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AMERICAN CATTLE. 



undesirable for labor when other oxen, as in this country, can 

 be plentifully found. 



AS A BEEF ANIMAL, 



The long-horn is good. They feed well, and kindly. They 

 prove well at the shambles, and the quality of the flesh is fair, but 

 not superior to that of other approved breeds. Their advocates, 

 of whom there are many in England, have exhibited some fine 

 specimens at the Smithfield market, in London, and claim for 

 them an equality with any other breed ; but that claim is not 

 generally admitted by the breeders and graziers of other estab- 

 lished breeds. 



Plate 10. Long-horn Ox. 



In the specimen before us is seen a well-formed and full-fleshed 

 animal, highly bred, and in his best condition — much better than 

 anything within the range of "common" cattle. He is a good 

 "handler," with an elastic touch, good skin and hair, and his 

 "proof," in tallow, must be good; — altogether a very creditable 

 beast. His true profit, however, as an economical animal, must 



