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tlie time Mr. B. recommends* This gentle- 
man dwells constantly upon the absurd theme 
of increasing the breed of cows. It will soon, 
we presume, be found that the ox is the least 
profitable animal in common use in our island, 
lor the very reason which Mr. Brooke com- 
mends him. The great obje^f by which the 
public shall obtain plenty at a lower price, 
and by which the farmer shall obtain a due 
proportion of profit, is the making our land 
produce the greatest weight of corn and 
animals in the shortest time. The hog; stands 
first, he arrives at perfe 61 ion at one year old. 
The amateurs in the breeding of sheep 
hope to get the new' Leicester sort to perfec- 
tion at tw'o years old. The ox cannot be 
considered in perfedlion, wc fear, at four ; 
therefore he is double the time in making a 
return, and on that account the less profit- 
able, and more especially (except in some 
choice breeds) as his consumption of food is 
considered to be in a due ratio with his accu- 
mulating size and weight. 
The quantity of cows, butter, cheese, &c. 
