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8. Banffshire . j

1. Cattle. The various breeds and crosses in this county have Iall nearly given way to the breed of the Isle of Skye , or what is |generally called the true Highland breed, which are often broughtto the weight of 50 or 60 stones. Almost in every quarter ofthe county, there are, on the larger farms, some pairs of oxenkept for the draught both of the plough and cart; but-, comparedwith that of horses, their number is inconsiderable.

2. Sheep are an object but of secondary consideration, andare almost entirely banished from the arable land. The smallWhite-faced, and the Heath or Tweeddale breeds, occupy thehigher grounds.

8. Horses are of the same description in this as in the countiesadjacent. There is a sufficient number of work-horses rearedfor the supply of the district.

Swine are reared for home consumpt chiefly; though a feware occasionally sent to Aberdeen. Of poultry, pigeons, andbees, the same account is given as in the Reports of most othercounties.

4. Elginshire, or Morayshire.

5. Nairnshire.

1. The Cattle of these counties, like those of Banffshire , areinostly derived from the breed of the Isle of Skye , but raised toa greater size by better feeding. ‘ There are only a few pairs of

* worked_oxen; and in an agricultural view, they are of little im-

* portance. ’ The cattle are sold principally for the English mar-kets in good grazing condition, the home consumption of beefbeing inconsiderable.

2. Sheep. —The ancient small breed, and the Black-faced, arethe most numerous, though several other varieties have been in-troduced.

3. The Horses of these counties have been much improved oflate ; and very spirited attempts are making to render them stillmore valuable. They do not differ materially from the horses ofthe other counties in this district.

The original stock of swine is of a small size ; but the Chinese and Berkshire breeds have been introduced, and are now moregenerally reared. The number of all kinds, however, is not con-siderable. With regard to common fowls, the following remarks,extracted from the Report of these counties, may deserve the at-tention of such as rear this kind of stock to any extent.

‘ It is almost needless to observe, that both proprietors andlarger farmers, with hardly any exception, maintain an establish-ment of this species of poultry, sufficient each for his own table.The public markets also are pretty well supplied, by the num-bers reared for sale in the families of tire smaller tenants, cottag?