Lovelock's American standard of excellence for purebred cattle, sheep and swine, being a compilation of the "scale of points" . ness of skin, where fat, is one which is notleft out of consideration ; as in other animals, the sweetest beefbeing, as a rule, that under the thinnest skin. But a AVest High-lander with too thin a skin would not thrive well on a side of awind-swept hill. As a rule the color is black, but fashion now runs on yellow orlight duns and on brindles. A well arranged herd should have amixture of colors, avoiding all those which indicate unhealthythrivers. A well marked brind
Lovelock's American standard of excellence for purebred cattle, sheep and swine, being a compilation of the "scale of points" . ness of skin, where fat, is one which is notleft out of consideration ; as in other animals, the sweetest beefbeing, as a rule, that under the thinnest skin. But a AVest High-lander with too thin a skin would not thrive well on a side of awind-swept hill. As a rule the color is black, but fashion now runs on yellow orlight duns and on brindles. A well arranged herd should have amixture of colors, avoiding all those which indicate unhealthythrivers. A well marked brindle bull is, however, all things beingequal, a difficult one to beat at any North British show. It must always be borne in mind that the Highlanders are oneof the most ancient breeds of cattle ; that they are a combinationof great hardiness with splendid quality of meat, which lattercommands the highest price in the principal English markets. Atall times they look by far the most noble of the bovine race,whilst their picturesque appearance makes them a handsome ad-dition to the woodland scenery of large estates. AND
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