CATTLE. 



Durhams, this breed is now diffused 

 into many parts of the United States, 

 especially New-York, Pennsylvania, 

 and Kentucky. 



! Besides the two breeds above men- 

 tioned, there arc several in great re- 

 pute in particular districts, which al- 

 most dispute the superiority with the 

 short-horns. Of these, the Devon- 

 shire breed is the handsomest. The 

 colour of this breed is invariably red, 

 with a very fine head, small bone, 

 and glossy hide. The oxen, although 

 not so heavy as some, are the best 

 for the plough on light lands ; they 

 walk nearly as fast as horses, and 

 will work almost as well in pairs. 

 The cows {Fig. 4) are good milkers, 



Devon Cow. 



any deficiency in quantity being made 

 up by the richness of the cream. The 

 oxen fatten readily, and their flesh is 

 of the best quality. 



It is supposed that the fine oxen 

 of New-England are derived from this 

 breed. 



The Sussex breed is only distin 

 guished from the Devon by being 

 rather stronger, and not so fine in 

 the head and horn. 



The Herefordshire breed is larger 

 and heavier than either of the prece- 

 ding, the horns longer, and more 

 turned outward ; the colour is red, 

 but the belly and the face are gener- 

 ally white, and there is often a white 

 stripe along the back. This breed has 

 many excellent qualities, and fattens 

 well ; the cows {Fig. 5) are of use for 



Hereford Cow. 



the dairy, but yield only a small quan- 

 tity of milk. The Herefordshire oxen 

 are best suited to the rich pastures 

 of their native county, where they 

 grow to a great size, and increase 

 fast. These are the principal Eng- 

 lish breeds. 



The principal indigenous Scotch 

 breeds are the West Highland, the 

 Galloway, the Angus, and the Shet- 

 land. There is a doubt whether the 

 Ayrshire {Fig. 6) should be classed 



FL-. G. 



among the pure Scotch cattle. Their 

 great resemblance to the short-horn 

 in all but the size leads one to suppose 

 that they are a cross of a smaller 

 breed by a short-horn bull, but they 



have very good qualities, and are ex 

 cellent for the dairy or for stalling. 



A great many cattle are bred it 

 the various islands which lie on the 

 western coast of Scotland. They art 



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