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can say nothing by way of recommendation. But whenever we 

 hit upon any thing, which appears to us worthy of notice, on 

 this subject, we shall lay it before our readers, that they may be 

 aided in forming a judgment. It is with this in view, that we 

 make the following extracts, from English papers. The first is 

 from a speech of a celebrated breeder, W. Fisher Hobbs, Esq., 

 before the East Essex Agricultural Society. 



" When he first became a farmer, he was determined to have a 

 good breed of cattle. He first tried Short-Horns, because he 

 thought they were the best ; and at a sale in Suffolk, he pur- 

 chased several, better than which could not be obtained. He also 

 purchased some Herefords, and kept them together for twelve 

 months, and the result was most decidedly in favor of the Here- 

 fords. He was therefore compelled, contrary to his own wishes^ 

 to give up the Short-Horns and take to Herefords ; and he had 

 from that time continued to do so, being satisfied that with his 

 soil and climate, they paid the best. {Hearj hear.) He trusted 

 the farmers whom he was addressing, would do as he had done, 

 and judge for themselves w^hat description of stock was best suited 

 to their farms ; and when they were satisfied that they had a breed 

 which would prove most profitable to them, he would advise them 

 to keep to them ; and if they came here to exhibit them and were 

 occasionally unsuccessful, he would advise them to go home, with 

 a determination of meeting with more success on a future occa- 

 sion." 



The following is from the " Hereford Times." 



" IMPORTANT TO DAIRYMEN HEREFORDS AND SHORT-HORNS. " 



" A gentleman in Leicestershire, who keeps a large dairy of 

 Short-Horn cows, wishing to make a comparison between them and 

 the Herefords, bought a Hereford cow at the Rev'd J. R. 

 Smythie's sale in 1839. He soon found that the Hereford gave 

 less milk than many of his Short-Horns, but, as she was a fine look- 

 ing cow, and a good breeder, he continued to use her in his dairy. 

 In the spring of 1843, he determined upon making a more exact 

 comparison as to the quantity and quality of the milk given by 

 the respective breeds. For this purpose a short-horned cow was 

 selected of the same age, and which calved within two days of 

 he same time as the Hereford. The milk of each, "was carefully 



