. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. THE POLLED GALLOWAYS. 65 thinner than that of the Leicestershire, but not so fine as the hide of the short-horn but it handles soft and kindly. The prevailing and fashionable color is black—a few are of a dark brindle brown, and still fewer speckled with white spots, and some of them are of a dun or drab color. Dark colors are uniformly pre- ferred, from the belief that they indicate hardiness of GALLOWAY OX IN GOOD CONDITION, The breeding of cattle has been, from time almost immemorial, the principal object of pursuit with the Galloway farmer. The soil
. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. THE POLLED GALLOWAYS. 65 thinner than that of the Leicestershire, but not so fine as the hide of the short-horn but it handles soft and kindly. The prevailing and fashionable color is black—a few are of a dark brindle brown, and still fewer speckled with white spots, and some of them are of a dun or drab color. Dark colors are uniformly pre- ferred, from the belief that they indicate hardiness of GALLOWAY OX IN GOOD CONDITION, The breeding of cattle has been, from time almost immemorial, the principal object of pursuit with the Galloway farmer. The soil and face of the country are admirably adapted for this. The soil, although rich is dry and liealthy. There are many large tracts of old grass land, that have not been ploughed during any one's recol- lection, and which still maintain their superior fertility ; while the finer pastures are thickly covered with natural white clover, and other valuable o-ra?ses. The surface of the jrround is irreoukr, sometimes rising into small globular hills, and at other times into abrupt banks, and thus forming small fertile glens, and producing shelter for the cattle in the winter and early vegetation in the spring. In the low districts there is little frost and snow, but the climate is mild and. 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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