CATTLE. 



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smooth, and slender, and their prevailing color deep red ; but 

 sometimes they are dark brown, brindle, or nearly black. The 

 oxen are remarkable for their docility, strength, and quickness, 

 The cows are fair milkers. Both oxen and cows fatten readily. 

 2. The Hereford Breed. Cattle of the Hereford breed are 

 larger than those of the North Devon. They are broad across 

 the hind-quarters ; narrow at the sirloin ; neck and head well 



Fig. 19. 



THE HEREFORD BULL, TROMP. 



proportioned; horns of a medium size and turned up at the 

 points ; color a deep red, with the face, throat, and belly gener- 

 ally white. A spirited contest has been kept up for some time 

 between the partisans of the Herefords and those of the Short 

 Horns, both here and in England, each stoutly maintaining the 

 superiority of their favorite breed. We are not disposed to 

 take part in the controversy. The experience of persons not 



