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Title: Agriculture, ancient and modern: a historical account of its principles and practice, exemplified in their rise, progress, and development
Year: 1866 (1860s)
Authors: Copland, Samuel
Subjects: Agriculture
Publisher: London, Virtue and company
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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mountainouscharacter of the greater part of Scotland, has doubtless led to its adoption, subject tolocal modification, throughout the Highlands; whilst its. aptitude to fatten has given itan introduction to the graziers of the southern and richer districts, both of Scotland andEngland. It would be tedious to go through the whole of the counties of the formerto point out the minute differences which a variety of soil, climate, treatment, or fancymay have created in the stock. It is agreed by all persons conversant with the subject,that there is what may be termed a family likeness in aU the Highland cattle whichpoints to one common origin, which is to be found in that pure breed, the Kyloes ofthe Hebrides. In speaking, therefore, in the foregoing account of the Middle Hornsof Scotland, we have selected only those which, by their peculiar or superior charac-teristics, are distinguished from their congeners, and render them special objects ofattraction to the grazier or the dairy farmer.
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THE POLLED CATTLE, 365 SECTION XVIII. THE POLLED CATTLE.—1. THE GALLOWAY. The ancient province or kiugdom of Galloway occupies the south-westeru poitiou ofScotland, and comprises the shire of AVigton, part of Ayrshire and Dumfries, and thestewartry of Kirkcudbright. The climate of Galloway is mild and moist, and there aremany fertile valleys interspersed among the hills, which are not so high or so steep asthose iu the more northern parts of the country. Wigton and Kirkcudbright are thenative district of the polled, dodded, or humble cattle, called after the name of the provinceGalloways. It is asserted, and on as good authority as can be obtained, that up to themiddle of the last century the Galloway cattle were Middle Horned, with a few polledones amongst them. Youatt considered that these latter were the mere remnants of anative breed, otherwise the characteristics of the aboriginal breed would be occasionallydisplayed, although many a generation had passed. Dr. Coventry asserts

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