34 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



valuable at that time in the kingdom. From this 

 breed, the late Mr. Bakewell obtained the source 

 of his superior stock of cattle; and several other 

 eminent breeders are also indebted to the same 

 origin for the celebrity they have since obtained. 



Great improvements have of late years been 

 made in the old Lancashire kind, both in size and 

 beauty. Craven, in Yorkshire, has long been cele- 

 brated for a superior variety of the long-horned 

 kind; and from thence the graziers of Westmorland 

 and Lancashire purchased the flower of their 

 Heifers ; which, by crossing with the original stock 

 of those counties, have produced a breed, which is 

 now had recourse to, for the improvement of this 

 kind of cattle, in every part of the kingdom. 

 Some of the Bulls are extremely large. Their 

 horns are not long, but beautifully turned; their 

 hair short and smooth; their crests rise extremely 

 high; their chests are let down to their knees; 

 their bodies are long and in the form of a perfect 

 cylinder. 



