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pains to ascertain the percentage of each breed of beasts exhibited 
in the metropolitan market during the past year. The result of 
our investigations is as lollovvs : — 
Percentage of Beasts shown in the Metropolitan Marliet in 18G2. 
I'crccntage. 
Shortlionis 34-50 
Herefords 0-25 
Devons 5-00 
Longhovns I'OO 
Crosses, Knc;lisli and Scotch 19"00 
Hidilanders 1'50 
Polled Scots 3-75 
Ayrshire 0-25 
Irish crosses 8'25 
Welsh runts 
Irish "7-00 
Bremen, Toiining-, Dutch, and Genium .. 8-50 
Spanish and i'ortuguesc 0-25 
100-00 
A comparison of the percentage given above with that of 1858 
will materially assist us in arriving at a correct knowledge of the 
progress of each breed in that period. In that year it was as 
follows : — 
Percentage of Beasts shown in 1858. 
; Percentage. 
Shorthorns 33-00 
Herefords 0-25 
Devons •.. .. 5-00 
Loughoms I'OO 
Crosses 16-00 
Highlanders 2-00 
Polled Scots 4-00 
Ayrshire 0-25 
Irish crosses 8-00 
Welsh runts 1-50 
Irish 9-0O 
Bremen, Tonning, Dutch, and German .. 9-50 
Spanish and Portuguese 1*50 
100-00 
The above comparative statement shows that, whilst the Ilere- 
fords and Devons have remained about stationary, the shorthorns 
and crosses have largely increased. The pure Scotch bieeds 
have somewhat declined. In 1838 the shorthorns stood at 30-00 ; 
the Herefords, 13'0p ; the Devons, H'OO; English crosses, 
13-00; Scotch crosses, 1-50; and Welsh runts, lO'OO. The 
latter breed somewhat recovered themselves in 1862 ; but''it is 
clear that early maturity from extensive crossing has become 
very general. Clearly, however, we must have pure blood to fall 
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