200 AMERICAN HUSBANDRY. 



Pounder' was let for the enormous price of four 

 hundred guineas ($2000) for a single season! The 

 New Leicester has spread into all parts of the Brit- 

 ish dominions, and been imported into the other 

 countries of Europe and the United States. They 

 were first introduced into our own country hy the 

 late Christopher Dunn, Esq., of Albany, about twen- 

 ty-five years since. Subsequent importations have 

 been made by Mr. Powel, of Philadelphia, and va 

 rious other gentlemen. 



We conclude this notice of the Leicester with 

 the following description of what should constitute 

 a perfect animal of this breed, from the " Farmers' 

 Series :" 



" The head should be hornless, long, small, taper- 

 ing towards the muzzle, and projecting horizontally 

 forward. The eyes prominent, but with a quiet ex- 

 pression. The ears thin, rather long, and direct- 

 ed backward. The neck full and broad at its base, 

 where it proceeds from the chest, so that there is. 

 with the slightest possible deviation, one continued 

 horizontal line from the rump to the poll. The 

 breast broad and full ; the shoulders also broad and 

 round, and no uneven or angular formation where 

 the shoulders join either the neck or the back, par- 

 ticularly no rising of the withers, or hollow behind 

 the situation of these bones. The arm fleshy 

 through its whole extent, and even down to the 

 knee. The bones of the leg small, standing wide 

 apart ; no looseness of skin about them, and com- 

 paratively bare of wool. The chest and barrel at 

 once deep and round ; the ribs forming a considera- 

 ble arch from the spine, so as in some cases, and 

 especially when the animal is in good condition, to 

 make the apparent width of the chest even greater 

 than the depth. The barrel ribbed well home ; no 

 irregularity of line on the back or belly ; but, on the 

 sides, the carcass very gradually diminishing in 

 width towards the rump. The quarters long and 



