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about thirteen fcore per quarter; and the cows, when fat, at 

 feven years old, will weigh about eight fcore per quarter. 



The moll diftinguifliing features of this breed are, a fine 

 white horn (not chalky) ftreaked with red: the eye, full, 

 round, bright, liA'ely, and clear ; the external circle of the 

 pupil, tinged with a deep yellow ; around the eye is a gold 

 coloured circle, which colour, in all cafes, will be found to 

 prevail on the infide fkin of the ears; the chop mealy; the 

 countenance chearful, and equally free from any thing of a 

 black caft, or the fmallefl: fpot of white ; the permanent 

 colour of the breed, is a bright olood red; the points on 

 the back, and hind quarters, equal to the moft highly finifhed 

 of the improved Bakewell breed ; and the flioulder lefs 

 weighty, but with more roundnefs and beauty than is ge- 

 nerally to be feen : flat clear head, and jaw free from gum, 

 and throat free from dewlap. 



An attention to all thefe matters are indifpenfible in the 

 purchafe or breeding of thefe animals, particularly in the 

 choice of, or in the perfedtions of the bull. 



The accidents and difeafes, to which all cows are liable, 

 are fo well known, that it may not be neceffary to flate any 

 thing further than a few fuggeftions, applying to thofc cafes 

 which are but too frequent, and fatally experienced in this 

 county. Bleeding whpn the cows are from one-third to half 

 gone with calf, is earneftly recommended as a preventive 

 againft premature calviflg.lahd when the accident does happen, 

 to bury the abortion irn'mediately, and to keep the cow as 

 widely apart as poflible from the herd. To be particularly 

 careful that fhe does not receive the bull, which herds with the 

 other cows, at leafl: not till after fuch a lapfe of time, as 

 with good reafon (he may be .thought completely recovered, 

 and free from the pofhbility of communicating the fmallefl: 



infedion. 



