. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. THE WEST HIGHLANDERS. 51 along the whole of the eastern part of England. The West Highland cattle are universally adopted for grazing farms, and the Ayrshire nearly as generally for the dairy. Some Galloways are found in Argyle, and particularly in the southern part of the county: but they are not equal to the native Highlanders. THE SHETLAND SHETLAND BULL, OR WEST HIGHLANDER OF THE SHETLAND ISLES. The Shetland islands present a wonderful scene of rugged, black, and barren rocks. No tree or shrub relieves these dreary scenes, and only gray rocks appear risin
. Cattle. Cattle; Cattle. THE WEST HIGHLANDERS. 51 along the whole of the eastern part of England. The West Highland cattle are universally adopted for grazing farms, and the Ayrshire nearly as generally for the dairy. Some Galloways are found in Argyle, and particularly in the southern part of the county: but they are not equal to the native Highlanders. THE SHETLAND SHETLAND BULL, OR WEST HIGHLANDER OF THE SHETLAND ISLES. The Shetland islands present a wonderful scene of rugged, black, and barren rocks. No tree or shrub relieves these dreary scenes, and only gray rocks appear rising from the marshes, and pools, and shores, bounded by the wildest precipices. There are few or no arti- ficial grasses, or green crops, or enclosures protecting these cr-ops, and grasses could not be brought to perfection in these islands : there is nothing but moss, heath, and sea-weed; yet there is a breed of horses, diminutive, but beautiful, hardy, and strong; and the cattle are of the same origin with the West Highlanders. They have been diminished in size by the coldness of the climate and the scarcity of food; but they have not been so seriously injured by the folly of men—they have not been domesticated to be starved outright. They are small, gaunt, ill-shaped, so far, indeed, as their shape can be ascertained through the long, thick hair with which they are covered, and which forms an impenetrable defence against the snow and the. 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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