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PRICES OF BRITISH CATTLE FOR EXPORT. 



The prices at which really good formed animals ought to be purchased 

 will vary a little according to age and other circumstances. 



The subjoined list contains the prices at which genuine good animals 

 of the different breeds can be obtained : 



Shorthorn cow or heifer, with pedigree 35 to 50 



Hereford cow or heifer, with pedigree 35 50 



Devon cow or heifer, with pedigree 30 45 



Galloway cow or heifer, with pedigree 25 40 



Aberdeen cow or heifer, with pedigree 30 45 



Ayrshire cow or heifer, with pedigree 20 35 



Sussex cow or heifer, with pedigree 30 40 



Norfolk cow or heifer, with pedigree 30 40 



Jersey cow or heifer, with pedigree 20 30 



Welsh cow or heifer, with pedigree 20 30 



Longhorn cow or heifer, with pedigree 30 



If noted blood and reno\vned fame are required, higher prices would 

 have to be paid j and all breeds have favorite families and lines of blood 

 which do not in all cases arise from any greater excellence they possess. 



HOW TO SELECT CATTLE FOR EXPORT. 



In selecting animals for export a saving of 20 per cent, can be effected 

 by knowing the breeders as well as the breed, and devoting sufficient 

 time for due examination. Limited time and hurried selections is often 

 followed by disappointment to the purchaser, and throws discredit upon 

 the breed when landed on foreign shores. I think it quite practicable 

 to purchase half a dozen choice specimens of each breed with authenti- 

 cated pedigrees, including young bulls to match, and delivered in New 

 York free of all charges for the sum of 50 each. Liverpool to New 

 York or Portland is the best route. Passage of cattle, including food 

 and water, 6 per head ; insurance from 10 to 12 per cent., according to 

 the season of the year and vessel employed. The charge for man to 

 attend upon them is regulated by the number of cattle shipped. 

 JOSEPH LAY FAULKNER, M. E. C. Y. S. L., 



Veterinary Surgeon, 



SOUTH MILFORD, COUNTY OF YORK, 



West Riding, England, January 3, 1884. 



JERSEY CATTLE. 



REPORT BY CONSULAR AGENT RENOUF, OF JERSEY. 



The breed of horned cattle in the island has long been known, and is 

 in many respects remarkable. The important peculiarities are the small 

 size and delicate frame of the animals, the large quantity and richquality 

 of the milk they yield, and the yellowness of the fat, and of the butter 

 made from the milk. The first result may, no doubt, have been produced 

 by the habit of breeding in and in, which has long since been carried to 

 such an extent that each island has its awn breed, which may not be 

 mixed on any consideration whatever. Perhaps the same cause com- 

 bined with the practice of tethering, the pampering with various kinds 

 of food, and the climate may be sufficient to account for the other pecu- 

 liarities also. Although very small, many of the cows are remarkable 



