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short, turned-up horns; long, clean head; beauti¬ 
ful, mild, liquid eyes; thin neck; shoulders and 
limbs as fine as those of a race-horse ,* sharp back; 
light quarters; and a soft, thin skin. They suit 
the mild and equable climate of Jersey, Guernsey, 
and the south of England, but are too fine and deli¬ 
cate for the extremes of America. Their skin is 
so thin, that the flies in summer would torment 
them greatly on the one hand, and the cold of win¬ 
ter pinch them on the other. We have seen a 
few ordinary animals of this breed imported into 
the United States. 
i Of the other breeds of cows in Great Britain, as 
dairy stock, little can be said, except in favor of 
the Devons, as improved principally by Mr. Coke, 
Earl of Leicester. Mr. Bloomfield, one of his ten¬ 
ants, and who probably was the main instrument 
of the improvement, challenged all England to 
milk against his herd. There is no doubt but they 
are superior milkers, although we think the chal¬ 
lenge was rather a bold one. Certain it is, how¬ 
ever, that they beat the Ayrshires sent into that 
district, and tried alongside of them. We merely 
had a verbal report of this, and can not say whether 
the trial was sufficiently thorough to decide the 
respective merits of these breeds as dairy stock. 
The Devons in size, and all good qualities, have 
been so much improved within the last quarter of 
the century, as to make any published account of 
them which at present exists in English books, 
very imperfect. 
We now come to the manner of keeping cows in 
Great Britain, in the best dairy districts, which is 
the very antipodes of our system. At home, it 
often seems to be the study of the dairy farmer, to 
see what is the greatest number of raw-boned, 
skinny animals he can support on a given quantity 
of land; and what is the thinnest and shortest 
amount of grass that will keep the breath of life 
in’’their bodies. Here, it is totally the reverse: 
and they endeavor by supplying an abundance of 
succulent and nutritious food, to see what is the 
greatest quantity of milk that can be obtained from 
each cow. These are accordingly kept housed in 
cool stables during the heat of the day, where flies 
can not torment them, and are fed on fresh cut 
vetches, grass, or clover, and toward evening are 
turned into rich pastures to graze till the next 
morning. In addition to this, they are frequently 
fed a mess of brewers’ grains night and morning, 
or bean or barley-meal, mixed up with a little cut 
straw or chaff*, to prevent their cloying. This, 
with strict attention to the breed, is the only secret 
of the large average production of milk from cows 
in Great Britain, which so astonishes us at home 
We do not contend, however, that the English 
method of feeding should be strictly followed in 
our own country, except in the vicinity of large 
towns, where in consequence of the high price of 
milk, and the readiness of sale, we are sure this 
would be the best course to pursue; but in every 
district, however remote, we think that a more 
equable abundant, and better quality of food 
should be provided; for on this depends not only 
the quantity, but the quality of milk, and by a 
parity of reasoning, that also of the butter and 
cheese. 
THE ROSE. 
(Fig. 13.) 
We here present to our fair readers the queen 
of flowers, the rose—the “ lady rose,” the truest 
emblem of themselves and charms. It is a flower 
so well known, and so universally cultivated, that 
it is quite unnecessary for us to say one word upon 
the subject. The varieties are almost countless, 
and perhaps no one country produces a greater 
number, naturally, than our own ; some of which, 
especially those from the prairies, have been intro¬ 
duced into England and other parts of Europe, and 
are highly valued there. Every lady should have 
them in her yard and garden in summer, and in 
her parlor in the winter. They are delightful to 
the eye, and fragrant to the smell, and add cheer¬ 
fulness and beauty to all around them. Then cul¬ 
tivate the rose—the “ lady rose” above all other 
flowers. 
