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less the Charolais ; a breed inhabiting the province of La 
Nievre, having been imported there,, it is said, about thirty 
years since from the valleys lying at the foot of the mountains 
near to Lyons. By some persons these cattle are supposed to 
have a Roman origin. They are white in colour, and bear so 
great a resemblance to our Durhams as to be easily mistaken 
for them by a casual observer. In one particular they even 
excel the Durhams, namely, in their milking properties; and 
there are several agriculturists who entertain the opinion that 
we may yet have to import the Charolais cattle to cross with 
our allied breeds, to impart this wanting property to them. 
The merits of the various breeds, foreign and domestic, are 
well described by a writer in the North British Agriculturist . 
“ Of the Dutch cattle,” he says, “ there were few animals 
of even ordinary merit exhibited. Better specimens are 
frequently to be seen in Smithfield market. Those who have 
supposed that the shorthorn came originally from Holland, 
were certainly not acquainted with the breeds of cattle which 
are to be found in that and adjoining countries. 
“ FRIBOURG. 
“This breed, which extends over several of the Swiss 
Cantons, is characterised by a bulkiness of frame, with a 
thickness of bone, which appears surprising. Colour, brown 
or black, with large patches of white, face and back generally 
white. Some of them bear a likeness to the old herd of cows 
in Scotland, with white faces. Burns, in the e Cottar’s 
Saturday Night , 5 so describes his father’s cow. It is a 
curious fact, and one we have not seen observed, that the 
Swiss bear a most striking likeness to the rural population of 
Scotland. In personal appearance, and in expression of 
countenance, the resemblance was so remarkable, that we 
could not divest ourselves of the impression, when in the 
showyard, that we must have met the same individuals in 
Scotland, in markets, and elsewhere, who had charge of the 
Fribourg and Schwitz cattle. The history of the countries 
is nearly similar, and both have had to fight out their own 
position. Are they sprung from the same stock, or has their 
