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foreign conutries, and the vintagers of Thurgau, Neufchatel and 

 Vaud export large quantities into the different cantons. 



The Mulberry tree grows well about Lugano, the valley of the 

 Rhone, and on the plains of the Grisons. The breeding of silk 

 worms is confined mostly to the latter canton and Tessin. The 

 mode and process of treatment and culture are far from being 

 perfect. 



DAIRY HUSBANDRY. 



Switzerland justly prides itself on its immense capital invested 

 in the domestic animals, and their produce is a mint for the can- 

 tons that may be termed purely pastoral. 



The Swiss horse is stout and clumsy. He yields in every point 

 except power ot endurance to those noble animals that we see at 

 New Marliet, in London, or in the immense stables of the King of 

 Wurtemburg. The cantons of Schwytz and Frieburg make some 

 pretensions to rearing a race of draught horses that are quite a 

 favorite in the other cantons. About 3,500 find their way yearly 

 into foreign markets for military purposes. 



In the rearing of neat cattle the country has reached a high 

 position ; but as excellent as it;? cows and oxen are, they look in- 

 ferior in size and form to the improved breeds, such as the Devons 

 and Short-horns, the delight of the English graziers, and intro- 

 duced here and there in our country. 



The most perfect type of a Swiss cow comes from the varied 

 and beautiful valley of Simmen, in the Bernese Oberland, v\hich 

 presents the most luxuriant pastures and charming meadows in 

 that romantic country. This fine specimen of the bovine race has 

 light brown hair, unctuous and yellow skin, short horns, bright 

 eyes, darli muzzle, large head, heavy dewlap, deep brisket, broad 

 chest, straight back and loin, but her hips are narrow and her 

 neck is monstrous. What is strange, a cow of this sort, when 

 encumbered with a large sweeping dewlap, though not a superior 

 milker, will frequently command $80 in market. I have known 

 them to fetch even more. 



