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gularly favourable for bees ; yet it is difficult to say whether theprofits afford a compensation for the expense and trouble.
4. Stirlingshire.
1. Cattle. —‘ Though some calves are reared upon almost eve.* ry farm, yet this cannot properly be denominated a breedingc county. ’ The grazing districts are chiefly occupied in fatter,fng ; and the cattle of the West Highlands are preferred to thosebred within the county. The milk cows most esteemed are ofthe Ayrshire breed. The number of cattle has been stated in thelate Report of the county at 19,225.
2. Sheep. —The breed that is almost universally kept here isthe Black-faced. The Cheviot variety has been introduced late-ly. The total'number is estimated at 37,977.
3. Horses. —Very few are bred within the county. Work-horses are procured chiefly from the counties of Lanark and Ayr,The number of all kinds is stated to be 3565.
Stvine are not numerous, unless at distilleries. The breed mostesteemed by farmers is the Chinese , and the large Hampshireyariety by distillers. A cross-breed between these two is held ingreat repute. On one of the islands of Lochlomond there areabout 240 fallow deer. Goats were formerly numerous, but arenow almost entirely exterminated.
5. Perthshire.
1. Cattle. —The native cows, in general, are of a had breed.In the vicinity of Perth , and in the Carse of Gowrie, the far-mers have introduced the Angus and Fife breeds. In the westthey prefer the Argyleshire, and in other parts of this extensivecounty cows have been brought from Galloway and Ayrshire.Cows have been also introduced from Devonshire and Lancashire ,besides a few of the Guernsey breed. A species from the EastIndies, imported by Sir John MacGregor Murray, Bart, arethriving, and promise to do well.
2. Sheep. —The ancient White-faced breed which were found inevery part of the Highlands not many years ago, and still existin small numbers in mpst places of that district, have been almostentirely supplanted in Perthshire by the Black-faced or Mountain breed. The latter were introduced about 40 years ago, and oc-cupy the higher grounds; while a few small flocks of differentbreeds are found as usual on the enclosed fields chiefly in the oc-cupation of proprietors.. The number of all kinds is stated atabout 222,000.
3. The Horses of this county are of many different breeds andsizes, from the small Highland poney to the strong draught horsesof the Carse of Gowrie. Oxen have never been worked in the^Highlands ; in the Carse of Gowrie they were laid aside more th« n30 years ago.