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CATTLE. 



THE SHROPSHIRE CATTLE. 



The old Shropshire cattle, with a cut of one of which we are 

 enabled to present our readers, was of a long-horn hardy kind — of 

 all colors, but generally brown mixed with bay and white, and with 

 a streak t>f white running along the back and under the belly. They 

 were raw-boned, cow-legged, and far from being handsome. They 

 were, however, good milkers and fit for the dairy. 



THE OLD SnUOFSIIlRfc: OX. 



Very few of the old sort are now left, but a cross between the 

 Shropshire and the Holderness has been established, by which in- 

 crease of size has been obtained, hardihood, and a greater quantity 

 of milk. They are very docile ; and when red or spotted they are 

 in great request : the spotted are accounted the most valuable. 



