THE UNITED KINGDOM. 



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Offal reckoned 8 pounds to the score, except in regard to Welsh, of 

 which the offal is estimated 9 pounds to the score. 



Amongst records of extraordinary weight are three instances, these 

 being of a Durham ox, a Hereford animal, and a Norman, the latter be- 

 ing exhibited as the " bceuf gras " in Paris. 



The dead weight of the Durham ox that was exhibited throughout 

 England, in a former generation, was 2,322 pounds ; of the Hereford ox, 

 1884, bred in Norfolk, 1,938 pounds ; and the Norman bullock, alive, 

 weighed over 30 cwt. 



MILK AND BUTTER YIELD OF THE VARIOUS BREEDS. 



The average weight of milk thus compares yearly : 



In a recent instance the Devon cow Myrtle gave 26 pounds of milk in 

 a day at the London Dairy Show, and the solids of her milk were found 

 superior to that from the Jersey competitors. The Polled Norfolk cows 

 have also given some large milk records, and extending over a long 

 period. 



Mr. Faulkner's opinion is in agreement with that of most other ex- 

 perts when he indicates the best beef-producing animal as the cross 

 bred from the Scotch Polled cow and Shorthorn bull. Still, of late, this 

 superiority has been challenged by breeders of Hereford and other 

 crosses. 



PRICES OF THE VARIOUS BREEDS. 



The general prices of pedigree animals are closely appraised for cows 

 and heifers: 



