. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. t^ f HSE. SO. HEREFORD COW. Kindly as the Hereford ox fattens, very few are grazed in their native country: even the beasts which the home consumption requires are principally heifers and old cows. The oxen are sold at five and six years old, in tolerable condition, at the Michaelmas fair in Here- ford, to the graziers of Buckinghamshire and tlie neighborhoring counties, by whom they are principally preferred for the Londoa market. The fertility of the soil in Herefordshire has been very mucli over- rated. The traveler, and the superficial observer have been misled by
. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. t^ f HSE. SO. HEREFORD COW. Kindly as the Hereford ox fattens, very few are grazed in their native country: even the beasts which the home consumption requires are principally heifers and old cows. The oxen are sold at five and six years old, in tolerable condition, at the Michaelmas fair in Here- ford, to the graziers of Buckinghamshire and tlie neighborhoring counties, by whom they are principally preferred for the Londoa market. The fertility of the soil in Herefordshire has been very mucli over- rated. The traveler, and the superficial observer have been misled by the luxuriant woods and rich alluvial soil upon the banks of its rivers. The pasture-grounds are generally poor, and the herbnge is not nutritious, and therefore the farmer naturally confines his chief atten- tion to his rearing-stock. The dairy has been comparatively neglected ; for experience has proved that the breeding qualities of a cow are materially lessened, and even her form is deteriorated, by her being inchned to give a large quantity of 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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