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4, Steine .—Great numbers of these are reared on some of the'hilly districts of the county; and, besides supplying their ownconsumpt, the farmers bring down herds of thousands at a timeto the markets of the low country. The breed which is mostfrequent, as being the most hardy, ‘ is what is called the Scotch‘ sow, having long bristles, a long snout, long legs, the belly less‘ pendulous, the back raised, and the ears less slouching than in‘ the other breeds. ’
There are still remains of the red deer in this county. Thefoe-buck and doe are in almost every district which is not divest-ed of wood. Fallow-deer are not numerous. According to theReporter for this county, the consumpt of grain by pigeons overthe whole of Great Britain , may be equal to the food of 120,000persons. In the sheltered parts of the hilly country, bees are anobject of great attention and profit. Poultry the same as in othercounties.
6. Angus, or Forfarshire.
1. The Cattle of this, as of most other counties of Scotland ,are partly bred and reared within it, and partly brought, from otherdistricts ; the former may be called the permanent, and the latterthe flying stock. The grazing and feeding of cattle are here pro-secuted to a much greater extent than the rearing of them. Forthis purpose, great numbers are purchased from the counties ofMcarns or Kincardine, Aberdeen and Moray. These cattle arecither carried forward to the butcher, or sold in a half fat statefor the Southern counties. The permanent stock is of variousBreeds; a great proportion have no horns, and in this particularseem allied to the Galloways. A few farmers have the short-horn-ed or Tceswater breed, and others have tried the Guernsey ; butthe latter were thought too delicate for the climate. In formertimes, oxen were very generally worked in this county; but nowthey are seldom employed, except in ploughing land overrun withbroom and shrubs. The permanent stock may amount to 37,400;of the flying stock no estimate has been made in the Report.
2. Sheep. About 50 years ago, almost every farmer had aflock of sheep, numerous in proportion to the extent of his farm;and they were pastured promiscuously on the waste land whichabounded in every parish. But since these wastes were subject-ed to the plough, or planted, the sheep have been gradually ba-nished to the mountainous districts of the county. The ancientsmall white or dun-faced breed is still to be found in some dis-tricts of the Grampians ; but the breed which most generallyprevails is the Black-faced or Tweedale. The number of allbreeds and ages is stated at 60,000.
"• Horses. The ancient breed was the, small Garron, whichstill keeps its ground in some parts of the Grampians . The La-narkshire breed prevails very much in the Low country. The