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VOL. XXVII. No. 2. I 
WHOLE No. 1108. f 
[Entered according t</ x Ot of Congress, In the year 187H, by 1). D. T. Moore, In tba office of tho Librarian of Congress, at Washington.] 
Atfwng tho Scottish gentlemen who brood 
ttf.se Polled cattle, a writer in tho London 
field names Sir George Maopherson Grant, of 
Ballindalloeh; Mr. M’Combie, M. P., tuidhig 
cousin, at Easter Skene; Mr, Morison, of Bo- 
grice; tho Earl of Airlie, Mr. Skimier, of 
Drummin; Mr. Walker, Portlesken, etc. 
This writer adds*—The points of atborough- 
brod Polled Aberdeen and Angus bull or cow 
can bo seen in their color being glossy black, 
a clean cut head, with not too grout a length 
between tho eye and nose, the former bright 
and prominent, and a good breadth, between 
tho two; tho chest ought to be full and deep, 
logs short and clean boned, and supporting 
tho body easily although firmly. Tho back 
must be straight ami level, from which tho 
ribs must spring with a gentle and cu.sy curve. 
Tho tall must bang straight,, with, no protrud 
ing from behind, and finished off with a plen¬ 
tiful tuft of hair. Regarding the skin, it must 
be soft and pliant to the touch, and covered 
with a crop of luxuriant and silky hair. Of 
course, between the cow and tho bull a differ¬ 
ence must exist, in tho formation of tho head, 
which in tho former ought not to partake of 
tho broad and bullet shape which that of tho 
latter possesses, but has to be of a more elon¬ 
gated shape, in the shoulders, which ought, 
to bo sharper at the top ; tho cow also is not 
so broad across the chest. In both cases horns 
Are inadmissible; and tho animals being well 
and llrmly set on their legs, should walk with 
an easy, springy, and “thoroughbred” look¬ 
ing action. 
Tho Polk'd brood, for their bulk, weigh heav¬ 
ier than Short-Horns and crosses, and com¬ 
mand the largest prices. They oro hardy and 
well suited from their light mako to stand 
rough and hill y pasturage, and will thrive in 
a climate where Short-Horns, still less Ayr- 
shires, could not come so fast to maturity. In 
tho consideration, then, of such a cpiestion as 
this—wlmt class of animal breeds most surely, 
stands rough climate best, is hardiest, least 
liable to disease, grows and fattens soonest, 
and for its amount, of keep weighs heaviest, 
and realises most to the farmer? t he answer 
must be that, in our Northern counties, these 
Polled Aberdeen and Angus breeds come by 
far tho nearest to such a standard. In the 
rearing of pure Polled stock one caution 
should ever bo present with the breeder, and 
that is, never to commence a herd by breed¬ 
ing from a purchased cow, for though she 
herself may seem to have all the points of 
thorough breeding, yet at some previous time 
she may have accidentally or otherwise been 
served by a Short-Horn or cross-bred bull; 
and however pure any other Polled bull may 
bo to whom she is afterwards put, the risk al¬ 
ways is there that she may throw calves with 
a cross-bred strain in them. Yet, in order to 
POLLED ANGUS CATTLE 
Herewith we give an illustration of Poll’d 
Angus or Aberdeenshire cattle, which ure at/ - 
trading considerable attention in tho /forth 
of Scotland both as “fancy” and murtf-table 
Btock. They resemble In many respite, the 
Galloways, natives of the South ofrcoUand, 
but are regarded by many best vcAud in sir A 
matters as a distinct breed. The Attempts to 
cross the two broods have noR< tesulted satis¬ 
factorily. It is not known which of these, 
breeds is oldest, but as far hack as one can 
learn they have been separate and distinct. 
The breeders of this bbyk Polled stock have 
multiplied of late, and the breed is steadily 
gaining ground in the favor of herdsmen. 
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