CONTENTS. 



Chaptkr v.— The Irish Cattlk.— The aboriginal breed mid.llo-horns— the 

 Kerry Cow— the prevailing bre -d were probably the Cravens — Improvement 

 slower in Ireland than in England— Mr. Waller's improvements in Meath— 

 Lord Masserene— Lord Farnham— the Earl of Rosse— Sir H. V. Tempest . 77 



Chapter VI.— The Lono-horns.— Originally from Craven— the larger and 

 smaller breed^arly improvers — the blacksmith of Linton — Sir Thomas Gres- 

 ley — Mr. "Webster— Bloxedge— Robert Bakewell— his principles— his success — 

 anecdotes— Twopenny — Mr. Fowler— Shakspeare — Description of D — Mr. Fow- 

 ler's sale— Mr. Prinsep— Description of the Improved Leicesters— strangely 

 rapid deterioration and disappearance of them — Derbyshire — description of 

 cattle— SHROPSHiRK—the old Shopshires — the present breed . . .81 



Chapter VII.— The Short-horns. —Description of the old breed— Sir W. St. 

 Quintin — Mr. Milbank — Mr. C. Colling — history of his purchase of Hubback 

 — Favorite— the Durham ox — cross with the polled Galloway— Bolingbroke — 

 Johanna — Lady— prices fetched by Lady's progeny— sale of Mr. C. CoUiug's 

 stock— Mr. Charge of Newton— Mr. Mason of Chilton— Mr. G. Coates's 

 Short-Horn Herd-Book — history of remarkable short-horns— the milking pro- 

 perties of the improved short-horn undervalued— not calculated for work — cor- 

 rections of Berry— his two histories of Short-horns — Dutch cattle not imported 

 — Dobison — Bailey — Culley — law against importation — Short-horns not crossed 

 with white wild cattle — C. Colling not exclusive improver of Short-horns — 

 Colling increased the size of his cattle — Hubback had no Dutch blood— an 

 account of him — Galloway crosses or alloy — made by chance — R. Colling. 

 The improved Yorkshire cow— she unites the two qualities— quantities of 

 milk yielded by her — description of her — Yokkshire— ^Xorth Ridino once 

 occupied by black cattle alone — succeeded by the old Holderness— crossed with 

 the improved breed — West Ridino — Mr Mitton's Badsworth — Lincot.nshire 

 — the unimproved Lincolns — the present improved Lincolns — the Lincolnshire 

 ox ....... . . 95 



Chapter VIII.— The Forkiox Breeds of Cattle.— The Alderney- quantity 

 and excellence of milk — fattens readily — Nagore cattle .... 138 



Chapter IX. — The Structure and Diseases of the Head of the Ox. — The 

 skeleton — the head — shortness and breadth of forehead in the bull — fine small 

 head in the female — extent of frontal sinuses — inflammation of them — the horns 

 — their growth — treatment of fracture of them — age as indicated by the horns 

 — the distinguishing character of the different breeds — influence of sex— horned 

 Galloways — comparison between the horned and hornless cattle — The brain — 

 •peculiar conformation of the brain and spinal marrow — T'le ear — difference of 

 in different cattle — diseases of — The eye — fracture of the orbit — wounds, tumors 

 — The eyelids — eruptions on them— enlargement of haw — inflammation of the 

 eye — cataract— gutta serena — cancer — Fracture of the skull — Hydatids in the 

 brain— water in the head— apoplexy— inflammation of the brain — locked jaw — 

 epilepsy — palsy — ne\irotomy — madness . . ... 143 



