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different and somewhat conflictinT opinions are en- 

 tertained in England. !\Tr. Youali .-.-uys : 



"For the dairy, the North Devon must be ac- 

 knowledged to be inferior to several other breeds. 

 The milk, is good, and yields more than an average 

 proportion of cream and butter ; but it is deficient in 

 quantity. There are those, however, and no mean 

 judges, who deny this, and select the North Devons 

 even for the dairy." 



Perhaps one of the most valuable crosses that has 

 yet been made is the one described by the celebra- 

 ted breeder, Mr. Bolton, in a letter to the Farmer's 

 Magazine : 



" I have known many excellent beasts bred from 

 Improved Short Horn bulls and long horn cows ; 

 indeed, I never knew one of these bulls put to any 

 cow where the produce was not superior to the dam ; 

 but the cross which I advocate, and with which I am 

 best acquainted, is that with the Devon cow. I have 

 uniformly remarked, that a cross here was attended 

 with a pi'oportionate improvement in size, quantity 

 of flesh, and aptitude to fatten. In every instance 

 they have shown themselves superior milkers, and 

 stand to the pail till within six or eight weeks of 

 calving ; and several instances have come undei 

 my knowledge where they have never been dry 

 from the time they first calved. So highly ai'e they 

 prized as milkers, that a friend of mine, who hires 

 out dairies, informs me, that the dairymen give him 

 nearly £2 per cow per year more for the half and 

 three fourths breed than they would for cows of any 

 other breed." 



Judging from the opinions expressed by cattle- 

 breeders in England, by the agricultural periodicals 

 of that country, and by the fact that, at the late 

 Smithfield cattle show, open to the whole kingdom, 

 the first prizes were taken by Devon cattle, we 

 should conclude that, since the demise of some of 

 the most celebrated Short Horn bfeedera, such ab 



