. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE DEXTER 445 open, under rather rigorous conditions, and tubercular and other diseases due to close housing are quite uncommon. The crossbred Dexter, especially with beef stock, meets with much favor in the British market. The use of Aberdeen-Angus or Shorthorn bulls on Dexter cows has produced some very beau- tiful small carcasses of beef. The author has seen some of these crosses in Ireland that, although small, represented high-class beef animals, indicating very superior killing quality. So highly is this kind of crossbreeding regarded in En
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE DEXTER 445 open, under rather rigorous conditions, and tubercular and other diseases due to close housing are quite uncommon. The crossbred Dexter, especially with beef stock, meets with much favor in the British market. The use of Aberdeen-Angus or Shorthorn bulls on Dexter cows has produced some very beau- tiful small carcasses of beef. The author has seen some of these crosses in Ireland that, although small, represented high-class beef animals, indicating very superior killing quality. So highly is this kind of crossbreeding regarded in England that special classes for these small carcasses are provided at the Smithfield Club Fat-Stock Show. The Dexter as a milk pro- ducer has considerable merit. There are many records for these little cows, of 4000 to 6000 pounds of milk produced within a year and this on just ordinary care. In Ireland, how- ever, official testing of Dexter cows has pnly just begun. During the years 1916 and 1917 twenty-four cows were under test as supervised by the Department of Agricul- ture and Technical Instruction for Ireland, covering periods of lactation ranging from thirty-three to forty-five weeks. The smallest annual yield was 4555 pounds during a period of thirty-six weeks, testing an average of per cent fat, while the largest yield was 8124 pounds during forty-five weeks, testing per cent fat. The Castlegould herd of Howard Gould in New York State produced a number of excellent records, one cow—Slane Clara — having a record of 9046 pounds, testing per cent fat. Dexter milk averages about 4 per cent fat. The prices paid for Dexter cattle are comparatively small. As the breed is quite limited in number the demand is also limited. These cattle may be bought in Ireland for approximately ^150 a head, with a fair selection at this price, although show animals Digitized by Microsofi®. Fig. 197. A Dexter cow of dual-purpose type on the pasture of the Royal Agri- cultural C
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