. New elementary agriculture for rural and graded schools; an elementary text book dealing with the plants, insects, birds, weather, and animals of the farm . Fig 57. Hereford bull. Age, 2 years 4 months. Weight, 1,600 lbs. In size they are a little smaller than the are not considered heavy milkers. Their inclina-tion is to make a little food go a long way in the produc-tion of beef. Most Herefords are easy keepers and quietin disposition. They have thick skin and hair, and are therefore ableto stand more cold and exposure than any other breed,except the Galloways. Their thick
. New elementary agriculture for rural and graded schools; an elementary text book dealing with the plants, insects, birds, weather, and animals of the farm . Fig 57. Hereford bull. Age, 2 years 4 months. Weight, 1,600 lbs. In size they are a little smaller than the are not considered heavy milkers. Their inclina-tion is to make a little food go a long way in the produc-tion of beef. Most Herefords are easy keepers and quietin disposition. They have thick skin and hair, and are therefore ableto stand more cold and exposure than any other breed,except the Galloways. Their thick skin also protectsthem from the hot suns rays. They are hardy andactive in habits. These qualities combined make theHerefords unusually well adapted to range conditionsin the West and Southwest. Aberdeen-Angus.—This breed also derives its namefrom the counties where started. The original home ofthe Aberdeen-Angus was in the counties of Aberdeenand Forfar, northeast Scotland. Forfar County was CATTLE 175. Fig. 58. Aberdeen-Angus cows. formerly called Angus. The farmers in that localityare very skillful feeders, and they have succeeded indeveloping a very choice beef breed. One hundred years ago a large number of these cattlehad horns. Now they are all polled or hornless. TheScotchmen early found that the cattle without hornswere more quiet when herded together and less trou-blesome while being driven to the pastures. Theyselected for breeding purposes, then, only those withouthorns. This practice continued, after several yearshas finally given us a breed free from horns. The Angus cattle are uniformly solid black. Occa-sionally one will have a white mark on forehead or underside of body. They have no horns, and are thereforeeasy to handle in the feed lot. In size they averagea little smaller than the Herefords, are usually 176 NEW ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE compact in build, and naturally mature early, probablyearlier than any other breed. They are easy to fatten, and when ready f
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