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that breeds of cattle whose habitat is in a genial climate, or 

 which belong to southern districts, give milk of an unusually 

 rich quality. Perhaps the most striking fact in connection with 

 our breeds of cattle is this, viz., that in this little country we 

 have a variety far greater than those can supply which are 

 native to any other equal area of the earth's surface, and 

 all of them excellent. 



It is not only interesting, but also significant, to reflect on the 



FIG. ii. NORTH DEVON Cow, " FAIR MAID/ 9351 D.D.H.B. 



A Royal Winner in 1888. 

 The Property of Sir W. R. Williams, Bart., Hcanton, Barnstaple, North Devon. 



demand which exists for most of our breeds of cattle all over 

 the world where the English language is spoken. The English- 

 man, of course, is ubiquitous that had become inevitable 

 and the cattle of his island are almost equally so. They were 

 wanted, as he was, to colonise the " wild land " of the world 

 wherever it is good : and they will be wanted all through the 

 future to replenish and sustain the colonists. Let us guard 

 them well, and improve them as much as we can, for they are 

 a goodly inheritance t 



