SWITZERLAND. 303 



In the neighborhood of Bagatz, Vason, Mayenfeld, and down towards 

 Cantoa Zurich, prices for Brown Schwitzer cattle average about as fol- 

 lows: 



Francs. 



Yearling steers 300 to 600 



Two-year-old steers... 500 700 



Yearling heifers 200 300 



Cows with calf 500 900 



Young cows 500 800 



Old cows 300 400 



Yearling bulls 700 800 



One and a half year old bulls, 900 to 1,200. 



Good six months old calves, about 200 francs. 



At a Sargans market this month I found prices considerably lower 

 than those quoted above; they vary in fact in the different valleys 

 materially, and at different seasons of the year. 



I purchased for Americans, last August, in Canton Zurich, a number 

 of fiae four and five year old cows, at 650 to 800 francs each, and for a 

 year and a half old bull, 1,000 francs was paid. 



They were all select cattle. 



HOW TO EXPORT SWISS CATTLE. 



The freight from Zurich to Antwerp per car load is about 300 francs. 

 The freight on cattle per "White Cross line" from Antwerp to New 

 York, or to Boston, is as follows : 



Per head. 



For grown cattle 8 



For yearlings .-., 7 



For calves 6 



The foregoing includes water and feed on shipboard. The men ac- 

 companying the stock have free passage. If no men accompany the 

 stock the ship company provides hands for the purpose, and an extra 

 charge of 4 shillings per head is made. 



In short, the cost of transporting full-grown cattle from Zurich to New 

 York may be reckoned at very nearly $50 per head, and for yearlings. 

 $40. 



S. H. M. BYEES, 



Consul. 

 UNITED STATES CONSULATE, 



Zurich, October 23, 1883. 



SWISS CATTLE AND DAIRY PRODUCTS. 



REPORT BY CONSUL BEATTCHAMP, OF ST. GALLE. 

 GOVERNMENTAL ASSISTANCE TO SWISS CATTLE -BREEDERS. 



Switzerland claims for herself one of the first positions among the 

 European states with regard to her cattle, milk, and the products 

 thereof. The principal breeds are widely known in Europe and their 

 origin dates with the beginning of Swiss history. As breeders they are 

 much sought after. When a farmer or cattle-raiser in Germany, Italy, 

 or France wishes to improve his breed he generally makes a selection 

 from QI Swiss herd, for experience has long since been made that Swiss 



