CATTLE AND DAIRY- FARMING. 



General ata'islic*. 



Name of breed. 



C, I ,: I 



4, (JjQ 



) : 800 

 10 i 900 



,300 

 ,500 



Xone. 

 1,400 



Colol , 



i;nO 

 iS.'O 



and -whit 



lYars. 



7 I Scotland , 



Island of Jersey. 

 I Xoriuaiidy 



Product. 



Meat. MUk. i Cheese. 



$28 00 I $30 00 



35 00 | 30 00 



35 oo i :;o oo 



Nono. 'fir.O 00 



'Jo 00 I 30 00 



$35 00 



35 00 



35 00 



Xono. 



35 00 



' Noi>>.' inado. t Milk and cream. 



>"-nt. : ' T tl; dairy, 7~> ]>r-r rout. ; for tho butclior, 25 per cent. Excess of 

 .i> itfd to Ki)_ r l;>ml and United States. 



ii'li , HOG ft <M : inoitn temperature, 42.3L ; snnnncr, GG; Avinter, 

 .'11 . Soil: Ont'-lnilf loam, oiio-fuurtli clay, and one-fourth sandyj &c. Substratum: 



. one-third granite, and one-third gravel, &c. 

 . L 1 \vo-1hirds timothy and one-third clover. 



. ,i' ' : V\'ooden stables; a stall for cac:li animal. They 



' ! ''' ' 'i '1 . nd cardi'd daily. (Jood beds, sawdust beingfreely used as an absorbent. 

 (Iraxiii'4 i i SUIIMIK r : hay. oatmeal, and 1/arley meal in winter; salt three times a week. 

 .ilvi'> conic iiiioju'oiii at Jit'tcfii months to two years of age. Vory littlo butter ex- 

 I'nrti trict. Local drmand for miliv and cream is large, liaising of 



calyi.-s is r-xtrn: ively cu^a.^cd In. (,'hcc.so is exported. 



CHEESE DAIRYING Ilf HASTIITGS COUNTY, ONTARIO. 



tliT r.Y CONSUL /'A'/AY'/:, OF BELLEVILLE. 



CATTLE AND 'J'lIJllK' nU'(;iJT AND KXPOIIT. 



There a;v v< ;\ lev pure-bird cattle- in this district. 1 could find but 

 two or linen person who made any pretensions to rinsing a. better than 

 ordin :ide. 'I'liei-e are now, however (liaving been introduced 



within a lew nmnt lis past ), several line Durhains and Ayrshires, claimed 

 1' l>e ;\1) -(>!u1"]\- pure, and ;L nio\'einent is being made for the introduc- 

 lion of some other )>reeN. and moro inli'rcsl in and attention paid to 

 the lu-eeding o!' pure .-"-loek, all ol' \vhieli, in tlie future, v/ill materially 

 e'i: in . ; : '' i hai'aeter of t he cat t le here. 



! tin:! that in the county of Hastings, comprising the largest part of 

 distiiH pojmhiti :; nearly .lo.Oiii) the census returns show live 



31,085 



11,472 



