Productive farming . rich as Jersey cattle are usually much smaller than Shorthorns. Red Polled.—This (Fig. 166) is another EngUsh breedof red cattle. They are always polled, are larger than theDevons, and often have some white markings on the underparts. Solid red is most common. This is probably the bestof the strictly dual-purpose breeds; the cows when dry willfatten easily, and the steers are good beef animals. Themales will weigh from 1800 to 2200 pounds when matm-eand fat. The cows give a good flow of rich milk, but havevery large teats and badly shaped udders. The two typesof
Productive farming . rich as Jersey cattle are usually much smaller than Shorthorns. Red Polled.—This (Fig. 166) is another EngUsh breedof red cattle. They are always polled, are larger than theDevons, and often have some white markings on the underparts. Solid red is most common. This is probably the bestof the strictly dual-purpose breeds; the cows when dry willfatten easily, and the steers are good beef animals. Themales will weigh from 1800 to 2200 pounds when matm-eand fat. The cows give a good flow of rich milk, but havevery large teats and badly shaped udders. The two typesof cattle found in this breed make it difficult for breeders to 56^2 PRODUCTIVE FARMING alwajS secure the special type of calves which they keeping this breed will often be disappointed bythe frequent recurrence of the beef form. Broivn Sioiss cattle have been bred for centuries in Swit-zerland. They were first brought to this country in 1869,and are not yet given wide distribution. The color is dark. Fig. 166.—Red-polled cows, one of the dual-purpose breeds. (An. I.) I
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