26 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



The Holstein or Dutch Breed 



has been introduced with great fuccefs, and is now the 

 prevailing {lock in all the counties on the eaftern coaft of 

 this kingdom. — In good paflures, cattle of this kind grow 

 to a great fize # ; and the Cows yield a greater abundance 

 of milk than thofe of almoft any other kind. 



* An Ox was fed by Mr Edward Hall, of Whitley, in North- 

 umberland ; and killed in March, 1789, when feven years old ; 

 it weighed, without offal, 187 ft. 5 lb.— And a Cow, bred and fe$ 



