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pose; therefore, for such uses, -we have named them. The 

 Ayrshires, Dutch, and Alderneys, are exclusively dairy cows, 

 although they may fatten well when done for the dairy, but we 

 do not class them as beef animals alone. The Herefords, Gallo- 

 ways, and West Highlands, we class as exclusively beef animals, 

 although not denying that they may, by generations of breeding 

 for that object, become "good dairy cows; but having already 

 enough good ones for that purpose in all localities, it is of little 

 use to multiply them. "We do not here speak o£ ihe Long-horns, 

 as they are not in our country, but in England they are esteemed 

 to be both a dairy and beef animal, and no doubt are. "We hope 

 yet to sec them introduced to America — as curiosities, or for 

 trial, if for nothing else. 



Now, the breeder for the dairy, or for beef, whichever it may 

 be, should determine, after a full and thorough survey of his 

 premises, which of the breeds he will adopt; and we would 

 advise him to adopt but one, unless his possessions are large, and 

 well adapted for more; or, for experiment, or his own gratifi- 

 cation, he prefers a variety. A question may here occur, whether 

 the breeder proposes to rear thorough bred cattle with which to 

 supply other breeders, or to supply dairymen or graziers. This 

 question is somewhat to govern the selections he may make, 

 with which to stock his lands. If he intends to breed thorough 

 breds only, his expenditure of capital must be large in propor- 

 tion to the number he keeps, as they are costly. If he breeds 

 for the dairy, or for beef, he has only to determine the breed 

 which he intends ultimately to arrive at; then he is to get the 

 best cows he can find for his purpose, and those which either 

 do, or will, in their produce, most assimilate to the breed he 

 intends to rear. This accomplished, he will obtain well selected 

 bulls of that breed, commence his herd, and breed continuously 

 on, crossing the young heifers with thorough bred bulls in suc- 

 ceeding generations, until the blood gets as near the thorough 



