CATTLE AND DAIRY FARMING. 

 Fioin the above tables it will soon that the number of slaughtered 



1'iii' fulh>Y\ing table gives an inside view into tlie movements of the 

 . i June ](', 1870. to October 1, 1SSI5. 



Years. ; raml Ho ^ Cnlyeg sluvp> 



P. '_": i:4,21G !, 4aO ! !4,H77 



M.iiL :;.;. 14,;;:-J if.,u:!i 

 r;. :;.--'j ;>:>, ~r,G n;,c7i 



The avu :._ weight of the s Jan filtered animals is as follows: Of 

 Hi steers enumerated it: tiie lirst < olumn of Mxhibit II, 325 

 kilogiiims: of cows iii ih; second column, U75 kilograms; of cattle iu 

 the tliiru .,'!::;;;. 17D ki-->^. ains : of neat cattle in fonitl) column, 75 

 kiloyranis: of calves i,: iifti; column. 40 kilograms; of shoe*?) in sixth 

 c" liiinn _- Iiiloriiams i' h , t ^s iu seventh column, ('5 kilo t u*rniiis. 



Ali a.'nii.al.s s'aii^hteri'd i:i iiic .Kibei-fold innn:cii)iil shin^hter-house 

 arc (ii . - .:. ones. JIIH' nearly all of thorn are bought at the adjoining 

 . >' -. 



i':u:.! .laiiuary to August fattened cattle are brought in by cattle- 

 deali the central stock-yards in .Berlin, or directly IVom the 



Ian.-- :/2.:: i;. Silesia, J'oscn, Kasi I'nissia, and the landed estates 

 dcl/ar.:. ':';,. trade in ^rass fed cattle lasts from August to 

 Jai ::.,- this jjerio'l the niarkot is not well frequented by 



bulc] thc\ ^TCIK I'jilly c-btain thoir cattle iron the cattle markets 



in Suhvahi), '/ '. stjhaliii, and Xeiiss, .H!u : nish Province. The cattle 

 which are it: >;-:,; to ill-- Mlborfold stock-yards during this period 

 coiii! , . iiirg, Ija.'i'jvev, IVorn the iiastnres on the 



Ilahr. and tht Lov.'or IMiine, a!id a small part from Holland. Most 

 of tl ;<i'i : ;'.: ;; . are brought in from the ])rovinccs of Wost- 



phalia ai /! li: Westphalia. Hanover, and Holland furnish most 



<!' the c; '!::; ; c,;!:;- iVom th'.* central stock-yards in J>erlin, and 



ironi \"i khinelaiKi. I logs are brought in from West- 



p!i:di;i. . iciii, and Mecklenburg. 



'\ '!,- i'. scon that the valley of tlie Wupjyjr must bo furnished 



\vit!i . for i!;< i chiiry and the buleho: 1 IVom ilifferont parts of 



'. : ni ny. 



PIJICErf 01- CATTLE. 



price ; >: laughti !i;!;.:-cattle averages, for lii^i quality, from $119 



tojjrjn.l , i.l ! nn $107.10 to $1 1-1.-4 ; ibi- third qual- 



ify. IVom liO.-ll to .?'>'.). i,'<i; !br 1-iijrth (jitaiity. IVom 7<>.10 1o $80'.02; for 



ilily. Iron; : iOi> -IS to >'l M.L 1 -} ; oi' scccnd quality. iVom 



;^1"J. i:'.:- :' of third quality. 1rc;iM s!0. !-l to S07.5S. 



i, conncctioii that in (icrmany and throughout 



I'nro] (':; slauuhtei'ing are not s;!d 'ny the li\"e weight, as it is 



done in ihc L'nii . ' here is, liowever, a iivel\ agitation going 



on I 1 ; ' ']..: M! and on t he continent to imitate the I'nited States in this 

 i'<^;/e^[ and lo :!: '!;:; (his j-ational and ifractical j;i"thod. 



Stilts arid local ca; (Ic-Hi.-urance companies, l>oth based on terms of 

 reciprocity of their member.:!, work hand in hand and alongside of each 



