116 THE OX AND THE DAIRY. 



(Forfarshire) and the adjacent parts of Kincardineshire. This 

 breed is closely allied to, or perhaps is really identical with 

 that of Galloway, and is equally celebrated for its quietness 

 of disposition, its tendency to fatten, and its fitness for stall- 

 feeding. These cattle are, however, more apt to be somewhat 

 marked with white than the Galloway: they generally run 

 larger, are longer in the leg, thinner on the shoulder, and 

 flatter in the side ; on the whole, perhaps, they are not equal 

 to the Galloways in the fineness of the meat ; nevertheless, 

 some beasts of extraordinary quality have been exhibited arid 

 gained prizes, both at the shows of the Highland Society of 

 Perth, and those of Smithfield. 



There is considerable difference both in the climate and in 

 the treatment to which the Galloway and Angus doddies are 

 respectively subject. In Galloway, the climate is generally 

 moist, and after the first winter the cattle are kept in the pas- 

 tures, and supplied with hay only during the severities of the 

 season. In Forfarshire, on the contrary, which is a great 

 turnip county, the cattle are wintered in straw- yards, and 

 supplied with turnips as well as dry fodder, and grazed on 

 dry pastures during the summer. Hence, perhaps, the supe- 

 riority of size in the Angus cattle to the Galloways, their 

 sleeker coat, and their generally better condition, when sold 

 off to the drover ; nevertheless, when driven to the south, 

 they do not quite so well answer the expectations of the 

 grazier or the butcher; probably they thrive best in their 

 own district, to the soil and climate of which they are pecu- 

 liarly adapted, and to which they owe their characteristics 

 Still, however, they remunerate the grazier, and at the fairs 

 of Brechin and Forfar great numbers are purchased by the 

 English dealers. 



In this district many calves are fattened for the butcher, and 

 great care is taken in rearing them ; a cow often gives suck to 

 two calves her own and a stranger ; and in this case they are 

 allowed to drain her udder (one on each side) three times a 

 day : when these are weaned, two other calves supply their 

 place. The first set are weaned and ready for grass early in 

 May, the second set early in August. After this, a single calf, 

 destined for the butcher, is put to the cow ; and thus, five 

 calves are suckled ; the first four being usually intended for 

 stock. Such, at least, is the plan followed by some of the 

 large breeders, who have extensive cow-houses, and every con- 

 venience for attending to cattle, and who carry on the business 



