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tlie proportion of milk given for the quantity of food consumed ; 

 That the best coavs in the British empire are the Alderneys ; that 

 a large number of heifers are sold annually into England, where 

 they are in great request among the wealthy classes for the 

 dairies. 



Many of the early cattle brought into New England, were from 

 towns along the English Channel, Bristol Channel, and the Ger- 

 man Ocean. Falmouth was at one time a port of embarkation. 

 Berwick, York, Plymouth, Weymouth, Southampton, Brighton, 

 Portsmouth, Newport, Barnstable, Biddeford, Dover, Chelmsford, 

 Colchester, Ipswich, Yarmouth, Norwich, Lynn, Boston, Hull, 

 Beverly and Scarborough, were all maritime towns on the south- 

 ern, western and eastern sides of England, and places of embarka- 

 tion for the Pilgrims. 



Derhyshire^ Wiltshire^ Shropshire, Oxfordshire, Worcestershire and 

 Warwickshire Cattle. 



These were a race of Long-horns, strong, healthy animals, and 

 when fed well in the pastures the cows were good milkers. The 

 animal was rather raw-boned and stood high feeding well. 



The Wiltshire cattle were esteemed some of the best in Eng- 

 land. Many of these were brought into New England by the 

 first Pilgrims. 



The Warwickshire cattle were nearly allied to the Leicester- 

 shires ; indeed the Leicestershires, Derbyshires, Oxfordshires, 

 Stafifordshires, Wiltshires, and Shropshires were all originally 

 descendants of the Long-horns of Craven and Cumberland. The 

 Long-horns were one of the strongest, healthiest, and hardiest race 

 of cattle in England. This animal by a cross on the Holderness 

 has made a strong, large, and vigorous race. The cow gives a 

 great quantity of milk, and has become an excellent dairy animal. 



The cattle from the Midland counties in England, have ever 

 shown themselves a strong, healthy and superior race, and when 

 transplanted to America easily become acclimated, and now fur- 

 nish many of our best cattle for beef and milk. They were races 

 of cattle that perpetuated themselves on the New England moun- 

 tains to very great advantage, making strong, large, healthy, and 

 rather bony animals; but when come to maturity and fed well, 

 produce some of the best beeves for market in New England. 



