CATTLE. 



rather moist ; and thus a languid vegetation is supported during the 

 winter, and pastures constantly retain their verdure. 



The young cattle are chiefly bred and reared to a certain age upon 

 the higher districts, or upon the inferior lands in the lower grounds. 

 A few cows are kept in the richer soils to produce milk, butter, and 

 cheese for the faraihes ; but it is found more porfitable to breed and 

 rear the cattle upon inferior lands, an(f*afterwards to feed them upon 

 the finer ground and the rich old pastures. There would be no ob- 

 jection to this if the Galloway farmers would afford their young 

 stock a little shelter from the driving blasts of winter. 



The regular Galloway breeders rarely sell any of their calves for 

 veal ; v^hicli is obtained only from those who keep cows for supply- 

 ing the \illagers with milk, and from the few dairy farms where 

 cows are kept for making cheese. 



The best heifers are retained as breeders, in order to supply the 

 place of those whose progeny is not valuable, or who are turned oft 

 on account of their age. The other female calves are spayed during 

 the first year. The spayed heifers are usually smaller than the 

 bullocks, but they arrive sooner at maturity ; they fatten readily ; 

 their meat is considered more deHcate, and, in proportion to their 

 size, they sell at higher prices than the bullocks. 



FAT GALLOWAY COW. 



Mr. Culley says, " In Galloway they spay more heifers than per- 

 in all the island besides, and in this too their method is differ- 



