356 WILD WHITE CATTLE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



except some that were ill-formed or in any way unfit to 

 sell. The cows would easily make thirty -two stone 

 (fourteen pounds) weight, and I think rather more. 



" The cattle have good hair, and would, I imagine, 

 handle well. The bulls — which are separated from the 

 cows, in order that the time of their calving may be in 

 some degree regulated — were at a distance, four in num- 

 ber : three being young animals unfit for service, and 

 one about five years old — a very handsome fellow, with 

 much hair about his neck. He appeared very level 

 behind, and had a good rib. Two young queys have 

 white noses, which does not suit the character of the 

 animal, and makes them look weak and poor ; they will 

 be drafted, and sold with the young stots. These two 

 probably trace back to a certain bull, which got a good 

 many that way. 



" The horns of most of the animals resemble the 

 picture of the Argyllshire Highland ox in Youatt, but 

 are, perhaps, a little finer, and barely so long ; they 

 ought to have all black tips to them. One cow, I 

 observed, had a different horn, a little like the Chil- 

 lingham cattle when you looked at her in front, but 

 the resemblance diminished when looked at sideways. 

 This cow was bought as a calf from a neighbour who 

 had often used the white bulls. 



" The cows are bulled at two years old, but it would 

 be better to leave them till three years old. Excepting 

 the calving cows and the calves, these cattle have no 

 shelter, living out all winter, and only getting a little 

 long hay. Some steers have been fed at Drumlanrig, 

 and Aitchison will try and obtain an account of their 

 weights when killed." 



