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, is  doubtful  ; although  a great  deal  more  butter  is  now  made 
i than  was  the  case  in  1886,  and  with  the  greater  knowledge 
j acquired  since  that  date,  of  far  better  quality,  and  conse- 
quently saleable  at  better  prices. 
‘ But  although  Mr.  Hall’s  expectations  with  regard  to  the 
Dairy  Cattle. — First  commencing  with  the  cattle  exhibited, 
I am  satisfied,  after  having  examined  over  3,500  individual 
cows  in  these  competitions,  and  noted  the  respective  yields 
of  milk,  that  the  “ dual-purpose  cow,”  by  which  is  meant 
the  cow  that  will  yield  the  maximum  quantity  of  milk  up 
to  standard,  and  at  the  same  time  be  a good  butcher’s  beast, 
is  seldom  seen.  In  America  this  is  acknowledged,  but  in 
England  the  “ dual-purpose  cow  ” has  still  many  followers. 
