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shire, wTiich is next to what is called in . JEngland, the Land's End. 

 That was the jumping-ofif place of my/ ancestor Vincent, and his 

 red bull and cow. 



Something has been said of the prevailing colors of cattle. 

 We know that in the earliest days of Rome, the pure white cattle 

 existed in the Italian States. A few years ago, the late George 

 Bruen brought from thence ta Perth. Amboy, some of those beau- 

 tiful animals — so ornamental to the green pasture. The red 

 color of our Devonshire cattle brought over here two hundred 

 years ago is still the same. 



Lewis G. Morris, of Morrisania — I am requested by the Chair- 

 man to say something upon the cattle question, in which I take 

 a deep interest. But I come here seeking for information, espe- 

 cially relative to Devons, which it is generally conceded are very 

 good workers, fine quality of beef, color generally bright red, 

 they bear heat well, they are of comely appearance, but are not 

 considered the* best dairy breed as to quantity of milk. The 

 various breeds are encouraged in England for the different dis- 

 tricts, soils, &c. — such as give best work, or beef, or milk, &c. 

 The Short-horns, Ayrshire, Highlands, Herefords, JYo Horns of 

 Scotland^ Alderneys, prove to be the best in certain sections of 

 the country. Each breed is best in its proper location — the 

 Devon in England, the Ayrshire in Scotland. In our country 

 ^e possess all kinds of lands and climate which we must salt 

 with proper stock. We have as good dairy stock as any country. 

 Results have shown it. The Highland cattle would thrive on 

 our Catskill mountains. We shall excel in the coui-se of the 

 coming fifty or an hundred years. 



Prof. Mapes apologised for not taking part in this discussion 

 of the day, as he professed not to undef stand the subject of breed- 

 ing cattle, except so far as published, and that not tested by 

 positive experiment. He was aware that remarks by a mere 

 theorists, on a subject so peculiarly practical, were calculated to 

 perplex rather than to elucidate facts. He would like, however, 

 to state an hypothesis which, at the same time, would give evi- 

 dence of his want of knowledge, and offer a course of experiment 

 worthy, perhaps, of the attention of cattle breeders. 



