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BTJSSIA. 



CATTLE-BREEDING IN RUSSIA. 



REPORT BY CONSUL-GENERAL STANTON, OF ST. PETERSBURG. 

 LACK OF CATTLE STATISTICS IN RUSSIA. 



Referring to the Department's circular of July 18, 1883, 1 have the 

 honor to transmit herewith a translation of a document forwarded to 

 this office from the Russian department of agriculture. 



In the letter accompanying this document the director of the depart- 

 ment of agriculture, General Razeffsky, informs me that the minister 

 has just appointed a committee of experts to inquire into the system of 1 

 cattle-breeding in Russia, both from an economic and technical point 

 of view. 



The proceedings of the committee will be published in a separate re- 

 port and sent in due course to the consulate-general. 



This report shall be translated and forwarded to the Department im- 

 mediately upon its receipt. 



' I regret that the information supplied by the department of agricult- 

 ure should be so meager and indefinite, but transmit it, hoping it may 

 contain possibly something of interest. 



I am promised full replies for Finland, and still hope to secure fur- 

 ther details for Russia. 



CATTLE BREEDS IN RUSSIA. 



The cattle raised in Russia are principally local breeds and seldom 

 crossed with foreign varieties. 



They are mostly small, the height over the shoulder being from 1 

 meter to 1.15, the minimum being 0.90, the maximum 1.35 meters. The 

 difference in height is due to surrounding conditions. 



A great many foreign breeds have been imported for private estates ; 

 but up to the present time there are no regular breeding establishments 

 for mixed varieties. 



MILKING QUALITIES OP RUSSIAN CATTLE. 



Only the Kolinogory cattle, the product of crossing local cattle with 

 Dutch breeds, which exists at the mouth of the Diiina, present a regu- 

 lar and settled type. 



They are remarkable for their yield of milk, and are the favorite breed 

 in St. Petersburg, where a great number of cows of this breed are 

 brought. 



