DOMINION OF CANADA. 



563 



CATTLE IMPORTS FROM THE UNITED STATES NOT PROBABLE. 



I am not inclined to tliiuk that any considerable importation of cattle 

 from the United States is likely to occur, as the only requirement here 

 is for No. 1 thoroughbreds, and the wide-awake shippers are keenly 

 criticising foreign stock, of which, owing to their trans-Atlantic trade, 

 opportunities of making selections from the moat famous herds are not 

 lacking. 



1 have pleasure in attaching to this report a plan of the model stock 

 building, Experimental Farm, Guelph, trusting that it will not be con- 

 sidered extraneous to the subject, and an illustrated test of the milk, 

 cream, and butter producing capacity of several breeds, made by Pro- 

 fessor Brown, under the direction of the Ontario Government. 



H. 0. BUFEIJSTGTON, 

 ^ Commercial Agent. 



United States Commercial Agency, 



Chatham, October 3, 1883. 



Special staiiatica coneeming cattle in Southwestern Ontario. 



Name of breed. 



CaDadian ■. 



Shorthora 



BerefoTd 



Aberdeen grade . . 

 Hereford grade. . . 

 Shorthorn grade. . 



Devon , . , 



Gralloway , 



Ayrshire 



E;a 





Lbs. 

 4,800 

 2,5S0 

 2, 340 



:,360 

 3,570 

 % 900 

 2,800 

 2,470 

 5,250 



as 



Lis. 

 25 

 22J 



24 



25 



24 



24 



23 



25^ 



24 



o <° 



ftg 



Lbs. 

 "i 

 12 



]li 



7 

 11 



II* 



Live w eight. 



Cow. 



Lbs. 



I, niio 



1, 300 

 1,300 

 , 100 

 ,450 

 1,050 

 1,260 

 1,000 



Bull. 



Lhs. 

 1, 200 



Ox. 



Lbs. 



1,700 to 2, 000 

 1,600 

 1, 500 1, COO 



1,400 1,800 

 1, 200 1, 400 

 1, 300 1, 600 



Months. 

 24 



22-34 

 28 

 30 

 32 



2fi-24 

 26-27 

 BO-34 

 32-38 



ft a 



Lbs. 



930 



1,000 to 2, 000 

 1,3110 1,600 



1,300 

 1,3U0 



1,000 

 1,250 



1,500 

 1,500 

 1,450 

 1,200 

 1,300 

 1,000 



Color. 



Variable. 



Uo. 



Do. 



Uo. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Chiefly red. 

 Chiefly dark. 

 Variable. 



Name of 

 breed. 



Canadian . 



Shorthorn 



Hereford... 



Aberdeen 

 grade. 



Hereford 



grade. 

 Shorthorn 



gra<Ie. 



Devon 



Galloway . 

 Ayrshire, . 



Description of 

 breed. 



Small, quick, 

 wiry. 



Good i'rarae; 

 quick grow- 

 - er. 



Good feeders ; 

 plump. 



Wellbnilt; 

 not consid- 

 ered hardy 

 stock. 



Plump and 

 rugged. 



Large ; rapid 

 grower. 



Small boned 



and plurap ; 



easily fed. 

 Thick-set and 



hardy. 

 Small, clean- 



11m be d , 



plump. 



Origin of 

 breed. 



Native stock 

 with per- 

 haps a strain 

 of Durham. 



Booth-B a t e s 

 families. 



Cross . 



Cross on na- 

 tive or grade 

 cow. 



Product. 



Labor. 



Good 



Fair 



Good 



Indifierent 



Good 



Strong 



Too small.. 



Good 



Fair 



Meat. 



Fles h good 

 but too 

 small. 



Excellent and 

 heavy. 



Flesh good ; 



too light. 

 Eather light .. 



Light but ex- 

 cellent. 



Large and 

 good. 



Fine bntlight 



Kather light. 

 Too light . . . . 



MUk. 



Fine. 



Very fair . . 



Moderately 



good. 

 ...do 



Very good . 

 Excellent . . 



Good . 



Fair 



Superior., 



Cheese. 



Good. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Very good. 



Supeiior. 

 Very good. 



TndifTerent. 



Good. 

 Do. 



