4',} 8 CATTLE ANt> DAIRY FARMING. 



I);;] 1 -- re:K ed for breed in T purposes : 1.'>,S09 bulls (breeding animals) over 

 two yeais old. 'iidl'1.171 oxt u over two years old. In ]S(jl the entire 

 number < {' cattle was l.U! )()..">! H, inHnd'n.ic lis.J.srj cows over two years 

 Id. lu 1^-10 ili:'rt' were MT.LMio head of cattle. 510.17.") bcinu' cows up- 

 ward of two years old ; and in 1S10 the figures were (iSl.UOl entire num- 

 ber. and .".;N. l(i:> cows over two \ears. The propoi lion o(' cows to the 

 entire number in U^J 1 was unable to obi:: in. 



Consul. 



UNITED STATIC CO^ULATF,, 



JJnaUiii, JS'oi'cmbcr JO, l. c .S-i. 



CATTLE in TII\JSII;GIA. 



itrrriXT J;Y CO.\$CL MOVHEI;. OF ^o^'XKrrno. 

 Di:.<r-i.;rrif)X or TlIl'iriNGIA. 



TTmrina'i-i is n, rjionntainons disfrict in Central Oon-^ny. lyinff !n 

 fllxMii 'J. - - t-.).'^! i!,;;rif iide, and about ."io 3 to 51 4.V latitude. Its mean 

 tlt'Viitioii isal'out 1 ..'!.".!) ieet, anJ its mean an.'iual temperature is about 

 o'.. : ,3 Jji'-aniuur. Tlie oilirial reeord 1'nr Cobiii'.u 1 (altitude, inn; feet) is as 

 follows: iX'eeiniKT to IVbruary. ().7;>O; .March io May, C.;; ; June to 

 ^Xiifjiisi, 1,'5.7.'P: !Sc])teiiiber to .November, o'.CtJ^ (Reauiuur). 



( t >uite one half of tins ten'itoiy is covered with forests of spmee ami 

 fn. \uili o< ciisional line ;;>in\-e^ of beech, oak, an< 1 mnplo. The soil is 

 samly, \vii!i a s:ib.>tratum of eiay-slate in the southeastern half and of 

 lor|hyiy i.) t he norilnvestern. Fertih.i meadows aiid j)leasanl valleys 

 abomid Ilirou^Isniit the (list rie.t, v. tiich yield ;\ ^ood quantity of line, 

 swei-i pTa>s. 'i he cnlli\a!ed ^rjis<'s ate \\--\\ Hover and luce? lie. 



The inhabitants are Hassed r,s an au'l'ieub ural ]K o]>le, but itisanote- 

 ' l '('iii: i \ !,:! i:i;it iseaily ail the manual labor of the i,, un, the plowing, 

 1 :i ' M;U 'in;:, tiie ]h: in i! 1 ;;'. the hasm;:'. tiie iiai ve^i in "-. and the/ shovel- 

 \'- .-, is ('one 1-y t lie xvoinen, Aviiile i he men ;:ie eii hev m \ he :irmy or are 

 MJ;. -.-.MM! in the man uia' -lories for dolls, toys, dales, poiceiain, and glass- 

 waie, vJiieh ;u.o,i:id in this ri-^ion. 



DK.SC'.V.PTION OF Tirn CATTLE or Tiirr;ixr;iA. 



'--. 'i'he c;;i i le \\\ Tliuriis/riit e.'ubi'.K'.' a variety of breeds, such a9 

 t'. I . ilbrojiner, t lie Franki. !i, and t iie (i !;n. all of wiiicii 



b spi nnjj I M.I 1 1 die I' a .: ian i.iee, which is it -e!!' an oli'sprin^ oi' the 

 >S\viss-ii"own a.'fltiie Fararibcr^er bre- ;is. i'ort'ie puj-po<v i s of this 

 ivpoi't it \\ill be sullieienti to fonfine atb-i/i in to tiie All.^aner cattle, 

 which aie iicd i:i Soiit!iein Tl.iirin.'.'ia towards the iJavarism fronlier; 

 t" ihe i Icilbronner biet-d, whi'-ii is a crn.vs m' nieied ^immcnthaler 

 (Sv, i | and the I-'rjinkish cat tie. bein^ found mo>:j plentifully in the 

 J)uUednm (,f 3Ie!iiin;;en ; ;tud to the (Ihtu race, v, iiit ii is ihc picvaiiing 

 Stock i!i li.e. iiinir i.ioii lit ;.iii( iis i'c;^'io!(S. 



/ Al'^ ', brtcil. j is the oncurienl teslimoTiy of all dairymen 



lliai. n. / [Hire st(,ck can be s<i! i.- lac; orily bred in Thunn^ia. 'J he near- 

 csj appi.iacii to ii is in tiie southern portion <>f the district, in the vii- 

 !e,\ i . i' i :ie It/c, wiierc (he A 1 leaner catiic aic found in the be.sleomliliou. 

 iiui even iit'ie URIC is a iioUcLauie juodiiiotiUoii of the liner character- 



