THE NORTHERN SHOUT-HORNED CATTLE. -407 



thirty-six quarts of milk per day ; and of forty- 

 eight fiVkins of butter being made in one season 

 from a dairy of twelve Cows. But the more gene- 

 ral quantity is three firkins per Cow, in a season, 

 and twenty-four quarts of milk per day. This stock 

 is now well known in the neighbourhood of the 

 metropolis, being that which is generally kept by 

 the London Cow-keepers. 



It is said of this breed that they eat more food 

 than any of the others; and we ought not to be 

 surprised at this, when we consider how much they 

 excel in three valuable particulars, namely, in af- 

 fording the greatest quantity of beef, tallow, and 

 milk, of any known kinds of cattle. The Oxen, 

 when fatted, usually weigh from sixty to a hundred 

 stone, (fourteen pounds to the stone,) the four 

 quarters only ; and they have been fed to a hun- 

 dred and twenty, a hundred and thirty, and even 

 a hundred and fifty stone. A red Ox of this breed, 

 bred and fatted by Sir Henry Grey /Bart, of Howick 

 in Northumberland, was killed in March, 1787, 

 when seven years old, and weighed as follows : 



it. lb. 



The two fore-quarters ... 82 2 .. at 4s. per stone 



The two hind-quarters 70 7 .. at 5s. per stone 



Weight of whole carcass.. 152 9 



Tallow 16 7 . . at 4*. per stone 



Hide 9 2 .. at 4*. per stone 



Total weight of the animal 178 4 Whole value 39 3 6 



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