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sustain tliem, and when they fail, as sometimes they do, the fainting creature 

 falls and is trampled to death. 



We must have an iniprovement in cattie-cars. It certaiidy would not be 

 difficult to construct them so that cattle should stand with heads to one side, 

 where water could be given tlieui in a trouirh by means of hose ; and if this 

 can not be done, it must be made a criminal oti'ense to keep the animals on 

 a car more than 30 hours witliout water. In fact, it would be better for all 

 parties if tlio number were limited that a car should contain, and that in no 

 case should the stock remain on the cars over 30 hours, without being 

 uidoaded, rested, fed, and watered. The present practice i? a loss to owners 

 and nu injury to consumers, by making the beasts feverish and unhealthy, 

 besides being an outrageous act of cruelty to animals. The whole commu- 

 nity is interested, and should cry out against the wicked practice, which is 

 enongli to make humanity shudder. 



T5. t'oiaparalive MeasjircuifiUs of Cattle. — In(|uirios are often made in 

 regard to the relative size of dift'erent breeds of cattle. It is not easy to give 

 a very definite answer to questions of this kind ; bnt as several of the leading 

 breeds of this country were derived from England, where they are bred in 

 greater numbers than they are here, an idea of their comparative size may 

 be had from certain measurements taken of prize animals at the English 

 shows. We give the following tables in reference to Short-horns, IIurefon.ls, 

 and Devons, which took prizes at the shows of the Iloyal Agricultural 

 Society, in 1858 and 1S59. The first was prepared for the Society by Mr. 

 Ilobert Smith. 



CLASS. 

 Sliour I1UR.N3, 



Afii'il bulla 



V<m lin^ bulls 



Hull calvfS 



Cows 



Two-year-old heifere 

 Ytiu lings 



Avorapc Age. 

 vr8. mvs. 



Aver.ngo Girth, 

 n. in. 



v.i. 



9 . 

 5 . 

 •1 . 



Hebefocds. 



Affcil bulls. . . , 

 Vcailiu'.,' bulls 

 liull Ciilvcs . . . 



104 . 

 10}. 



s.( 



10 



3 



Oh 

 lU 



CLASS. 

 Heuwohus 



Cows 



Two-year-old heifci's . 2 

 Yearlings 1 



Devons. 



Aged bulls 3 



Yearling bulls 1 



Bull calves 



Cows 6 



Two-year-old heifere. 2 

 Y'carlings 1 



Avorage Age. 

 jrs. IUU3. 



C 







Average Girlh. 



R. 



in. 



Tlie next table was furnished by Mr. Thos. Duckhani, the editor of the 

 " Ili'rd-liook of Hereford Cattle." As far as it goes, it comjuiscs measure- 

 ments of Short-horns and Ilerefords, which received prizes at tlie AVarwick 

 show that year, the rank of the awards having been according to the order 

 observed in the table. 



CLASS. 



SuOIlT-llUttNS. 



Aged bulls 



Average A|fe. 

 } n, mos. 



Avernco Girth. 



Yearling bulls. 



Bull calves 



Cows , 



0. 



3. 



7. 

 10. 



8. 

 11. 



9. 

 10. 



8. 



ft. 

 .8 

 .8 

 .7 



.7 

 .7 

 .7 

 .6 

 .5 

 .8 



in. 

 6 

 6 



o 

 4 



°} 

 10} 







CLASS. 

 IIeiikiouim. 

 Aged bulls 



Avoraee Ace. 

 } rs. moa. 



Avcrace Girth. 



Yearling bulls . 



Bull calves . 

 Cows 



10 



6 

 10. 



9. 

 11 



9. 

 11. 

 II. 



ft, 

 .8 

 .8 

 .8 



io. 

 6 

 7 

 

 » 

 5 

 1 

 •> 



n 

 1 



