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stock getter for either crossing other stock for commercial purposes, 

 or for improving bad cattle in cattle districts. That is to say where 

 stock are of a poor class. Which added to this we have the cele- 

 brated polled cattle of the Norfolk part of England. Probably 

 also those originally dun polled ones of Suffolk which along with 

 the high feeding qualities attached to the former have famed mil- 

 king quality. We assume that these arose from native stock having 

 got a share of crossing by Polled bulls or even whole importation 

 from Scotland. As a considerable commercial connection existed 

 by agriculturists in that part purchasing young animals from 

 Scotland to be matured lipon their pastures. A method which 

 in that day succeded. In which we have a precedent for a country 

 or part there. of advantaging itself by rearng on the one side and 

 in feeding in the other. A general rule is in stock rearing parts 

 that a certain number do best when reared and fed. Another 

 portion come from adjoining parts where they are bred. While 

 a complement of calves are found from the dairies near the large 

 cities. The general rule is that those give the best returns 

 which are bred upon a farm. Then the question of young cattle 

 from some distant part comes in. Say taking the part which 

 I am writing from. Shall it be from the mixed stores of the 

 northern parts of Scotland either mixed, or improved or original, 

 or those which come into feeding disticts from Ireland. Which 

 is the home of the longhorns of Britain. We have never been 

 able to reconcile ourselves that any advantage comes of the im- 

 portation of Canadian cattle in the ranch state to befed off here. 

 The quality of meat is inferior, and it shakes the confidence of the 

 fat market in our produce. Hence we notice in England that a 

 celebrated breed the Herefords have beat up upon us through 

 the solid way in which they keep together. They along with 

 other allies form the middle horns of today. 



Another breed comes to be now noticed for Illustration in the 

 Shorthorns. These possess the three qualities of famed beef pro- 

 ducers, milkers, as well as being powerful breeding improvers. This 

 has spread them over a wide ränge of ground. They have given 

 rise to discusion as regards their origin. Durham and York in Eng- 

 land had celebrated ones chiefly noted as Milkers-Before this time 

 a celebrated class of cattle had been imported from the continent. 

 In the Teeswater district there came out by careful breeding and 

 attention a class famed for their fat producing qualities. It is 

 asserted that the native white wild breed was used. While some 

 were imported from the Continent. A feature introduced was 

 reduction of size, from large loose to smaller compact animals. 

 Much value being placed upon the individuality of a particular bull. 

 The result has been that this breed has spread immensely and 

 forms valuable herds in many parts. They require better [soil 

 and warmer climates than the polled. A class of good commer- 



