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ifig animal, and is greatly improved over the old variety, or milking 
stock, in the quality of its flesh. The old variety, and what was long 
known as the Teeswater, were distinguished for yielding great quantities 
of milk. The infusion of the blood of the fattening variety, in certain 
degrees, with those, has frequently produced great milkers ; but in gene¬ 
ral, the animals most celebrated either for the fattening or milking qual¬ 
ity, present a considerable contrast in points. The milking kind is not 
only less disposed to fatten, but its beef is not so good ; the fat and lean 
are formed separately, instead of being mixed or marbled, and the lean 
is apt to be dark-colored and not of goodjlavor. It is this description of 
short-horn which has been kept at the establishments which supply Lon¬ 
don and other English cities with their milk. The milk is not generally 
of rich quality ; the cows which partake somewhat of the blood of the 
fattening sort, give richer milk, and some of them have been distin¬ 
guished for large yields of butter. The stock is not hardy, and is only 
kept in England where there is always plenty of food. They have been 
introduced into the United States, and their success has been various, 
according to location and circumstances ; but they have proved not 
adapted to short pasturage or a severe climate. 
The Jersey , or Alderney breed takes its name from islands in the Eng¬ 
lish Channel. It is supposed to have come originally from the French 
coast, as it bears a close resemblance to the cattle of Normandy. The 
cows are distinguished from the richness of their milk and the superior 
quality of the butter it affords. The quantity of butter is also large in 
proportion to the sire of the animal, which is considerably less than that 
of the Devon. They are rather delicate in constitution, and the form of 
the stock was formerly inclined to be ragged and uncouth. The true 
Jersey variety is claimed to be superior to the stock of Alderney and 
Guernsey. A society has existed in Jersey for many years, which was 
established for the improvement of the breed of these cattle. Accounts 
represent that by proper selections for many generations, the shape and 
constitution have been very much improved, while something has been 
gained in the quantity of butter afforded in proportion to the food con¬ 
sumed. The old stock of Alderney was introduced into this country 
thirty years ago. They were, about that time, considerably common 
in the vicinity of Boston, but they failed for want of sufficient hardiness. 
The improved stock of Jersey has been introduced into the same neigh* 
