COUNTRY LIFE
IN a hard country you will find hardy men. The cattle will also he of a hardy strain. In Wales they have their own Welsh Black cows, a few Ayrshires and many Frisians, which are a compromise between butter-fat and quantity so far as milk is concerned. They are a sturdy breed, admirably suited to the climate. They need to be so, because there are few lush meadows and many round hills where a delicate Jersey, for instance, would grow lean while grazing and catch -her death of cold in the driving rain that sweeps along the valley. The Welsh countryside, when herds are out, presents a picture of CONS that are black and white in colour. The breeds the farmers have come to favour are those tough enough to live through bleak days, and y et give enough milk to make dairy-farming worth while.
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