Cattle 1853 - Lewis Family Farm

THE POLLED SUFFOLK. 76
SUFFOLK.
The Suffolk Dun used to be' celebrated in almost every part of the
kingdom, on account of the extraordinary quantity of milk that she
yielded. The dun color is now, however, rarely seen in Suffolk, and
rejected as an almost certain indication of* inferiority. The breed
is polled.
The Suffolk, like the Norfolk beast, undoubtedly sprung from the
Galloway ; but it is shorter in the leg, broader and rounder than the
^Norfolk, with a greater propensity to fatten, and reaching to greater
weights.
SUFFOLK COW.
The prevailing and best cdlors are "red, red and white, brindled,
and a yellowish cream color. The bull is valued if he is of a pure
unmingled red color. .
Exaggerated accounts have been given of the milking of the Suffolk
cow, and she is not inferior to any other breed in the quantity
of milk that she yields. In the height of the season some of these
cows will give as much as 8 gallons of milk in the day ; and 6 gal-
lons is not an unusual quantity. The produce of butter, however, is
not in proportion to the quantity of milk.
The bulls are rarely suffered to .iYe after they are three years