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202 fect type of the working Ox. These cattle are the most valuable for the plough&#59; they walk almost as fast as horses, and will work well in pairs: In returning with empty waggons in harness, they will trot at the rate of six miles an hour. The cows are good milkers, the richness of the cream compensating for deficiency of quantity.

Though not equal to the Durham breed in capacity of fattening, yet they hold a fair rank in this respect, and their flesh is of excellent quality. The Alderney and the hornless Suffolk cows are much prized for the dairy&#59; the former for the peculiar richness of their milk, the latter for its quantity. In the height of the season a Suffolk cow will yield thirty-two quarts of milk daily.

In a few private parks in Scotland, and the north of England, there exists a breed of cattle, in a wild state, which is probably identical in species with the domestic race. They are invariably white, with red ears, and a black muzzle. "At the first appearance of any person," observes Mr. Culley, "they set off in full gallop, and, at the distance of about two hundred yards, make a wheel round, and come boldly up again, tossing their heads in a menacing manner: on a sudden they make a full stop, at the distance of forty or fifty yards, looking wildly at the object of their surprise&#59; but upon the least motion being made they all again turn round, and fly off with equal speed, but not to the same distance&#59; forming a shorter circle, and again returning with a bolder and more threatening aspect than before&#59; they approach much nearer, probably within thirty yards, when they again make another stand, and then fly off: this they do several times, shortening