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temperament of the short-horns will not so well enable them to range 

 over wide distances to gather their forage. Taken altogether the Here- 

 fords are a good breed of cattle, and will undoubtedly maintain a high 

 position among our bovine varieties. ' ' 



Aberdeen-Angus. The native polled cattle of Aberdeen and 

 Angus have early development of rapidly fattening properties. There 



Country Gentleman 



ABERDEEN- ANGUS, BLACK HEIFER, "EMPRESS," WEIGHT 1600. 

 SWEEPSTAKES AT FAT-STOCK SHOW, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND. 



were originally two classes, one large and another small. The small 

 were rather puny creatures, always thin in flesh, and were very badly 

 used. Of the larger kind about one-half were jet black, excepting the 

 udder, which was usually white and often the whole underline was 



