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ent, in the United States, the milk is quite as much 

 an object in raising cattle as the quahty of feeding ; 

 and the breeds that most efficiently unite these qual- 

 ities will, of course, be received with most favcur 

 by the agricultural community. 



In this view of the matter, it seems to us that the 

 Short Horns and the Devons are the breeds to which 

 we must look for the improvement of our stock; 

 and that the introduction of blood from either of 

 these into our common breeds of cattle would be a 

 decided benefit, will not be denied by any one who 

 has witnessed the effects of such crossings. That 

 pure-blooded Devons or Short Horns will soon be 

 found on every farm, we do not expect ; but the an- 

 nual importations of these animals, added to those 

 produced by our public-spirited men who have en- 

 gaged in the rearing of pure-blooded cattle, will, by 

 distributing valuable animals far and wide, bring 

 them to the notice of farmers, and thus gradually 

 make an impression on the great mass. In what- 

 ever neighbourhood a Short Horn or a Devon bull 

 has been owned, the effect is visible on the stock ; 

 and the fine, square form of the one, and rich colour 

 of the other,-may be clearly traced. We know some 

 towns in which, from the introduction of Devon bulls 

 of good blood six or eight years since, nearly all the 

 cattle of the farmers around, by their mahogany red, 

 their fine, white horns, and their yellow, soft skin, 

 show the influence of such blood. And the same 

 may be said of places where the Improved Durham 

 has been introduced. We hail, therefore, with sat- 

 isfaction every accession to the stock of good ani- 

 mals in our country ; we like the spirit of improve- 

 ment it indicates ; and consider it a proof that our 

 farmers, in everything that can contribute to their 

 wealth, comfort, and respectability, are destined not 

 to remain long behind those of any other country. 



