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extension of the native Dairy would enable the country to 

 dispense with. 



We will now review the various Breeds of British Cattle, 

 whether suited for the dairy, or for being grazed and fat- 

 tened. 



I. THE WHITE FOREST BREED. 



The Wild Breed, or, as it may be termed when domesti- 

 cated, the White Forest Breed, identical with the ancient 

 Urus, is still preserved, it has been seen, in a few Parks, 

 where the animals, herding and breeding only with one an- 

 other, retain their pristine characters. Numbers, however, 

 existed in the domesticated state in Wales, until late in the 

 last century ; but they have now, for the most part, become 

 so changed in colour and habits, that they can rarely be dis- 

 tinguished from the ordinary races of the country, although 

 scattered individuals are yet to be met with, as in the county 

 of Pembroke, in no respect distinguishable from the Wild 

 Cattle of the Parks. Between Stafford and Lichfield, too, 

 cattle of this race are in considerable numbers. They are 

 here destitute of horns, in which respect they resemble those 

 which are kept at Ribbesdale. They are of good size, and 

 are valued by the farmers as dairy cows. This race could, 

 doubtless, like any other, have its useful properties called 

 forth by the care of the breeder ; but little benefit, it is con- 

 ceived, would result from generally domesticating it, or re- 

 sorting to it for the purpose of crossing the common varieties. 



IL THE ZETLAND BREED. 



In the Zetland Islands, races of Cattle, Sheep, and Horses, 

 have existed from time immemorial, distinct in their charac- 

 ters from those which are indigenous to the Northern High- 

 lands, and other parts of Scotland. These remote islands, 



