sometimes fifteen or sixteen. The 

 Cows do not produce either much or very rich 

 milk. The general price of a Cow and Calf is from 

 eighteen to twenty-five guineas; and of Oxen, in 

 the yoke, from twenty to thirty. 



This breed is in the highest perfection in the 

 neighbourhood of Hereford ; but it is to be met 

 with in various other parts of that and the adjacent 

 counties. 



THE SUSSEX CATTLE. 



IN many respects the Sussex cattle exhibit a near 

 alliance to those of Devon. Their colour is ge- 

 nerally red, or brown; though some individuals 



are 



