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more amiable. However, we have nothing to say against 

 this kind of stock, and would advise all who like them to 

 keep them. If horns are objectionable, it is easy to pre- 

 vent them from growing on any stock by removing the 

 first appearance of them on the calf. This can be done 

 without much pain to the calf and without much trouble 

 to one who knows how to do it. It, as we understand, 

 requires no great skill, and ean hardly be said to come 

 under the head of cruelty to animals. It is nothing like 

 as painful as castration. 



IIEllEFOHDS. 



The Herefords are having quite a boom in the West, 

 but it is not as dairy stock, but as superior for beef. We 

 have seen no strong claims put in for them for dairy 

 purposes. The few we have seen did not seem to indicate 

 any great dairy qualities, nor have any of the numerous 

 portraits we have seen published borne the marks of 

 dairy stock. But the claim of beef qualities we believe 

 is well founded. Their great rivals in this line are the 

 Shorthorns. 



COMMON STOCK. 



We have not mentioned the so-called " Native " stock 

 as a dairy breed, because it is not a breed, but a mixture 

 of breeds crazy-quilt stock. We would not be under- 

 stood as considering it of no value for dairy purposes, for 

 when carefully selected, a dairy herd of commonn stock 

 may be very valuable. Great milkers and great butter 

 makers are not uncommon among them ; but there is such 

 a mixture of blood in their veins that there is no guar- 



