. The breeds of live-stock : by live-stock breeders . Livestock. THE BEEF BREEDS OF CATTLE ns. ^'^m^^'^p^ Fig. 35. — A typical dual-purpose Shorthorn cow. short from the eyes to the nostrils, and while it should be neat and refined, it must indicate good feeding- qualities. The horns are short and rather fine, should cur\c grace- fully forward, and be waxy white in color, with dark tips. A " spike " horn is objectionable. The neck should be short and fine, and smoothly jointed to the head and shoulders. The shoulders are rather upright, and fre- quently inclined to be bare of flesh.
. The breeds of live-stock : by live-stock breeders . Livestock. THE BEEF BREEDS OF CATTLE ns. ^'^m^^'^p^ Fig. 35. — A typical dual-purpose Shorthorn cow. short from the eyes to the nostrils, and while it should be neat and refined, it must indicate good feeding- qualities. The horns are short and rather fine, should cur\c grace- fully forward, and be waxy white in color, with dark tips. A " spike " horn is objectionable. The neck should be short and fine, and smoothly jointed to the head and shoulders. The shoulders are rather upright, and fre- quently inclined to be bare of flesh. The back should be straight, level and broad, and deeply covered with flesh. The strong feature in the make-up of the Shorthorn is the hind-quarter, which is said to be the best of any breed. The thighs are wide, deep and long, and well filled down in the twist. The line of the back of the thigh is nearly straight from the tail down, giving a characteristic squarely built appearance. As a rule, the body is deep, with a good heart and digesti\'e capacity. The flanks should be well let down, making a nearly straight underline. The legs are medium length and of fine yet strong bone. The representatives of tliis breed have a great capacity for the production of flesh, and as they become fat there is a tendency to produce patches of fat about tail-head and rolls along the sides. A criticism of the breed that has been made in the past is that Shorthorns were too long in the legs. There was probably just ground for this criticism in the old type of Shorthorn, but since the breed has received such an in-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gay, Carl Warren, 1877-. New York : Macmillan Co.
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