Cattle 1853 - Lewis Family Farm

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ANGUS OX, FEEDING.
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A few experiments upon them developed another valuable quality
—their natural fitness for stall-feeding, and the rapjdity with which
they fattened. This brought them into much repute.
They have much of the Galloway form, and by those unaccustomed
to cattle wouid be often mistaken for the Galloways. A good judge,
however, would perceive that they are larger, somewhat longer in
the leg, thinner in the shoulder, and flatter in the side.
Climate and management have caused another difference between
the Angus doddies and the Galloways. The Galloways have a
moist climate ;
they have a more robust appearance, a much thicker
skin, and a rougher coat of hair than the Angus oxen. The Angus
cattle are regularly kept in- straw-yards during six months of the
year, receiving turnips with their fodder every day, and in summer
are grazed on dry and warm pastures. By this mode of treatment
they look and feel more kindly than the Galloways.
The greater part of them, are black, or with a few white spots.
The next general color is yellow, comprehending the brindled, dark
red, and silver-colored yellow. They are a valuable breed, and have
rapidly gained ground on the horned cattle, and become far more
numerous, particularly in the Lowlands ;
and when the agriculturist
now speaks of the Angus breed, he refers to the polled species.