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size of the Scotch type alluded to above; while 

 if of the latter sort he would introduce an ele- 

 ment of later maturity into some of the other 

 strains, and in some his own even character and 

 ability to carry great flesh without coarseness 

 would appear in that seriously undesirable form. 

 It is sufficiently evident, then, that some kind 

 of evenness is desirable in the herd if all the 

 cows are to be bred to one bull. 



But is there not some further advantage to 

 be found in maintaining a single type? Such, 

 at least, has been the view of all great breeders. 

 We may well hesitate to pronounce upon the 

 relative excellence of the many types found 

 among the many breeds. It is always danger- 

 ous to dogmatize. We may follow our own 

 inclinations, and see in one type a more attrac- 

 tive form than in some other which may win 

 the preference from a brother breeder. But 

 granting this, while we discover one type in its 

 perfection more pleasing in our sight than any 

 other, however perfect, nevertheless do we not 

 often see animals of the esteemed type quite 

 inferior to those of the other? I am sure all 

 candid minds see and have felt the difficulty 

 here. The result is that if we were to go to a 

 cattle show or other place where a large con- 

 course of cattle were to be seen and pick out 

 the best ten head of any given breed, they 

 would in most cases represent very different, 



