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ANGUS OX, FEEDING. 



A few experiments upon them developed another valuable quality 

 . — their natural fitness for stall-feeding, and the rapidity with which 

 they fattened. This brought them into much repute. 



They have much of the Galloway form, and by those unaccustomed 

 to cattle would be often mistaken for the Galloways. A good judge, 

 however, would perceive that they are larger, somewhat longer ia 

 the leg, thinner in the shoulder, and flatter in the side. 



Climate and management have caused another difference between 

 the Angus doddies and the Galloways. The Galloways have a 

 moist climate ; they have a more robust appearance, a much thicker 

 skin, and a rougher coat of hair than the Angus oxen. The Angus 

 cattle are regularly kept in straw-yards during six months of the 

 year, receiving turnips with their fodder every day, and in summer 

 are grazed on dry and warm pastures. By this mode of treatment 

 they look and feel more kindly than the Galloways. 



The greater part of them are black, or with a few white spots. 

 The next general color is yellow, comprehending the brindled, dark 

 red, and silver-colored yellow. They are a valuable breed, and have 

 rapidly gained ground on the horned cattle, and become far more 

 numerous, particularly in the Lowlands ; and when the agriculturist 

 now speaka of the Angus breed, he refers to the polled species. 



