. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. 32 CATTLE. not equal to the others; but possess a tendency to fatten and acquire extraordinary bulk, scarcely inferior to that of short-horns. As either of these found their way to other districts, they mingled to a greater or less degree with the native cattle, or they felt the influence of change of climate and soil, and gradually adapted them- selves to their new situation ; and each assumed a peculiarity of form whicli characterized it as belonging to a certain district, and rendered it valuable and almost perfect there. The Cheshire, the Derbyshire, the Nottingha
. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. 32 CATTLE. not equal to the others; but possess a tendency to fatten and acquire extraordinary bulk, scarcely inferior to that of short-horns. As either of these found their way to other districts, they mingled to a greater or less degree with the native cattle, or they felt the influence of change of climate and soil, and gradually adapted them- selves to their new situation ; and each assumed a peculiarity of form whicli characterized it as belonging to a certain district, and rendered it valuable and almost perfect there. The Cheshire, the Derbyshire, the Nottinghamshire, the Staffordshire, the Oxfordshire, and the Wiltshire cattle were all essentially long-horns, but each had its dis- tinguishing feature, which seemed best to fit it for its situation, and the purposes for which it was bred. Having assumed a decided character, vaiying only with peculiar local circumstances, the old long-horns, like the Devons, the Herefords, and the Scotch, continued nearly the same. There is no authentic detail of their distinguishing points. From hmts given by old Avi-iters, we may conclude that some of them at least were characterized by their roundness and length of ••-arcass, coarseness of bone, thickness and yet mellowness of hide, and he rich quahty although not abundant quantity of theu- OLD GRAVEN LOXG-IIORX Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Youatt, William, 1776-1847; Martin, William Charles Linnæus, 1798-1864; Stevens, A. New-York, C. M. Saxton
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