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ty, and show the great advantages gained by adopt 

 ing a breed affording such results, Ave shall give from 

 Mr. Berry a few instances of animals fitted for the 

 butcher, their age and weight. 



A steer, bred by Col. Cooke, of Ouston, near Don- 

 caster, fed on potatoes and straw, was slaughtered 

 when 2 years and 22 days old ; his quarters weighed 

 72 stone, or 576 lbs. 



Mr. John Rennie produced at the East Lothian Ag- 

 ricultural Society meeting, a steer two years and four 

 months old, whose four quarters weighed 153 stone 

 7 lbs. (1231 lbs.) ; also a steer three years and six 

 months old, whose quarters Aveighed 1359 lbs., and 

 the talloAv 241 lbs. The same gentleman exhibited 

 a steer between 18 and 20 months old, the quarters 

 of Avhich Aveighed 118 stone 1 lb. (944 lbs.). 



Mr. Robertson, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, fur- 

 nished Mr. Berry with a statement of a number of 

 Short Horns fed by him on turnips, whose weight 

 was as folloAvs : 



A steer, three years and a half old, four quarters 

 1862 lbs., tallow 294 lbs. 



A steer, 3 years 10 months old, four quarters 1736 

 lbs., talloAV 238 lbs. 



An ox, four years and a half old, four quarters 1890 

 lbs., talloAV 295 lbs. 



Mr. ArroAvsmith entered for a sweepstakes a tAvin 

 heifer calved in April, to be shown in June, Avhen 

 she would be two years old. She Avas fed through 

 the winter on turnips and hay, Avith 400 lbs. of oil- 

 cake, and was turned out to grass in May. On the 

 23d of July she weighed 58 stone, having gained 30 

 stone in 30 weeks. (Weight, 812 lbs. Gain in 30 

 weeks, 420 lbs.) 



These instances demonstrate their peculiar char- 

 acter of fattening early ; and that they may be made 

 to combine the qualities, hitherto considered incom- 

 patible, of good feeders and good milkers, he exper- 

 iments of Mr. Berry, as Avell as of breeders in this 



