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folk ftock, and wliat I have fince feen of the 

 improvement of the breed of cattle, in 

 other counties, it appears to me, evidently, 

 that nothing more is wanted to improve the 

 form of the prcfent breed of cattle in Nor- 

 folk than a due attention to the breed itfelf. 



While fiich cows, and fuch bulls, as I have 

 ■fometimes feen, arc fuffered to propagate their 

 deformities, no wonder fome valuable points 

 Ihould be lowered. But if, in the reverfe of this 



- unpardonable negledt, men of judgement and 

 >eaterprize would make a proper feledion ; and 

 Vkfould paj?- the fame attention to X-hc Norfolk 

 "breed as is paid to the long-horned breed, 115 

 the midland counties, and to the Ihort- horned, 

 in the north of Yorkfhire ; — every poirht might 

 beyond a doubt be filled up, and the prefent 



- Valuable qualities be at the fame time retained. 



But the great caufe of negle^ m the breed- 

 ing of cattle in Norfolk, is, that men of judge- 

 ment and fpirit rather choofe to purchafe of the 

 Scotch drovers, or of their poor and induflri- 

 ousbutlefs judicious neighbours, than to go 

 themfelves through the tedious round of rear- 

 ing. However, if we confider the prefent uni- 

 5t?erfal fcarciry of cattle (iy86^, and that the 

 Y 4 Scotch- 



