June 1896,] 



CATTLE-RAISING IN RUSSIA. 



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In the districts on the left bank of the Volga in the Ural 

 territory, and in the government of Orenburg, as well as in the 

 steppe region of Central Asia, the most popular breed of cattle 

 is known as the Khirghiz race. The animals are of medium size, 

 and their meat is of good quality. Their average live-weight 

 is estimated at about 1,260 lbs., and their dead-weight, including 

 hide and tallow, at about 1,000 lbs. 



The cows of the three principal breeds of cattle found in the 

 southern and south-western governments are said to be poor 

 milkers. 



In 1894, the total area of grass under rotation and of meadows 

 and permanent pastures in European Russia, exclusive of Poland, 

 was 68 million acres and the estimated production of hay was 

 693 million cwts. 



