PREFACE. 



N issuing a Second Edition of The Cattle, 

 Sheep, and Pigs of Geeat Beitain, it lias 

 been thought desirable to combine the whole 

 in one volume, which, much handier in form and reason- 

 able in price, will it is hoped prove useful to both the 

 student and those about embarking in a business which, 

 to conduct with success, requires much more thorough 

 study and training than has as a rule been given to it. 

 Most of the original articles reappear in amended form, 

 and it is believed that the information as to the various 

 breeds accurately describes their present position and 

 influence. 



The original drawings, by Mr. Harrison Weir, have 

 been reduced in size by a photographic process in order 

 to adapt them to the smaller pages of the present 

 volume. 



As in the original books, it has been thought desirable 

 to introduce the articles on the different breeds of cattle, 

 sheep, and pigs, by observations on management, which 



