244 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 
Galloway Cattle Society of Great Britain, with the able 
assistance of the secretary, Rev. John Gillispie, of Dum- 
friesshire, Scotland, published the first book of Galloway 
pedigrees which is recognized by Galloway associations 
at present. 
276. History in America.— The breed was formally in- 
troduced into America by an importation made by Graham 
Brothers, Ontario, Canada, in 1853, although it has been 
said that one or two individuals were seen in this country 
before that time. The cattle of the first importation 
adapted themselves so readily to Canadian conditions 
that many large shipments quickly followed, until now 
the hornless, shaggy blacks are found in all the provinces 
of Canada and nearly every state in the Union. The 
breed made its way into the United States slowly at first. 
A few head were brought into Michigan in 1870, and from 
there spread into other central and western states. 
277. Description. — The typical modern Galloway is a 
low, blocky animal, with a long, soft, shaggy coat of black 
hair, hornless, — well 
sprung in the ribs, the 
whole make-up re- 
sembling a barrel in 
shape, which is evenly 
covered with juicy, 
lean flesh. (Figs. 40, 
41. Plate IX.) The 
Fig) 40: Galloway ball: Galloways have been 
hornless from time 
immemorial. Some writers mention a tradition to the 
effect that in remote ages they were provided with horns; 
however, notices of the breed centuries ago invariably 
state that Galloways were hornless. If any so-called 
