GEEMANY. 



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Question. How many breeds of oa ttle aretobe found inWurtemberg? Whioliare 

 native and which imported ? 



Answer. The breeds of cattle in Wurtemberg may be classified as follows, viz : 



Yellow and red (of which but few exist).— (1) Alb ; (2) Teck ; (3) Schwabisch Hall ; 

 ■(4) Limburger ; (5) breeds (principally the Neokar race) resulting ftom crossing of 

 the foregoing breeds with others, chiefly with yellow, red, and parti-colored Simmen- 

 thalers. 



QrayiBh irown. — (6)Allgauer; (7) breedsresultingfromcrossingsof Allgauers with 

 Schwitzers, Montafoners, and Simmenthalers. 



IMPORTED. 



Eed and spotted. — (8) Simmenthaler. 



Grayish-brown. — (9) Montafoner ; (10) Sohwitzer (Bigi). 



Zowland breeds. — (11) Hollander (striped). 



MISCELLAITEOUS. 



(12) Ansbaoher (Triesdorfer) ; (13) Durham; (14) Gurtenvieh; (15) theWhiteEos- 

 enstein stock from the royal grounds at Eosenstein. 



Question. Do the imported breeds, when suitably located and managed, produce in 

 Wurtemberg offspring superior to that produced by the same breeds in their original 

 homes ; and, if so, is this superiority more marked in the succeeding generations than 

 in the first f 



Answer. The breeding capacity of the Simmenthaler and Montafoner races remains 

 about the same, while in the case of the striped cattle the yield of milk often dimin- 

 ishes somewhat. 



Question. Which would be the best method for exporting these breeds from Wur- 

 temberg to the United States ? 



Answer. Young cattle from good stock might probably be exported, provided care 

 were taken that young calves and cows in calf were not subjected to great suffering 

 on the sea voyage, and that the costs of transportation were not too high. 



Question. What is the average purchasing price paid for a bull and a cow in the 

 original home ? 



Answer. For animals of the two races principally imported for renewing and im- 

 proving the native Wurtemberg stock, the following prices are paid, viz : 



Question. What is the estimated value in Wurtemberg of a good bull, ox, and cow 

 of each breed ? 



Answer. Of the Simmenthaler breed, a bull, 300 to 1,000 marks ; an ox, 400 to 600 

 marks'; and a cow, 300 to 600 marks. Of the crossed breeds, a bull, 200 to 500 marks ; 

 an ox, 300 to 600 marks ; and a cow, 200 to 400 marks. 



Question. What is the estimated number and value of cattle in Wurtemberg per 

 breed, according to the last census ? 



Answer. According to the enumeration made without regard to race, on the 10th of 

 January, 1883, there were in Wurtemberg, of the cattle comprised in this enumera- 

 tion, about two-thirds Simmenthalers and crossings of Simmenthalers with native 

 stock, and the remainder of Allgauers and crossings with them. 



Question, What percentage is bred for the dairy and the butcher f 



Answer. There are no cattle exclusively raised as beef cattle in the Kingdom. 

 Calves from eight days to four weeks old and unfit for breeding, old cows and bulls 

 and oxen, which have been fattened after having served as draft animals for several 

 years, are sent to the butcher 



Question. Does the stock increase or decrease, and what is the cause! 



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