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CATTLE shambles. The Hereford breed does not seem to find general favor. A large herd of Alder- neys, of the most symmetrical proportions for that breed, was imported some years since, and CATULLUS 131 Dolly Ayrshire Cow. seem admirably adapted to light thin pastures. Though their milk is very rich, tlie quantity is small. They are poor for beef, and not famous as workers ; some breeders in the eastern states, however, believe them to be very profitable for butter and cheese. The long-horns have been sparingly imported, and do not find favor. The Sussex are better liked, though few have been introduced, while their supposed congeners, the Devons, are held by many intelligent men to be superior to the Durhams for all the southern and most of the older states. Being an original breed, and without cross or admixture of blood, they have sustained a superior capability of improvement among the best breeders wher- ever they have been bred with care. The hide is soft and mellow, indicating an aptitude to fat- ten, the bones small, and in color, grace, and elegance of carriage, they possess a superiority over all other British cattle. The little Kerry cow of Ireland, termed the "poor man's cow," Kerry Bull. lias been recommended for poorer lands in mountainous regions, but as yet no steps have been taken to introduce her there. Cattle have many complaints, yet generally they are exempt from great mortality. Sometimes, however, an epidemic, spreading even to remote coun- tries from its starting point, carries off great numbers. (See MURRAIX.) Occasionally the " milk sickness " appears in some districts W. of the Alleghanies, when the animal sickens and dies, giving the peculiar disease to all who partake of her milk or flesh. It is supposed to originate from the rhus toxicodendron or poison ivy. The remedy is feeding large quantities of Indian corn. The horn distemper and heof ail sometimes prevail extensively, and about cities where the cattle are closely confined and badly fed, they become ulcerated and otherwise dis- eased. No class of animals are so free from maladies as neat cattle when well treated. Good pasturage, good hay, grain, roots, and water, and airy stables, with sufficient exercise, are necessary to maintain good health in cattle or to improve their condition. Variety of food is essential, and the feeding of roots in winter is particularly necessary. The practice of soiling in summer has found favor with those who have fairly tried it. The cattle are kept in cool, clean stables, and green rye, oats, corn sown broadcast, lucern, clover, and sorghum are cut and carried to them. (See CALF, and Ox.) CATTYWAR, or Kattywar, a peninsula in N. W. India, forming a considerable part of the province of Guzerat, or the Guicowar's do- minions, bounded N. by the gulf and run of Cutch, N". E. by the British provinces of Raj- pootana and Malwa, E. by the gulf of Cambay, and S. and W. by the" Arabian sea. It lies be- tween lat. 20 42' and 23 10' K, and Ion. 69 5' and 72 14' E. The principal product is cot- ton. The grains chiefly cultivated are wheat, maize, and millet. The sugar cane is grown extensively, but is only made to produce rno- lasses or goor. The Catty war horse, once cele- brated, has deteriorated. A breed of kine called desam and buffaloes are much valued. The soil is sandy and not fertile 7 , but numerous streams and wells afford ample means of irri- gation, all the rivers taking their rise in the central part of the province. Toward the south some of the hills are over 1,000 ft. high. Deep ravines and caverns are very nu- merous, and afford safe retreats against attack. A locality of wooded hills called the Gir is haunted by wild animals of the most ferocious kind, and noted for its deadly climate. The ravages of migratory rats produced such a ter- rible famine in 1814, that this year has since been called the rat year. (See GUZERAT.) CATULLUS, Cains Valerius, a Roman poet, born in Verona in 87 B. C., died in or after 47. He belonged to a noble family, and his father was a hospes of Julius Caesar, a tie sacred among the Romans. The son went to Rome, and became acquainted with Cornelius Nepos, Cicero, and other notable men ; but possessing a moderate fortune, he did not enter upon public life, liv- ing in retirement at Rome and at his villa near Tibur. He is the earliest Latin lyric poet of any importance. We have 110 poems of Ca