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cover the ground they belong to more closely. The Galloways and Ayr- 

 shires may be said to completely cover the southwest of Scotland from 

 Stirling and Dumbarton to Wigton. The West Highland cattle occupy 

 the northwestern counties, and the Polled Aberdeen Angus with Short- 

 horns, the northeastern counties. Shorthorns are more numerous in 

 the northeastern counties (in the Polled Aberdeen district) and they 

 extend to the southeastern counties. 



BREEDING FOR DAIRY AND BUTCHER. 



About 15 per cent, of the cattle in Scotland are bred for the dairy and 

 about 85 per cent, for the butcher. 



NUMBER OF CATTLE IN SCOTLAND. 



With respect to increase or decrease of stock in this country, I may 

 state that according to the board of trade returns, collected on 5th 

 June, 1883, the number of cattle of all ages in Scotland was 1,004,317. 

 This is a slight increase on the figures for 1882, but less than the num- 

 ber returned for 1872, as thus shown : 



1872.. 1,120,593 



1878 1,095,337 



1882.. 1.081,246 



1883 1,094,317 



Nevertheless, there was a slight increase during same time in En- 

 gland and Wales, making the total for Great Britain rather more in 

 1883 than in 1872. 



IMPORTS OF CATTLE INTO GREAT BRITAIN. 



England and Scotland are largely dependent on foreign supplies of 

 cattle. The needed supplies are obtained thus : 



From the United States: Large numbers weekly of fat cattle, gener- 

 ally of the best quality. These have to be slaughtered at the port of 

 debarkation ; also a very large quantity of killed meat. 



From Ireland : Heavy weekly supplies of fat, and, in the season, large 

 numbers of store cattle. 



Spain and Portugal : About 25,000 to 30,000 head of good class fat 

 cattle weekly. 



The northern countries of Europe : Gross number about 5,000 cattle 

 weekly. 



Russia : A considerable and increasing trade in dead meat. 



Canada : Gross number about 60,000 cattle, of which probably 10,000 

 to 15,000 bought by farmers to feed. 



PORTRAITS OF REPRESENTATIVE SCOTCH CATTLE. 



In accordance with requirement expressed in the memoranda above 

 referred to, I have secured portraits of representative cattle of the sev- 

 eral breeds, and send them herewith. The list of portraits is as follows : 



POLLED ABERDEEN OR ANGUS (by favor of George J. Walker, esq., Portlcthen, Aber- 

 deen) : 



(1) Bull. Sir Maurice (1319). 



(ii) Cow. Juno (3374). 



(3) Cow. Sybil, second of Tillyfour (3F2G) and her heifer calf Sappho Sybil 



(5020). 

 POLLED GALLOWAY (by favor of Rev. John Gillespie, M.D., Mouswald, Dumfries): 



