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botli places they command very high prices, in proportion totheir weight.

“ The following are the characters of a true Gallowaybullock. He is straight and broad on the back, and nearlylevel from the head to the rump, closely compacted betweenthe shoulder and ribs, and also between the ribs and theloins; broad at the loins, not, however, with hooked bones,or projecting knobs, so that when viewed above the wholebody appears beautifully rounded, like the longitudinal sec-tion of a roller. He is long in the quarters, but not broadin the twist. He is deep in the chest, short in the leg, andmoderately fine in the bone, clear in the chop and in theneck. His head is of a moderate size, with large rough ears,and full, but not prominent eyes, or heavy eve-brows, sothat he has a calm, though determined look. His well-pro-portioned form is clothed with a loose and mellow skin, a-dorned with long soft glossy hair

The Galloway cattle “ are almost universally polled, and,perhaps, rather under the medium size, being less than the.horned breed of Lancashire , or the midland counties, butthey are considerably larger than the North, or even theWest Highlanders.

“ Their size is not very different from the Devonshire,though rather under it. But it should be noticed that thesize differs materially, not only from a difference of pasture,but may, without any variation in their other characteristicqualities, be considerably either increased or diminished, atthe option of the farmer. And good farmers always chooseto have their breeders rather under, as they absurdly termit, than above their pastures. The prevailing colour is blackor dark brindled, though they arc occasionally found ofevery colour. This may also, with a little attention, be re-gulated according to the fashion of the times, or taste of thebreeder. But the dark colours -are uniformly preferred,

* Galloway Report, p. 23G.

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