. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. THE POLLED GALLOWAfS. ent from any other part I am acquainted with, for they do not cas- trate them until they are about a year ; They are now generally spayed much earher than they used to be, but some of the breeders adhere to the old custom. The young cattle are rarely housed after the first winter; they are on their pastures day an4 night, but in cold weather, they re- ceive hay and straw in the fields, supporting themselves otherwise on the foggage left unconsumed after the summer grass. Many of the farmers are beginning to learn their true interest, and
. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. THE POLLED GALLOWAfS. ent from any other part I am acquainted with, for they do not cas- trate them until they are about a year ; They are now generally spayed much earher than they used to be, but some of the breeders adhere to the old custom. The young cattle are rarely housed after the first winter; they are on their pastures day an4 night, but in cold weather, they re- ceive hay and straw in the fields, supporting themselves otherwise on the foggage left unconsumed after the summer grass. Many of the farmers are beginning to learn their true interest, and the pastures are not so much overstocked in summer as they used to be, and a portion of herbage is left for the cattle in the winter; therefore, al- though the beasts are not in high condition in the spring, they have materially increased in size, and are in a proper state to be trans- ferred to the rich pastures of the lower GALLOWAT COW. The Galloway cows are not good milkers; but although the quantity of the milk is not great, it is rich in quahty, and yields a large proportion of butter. A cow that gives from twelve to sixteen quarts per day is considered very superior, and that quantity pro- duces more than a pound and a half of butter. The average, how- ever, of a Galloway cow cannot be reckoned at more than six or eight quarts per day, during the five summer months after feeding her calf. During the next four months she does not give more than half that quantity, and for two or three months she is dry. It has been said that the young Galloway cattle are more exposed than others to Redwater, particularly on grass lands wanting 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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