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race, we may suppose, continued for some time 

 after the death of Lisle. The county of Glou- 

 cester is stated to have had a distinct breed of 

 cattle, which was changed about the middle of 

 the last century for the long horns, and these 

 having since given way to the new short horns. 

 Thus, all our dairy districts distinguished for 

 rich pasturage, have been compelled, at short 

 periods, to change entirely their breeds of dairy 

 cattle, by having recourse to such as were in a 

 more natural condition. 



The long horns were relinquished in our dairy 

 districts because they had ceased to fatten well. 



Dairy fanners are liable to great losses from 

 their cows miscarrying ; and when this once 

 begins in a cow-house, it extends rapidly, and 

 subjecting the farmer to great losses, unless his 

 cows after this fatten kindly. Thus, while 

 housing during winter is necessary for large 

 milking cows, it is attended with this very 

 serious drawback. The little disposition to 

 fatten after miscarriage of the old long horns, 

 led to the introduction throughout our dairy 

 counties of the improved short horns, a hardier 

 race, formed by a cross with the Scotch cattle. 



As milking cows require to be housed dur- 



