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roundness of barrel and fullness of ribs they will compare with any 

 breed, and also in the proportion which the loins bear to the hook 

 bones, or protuberances of the ribs. When viewed from above, the 

 whole body appears beautifully rounded, like the longitudinal section 

 of a roller, 'rhey are long in the quarters and ribs, and deep in the 

 chest, but not broad in the twist. There is less space between the 

 hook or hip bones and the ribs than in most other breeds, a considera- 

 tion of much importance, for the advantage of length of carcass con- 

 sists in the animal being well ribbed home, or as little space as possi- 

 ble lost in the flank. 



LEAN GALLOWAY OX. 



The Galloway is short in the leg, and moderately fine in the shank 

 bones — the happy medium preserved in the leg, which secures har- 

 dihood and disposition to fatten. With the same cleanness and short- 

 ness of shank, there is no breed so large and mAiscular above the 

 knee, while there is more room for the deep, broad, and capacious 

 chest. He is clean, not fine and slender, but well proportioned in 

 the neck and chaps ; a thin and delicate neck would not correspond 

 with the broad shoulders, deep chest, and close, compact form of the 

 breed. The neck of the Galloway bull is thick almost to a fault. 

 The head is rather heavy ; the eyes are not prominent, and the ears 

 are large, rough, and full of long hairs on the inside. 



The Galloway is covered with a loose mellow skin of medium 

 thickness, which is clothed with long, soft, silky hair. The skin is 



