THE UNITED KINGDOM. 207 



Substratum : According to locality, granite, clay, and red gravel. Cultivated grasses : 

 Timothy and lucerne in small quantities, about one-third to two-thirds clover, rye- 

 grass. 



Methods of housing. Well appointed and warm stables with good straw litter in 

 winter. In summer they are left in the fields except in bad weather. 



Feeding. From spring to autumn they are tethered in the fields to rye-grass and 

 clover ; in winter they are fed on hay, turnips, mangel-wurzel, and parsnips. 



Handling products. The milk is kept in clean dairies, and churning is done twice 

 a week j no cheese is made when cows are in full milk ; they are milked three times 

 daily. 



CATTLE IN CORNWALL. 



REPORT BY CONSUL FOX, OF PLYMOUTH. 



In answer to Department circular, I beg to state that I employed 

 special agents, who were considered most likely to be able to procure in- 

 formation as to breeding cattle, but regret to add that, except in two 

 instances, they have been altogether unsuccessful in their efforts. 

 They report that there exists, on the part of farmers generally in this 

 district, either a reluctance to afford information on the subject, or a 

 want of sufficient data to enable them to give the desired particulars 

 with such accuracy as would make them desirable. 



I inclose form, which contains particulars obtained from a large 

 breeder, and copy of a letter from a large farmer, who replied to the 

 application made to him, not in the form attached to the circular, but 

 by general remarks, in the form of a letter. 



HOWAED FOX, 



Consul. 



UNITED STATES CONSULATE, 



Plymouth, July 25, 1884. 



SPECIAL STATISTICS CONCERNING CATTLE 'IN CORNWALL. 

 [Supplied by Mr. T. Hosken, of Loggens, Hoyle, Cornwall.] 



Breed: Shorthorn. 



Milk : Keeps no account of milk, cattle being reared for breeding purposes^ and 

 nsually sold at two years old. Dairymen pay attention to milking qualities in breeding. 



Live weight: At maturity: cow,-12cwt. ; bull, 26 cwt. 



Topography: Altitude: 200 feet above the level of the sea. Temperature: mean, 

 C0.5; summer, 56.2; winter, 41. Soil: Top soil a sandy loam. 



Substratum : Sandstone, marl, and clay, with spar. Dexter granite and clay slate. 



Cultivated grasses : Timothy, red and white clover, rye, and cocksfoot. 



Housing : Store cattle in open boxes ; turned out every day for exercise except in 

 yery severe weather. Feeding cattle, in close houses well ventilated. 



Feeding : Fed on roots, hay, chaff, and a little meal. 



Mr. Joel Howe, farmer, to Mr. Cock. 

 [Inclosure in Consul Fox's report.] 



GARE LAMORRAN, November 20, 1883. 



I have been looking over the paper (tabulated form) you sent me, and I am very 

 sorry that I am not able to fill it up, as I would take a good bit of trouble for Mr. Fox. 



I have no idea as to the amount of milk a cow would give in a year. It would de- 

 pend on the breed and the size of the cow. Jersey or Guernsey would be the richest 



