39fi CATTLi; AND DAIRY FARMING. 



yer, but it is claimed that 7,~> per cent, of all the beef consumed in 

 Vienna, ami a large part of th.it consumed in Paris, is of oxen of the 

 J'odoliau race. The cut shows the build of the animal, its color, and 

 peculiar horns. It is claimed that this race is a direct descendant of 

 i he /'* fji-imifjcnux. It is bred for meat alone, being 1 unfit for draft 

 purposes ami yielding but little milk not more than one-fourth of other 

 races of its size. 



XVI. THE uMUEZTHALER ItACE. 



This race has also made but littlo progress into the interior of Ger- 

 many, having as yet penetrated no farther than the extreme south- 

 eastern parts of Bavaria. They arc of gray color, somewhat heavier 

 .than the Podolians, yield more milk, and represent ;i sort of connecting 

 link between the steppe and the mountain races. 



PRICES OF GERMAN CATTLE. 



Tiie following arc the prices of the d life rent races of cattle herein de- 

 scribed in German marks 1 mark equal to LM cents excepting the 

 All) and Podolian races, of "which i have been unable to ascertain the 

 price. The figures refer to specimens of from four to five years of age : 



Unco. ' Milch cows.l Bulls. 



CATTLE EXPORTS TO TIIE UNITED STATES. 



The Frankfort district, and indeed the entire- Prussian province of 

 Ilesse-Xassau, is a cattle-purchasing community, 1he number of cattle 

 bred falling very largely below the- number consumed and needed. 

 lii-n<-e there is no export of cattle from this neighborhood. The freight 

 1'or cattle from this point to Antwerp would cost about $18 per car hold- 

 i,-,/ nine head, or su per head; attendance, i'eed, and other incidental 

 expenses would amount to about 1.50 per car, making 50 cents per 

 head ; in all, Vi'.fJO per head to Antwerp. From that point the White 

 Star liii" of steamers to the United States charge (i, or $29.20, to New 

 York, making the total cost of transportation .'jl.70 per head. 



IMPROVEMENT OF CATTLE IN GERMANY. 



In conclusion it. may be stated that the efforts of the farmers and cat- 

 tle-breeders of ( lerniany to improve, their stock have been as intelligent 

 i\-\ they have been jter. severing, and that the result of these efforts has 



