LIVE STOCK. 457‘ Cie untouched the lines of beauty, which may be defin- hy ed to consist chiefly in the oval form, or in the neat rod rounding of the parts. Thus in horses and nea thes cattle, particularly, instead of that excessive square- i ness and flatness of the shoulder, the side and the bis buttock, depth ought to’ be relieved by,a gentle :» fulness and swell, which are the tokens both of lpr. beauty and substance; nor should there be any aTcase sharp, boney protuberances, either upon the shoul- 0 ft ders, or hips, to offend the eye, by deétra 2cting from th of the plump and‘even proportion of the form. the Our object with cattle being seal that of ress, tening their carcases, it may be observed, that'an legs strong and healthy animal, however aw kwardly pro- the portioned, will answer the purpose; which is, m- not deed, true; but it is no less true, and has been con- ut- fied by all experience, that attention to form is Nay rewarded by quantity« of Bos uct. The general in- ihe- dications of Wealth: in the hairy animals, when in a the lean or store state, are suppleness of the skin, and they gloss upon the coat: in sheep, perhaps, brightness Our of the eyes, hveliness, and good plight aré the only ear signs to be depended upon. iq cht, Animals differ essentially under the variations 4b 5 of of soil and climate; but they are always found of i eoth, the fairest stature and finest flesh, 1n countries: 4 de: abounding with herbage, and. moderately warmed; ts of by the genial heat of the sun. Under the tropi- per ail heats, cattle are small, lean, and black-f leshed; shape there is yet an unaccountable anomaly in the case, since the most parched and barren deserts of the atte south, produce not only those bulky animals, ca- ing mels shed a eg ————— SB i aaiaibammamans ai sia ceenineeie—eoe Se Tim