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of the North Wales cattle are middle sized, long and yellowish, with 

 darker tips ; the legs are short, and waste portions of the body gene- 

 rally are reduced to a low percentage. Their dairy qualities on an aver- 

 age are counted good an ordinary herd yielding annually from 125 to 

 150 pounds of butter to the cow, and occasional herds are found which 

 considerably exceed these figures. 



The partisans of the breed claim for them a rank equal to the 

 highest as a combined milk and beef breed ; we are wil.'ing to file the 

 claim, and shall give them ample time to prove it. The establishment 

 of the North Wales Black Cattle Herd Book the first volume of which 

 appeared in 1883, and the second volume in 1886 will doubtless do 

 much toward improving and keeping pure this really valuable breed of 

 stock. 



