THE POLLED GALLOWAfS. 



ent from any other part I am acquainted with, for they do not cas- 

 trate them until they are about a year old." They are now generally 

 spayed much earher than they used to be, but some of the breeders 

 adhere to the old custom. 



The young cattle are rarely housed after the first winter ; they 

 are on their pastures day an4 night, but in cold weather, they re- 

 ceive hay and straw in the fields, supporting themselves otherwise on 

 the foggage left unconsumed after the summer grass. Many of the 

 farmers are beginning to learn their true interest, and the pastures 

 are not so much overstocked in summer as they used to be, and a 

 portion of herbage is left for the cattle in the winter ; therefore, al- 

 though the beasts are not in high condition in the spring, they have 

 materially increased in size, and are in a proper state to be trans- 

 ferred to the rich pastures of the lower district. 



GALLOWAT COW. 



The Galloway cows are not good milkers; but although the 

 quantity of the milk is not great, it is rich in quahty, and yields a 

 large proportion of butter. A cow that gives from twelve to sixteen 

 quarts per day is considered very superior, and that quantity pro- 

 duces more than a pound and a half of butter. The average, how- 

 ever, of a Galloway cow cannot be reckoned at more than six or 

 eight quarts per day, during the five summer months after feeding 

 her calf. During the next four months she does not give more than 

 half that quantity, and for two or three months she is dry. 



It has been said that the young Galloway cattle are more exposed 

 than others to Redwater, particularly on grass lands wanting lime. 



