. Elements of farm practice. Agriculture. 194 ELEMENTS OF FARM PRACTICE by their color, red with white faces. They are sometimes called "; Aberdeen Angus cattle originated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They are polled (hornless) cattle, jet black in color. They are very round, black cattle, somewhat Hghter in weight than Shorthorns, but are thick. Figure 83.—A group of Herefords, a beef type. fleshed and are regarded as a very good beef breed. Gallo- ways, another black polled breed of cattle, were originated in the hilly section of southwest Scotland. They have very short l
. Elements of farm practice. Agriculture. 194 ELEMENTS OF FARM PRACTICE by their color, red with white faces. They are sometimes called "; Aberdeen Angus cattle originated in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They are polled (hornless) cattle, jet black in color. They are very round, black cattle, somewhat Hghter in weight than Shorthorns, but are thick. Figure 83.—A group of Herefords, a beef type. fleshed and are regarded as a very good beef breed. Gallo- ways, another black polled breed of cattle, were originated in the hilly section of southwest Scotland. They have very short legs, heavy shaggy coats of hair, are very rugged and incUned to be wild. They are smaller than the Aberdeen Angus cattle, do not mature quite so young, but make a very good quality of beef. Dairy breeds have been selected especially for large milk production. Compared with beef cattle, they are more angular in form, with narrow backs, thin necks, large udders, and tend to produce milk rather than to lay on flesh. These breeds are well adapted to farms where milk is the chief product desired. They are generally lighter in weight than the beef breeds. Holsteins are the largest of the dairy breeds, are black and white spotted in color and give the largest amount of milk per cow of any breed. Their milk tests low in butter-fat. They originated in Holland, and are gaining great popularity in this country. Guernseys. 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 Wilson, Archie Dell, 1875- [from old catalog]; Wilson, E. W. , [from old catalog] joint author. St. Paul, Minn. , Webb publishing co.
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