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milk, or their work, are in some degree compatible; and that a breed, now perhaps existing, may yet be discovered, or that one, by cross-coupling, selection, or other means, may be procured, which shall an- swer not only for these various purposes, but likewise for every diversity of situation; their size, activity and hardiness only vary- ing, so as to suit the circumstances of dif- ferent grounds, whether upland, hilly and poor, or low-lying and fertile.

This general applicability, however, were it even found to take place, in so far as re- Jates to the form of the animal, still would not diminish the necessity of investigating the character of domestic animals in other respects. It has been ascertained from some late observations, and the discovery is of importance, that no particular form is exclusively connected with all or any of the most valuable properties otherwise; or that a beautiful and useful shape may be possessed by animals of any size, hardy in every degree, and capable of being rear- ed in different situations, and either with poor or with rich food.