. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. 'ION HlCKKI-'OHl) lil'Ll, .AM) C(JW they are poor milkers, but as they are bred only for beef this is as it shoukl be. The Galloiiiay is also jjlack and hornless and a very tyi)ical beef animal. He comes fi"om Scotland, where he was [dways a good rustler and hustler lor loocl. I le is our best breed for the oi)en [.)lains and the ranges. When s 1 a u g h t e r e cl his meat ranks first in competition with that of any breed, an
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. 'ION HlCKKI-'OHl) lil'Ll, .AM) C(JW they are poor milkers, but as they are bred only for beef this is as it shoukl be. The Galloiiiay is also jjlack and hornless and a very tyi)ical beef animal. He comes fi"om Scotland, where he was [dways a good rustler and hustler lor loocl. I le is our best breed for the oi)en [.)lains and the ranges. When s 1 a u g h t e r e cl his meat ranks first in competition with that of any breed, and always c(mrmands the highest price on English and American markets. V. The Beef Type The beef cow is sc|uare in shape, full and broad over the back and loms, and possesses depth and quality, especially in these regions. The hips are evenly fleshed, the legs full and thick, the under line parallel with the straight back. The neck is full and short. The eye. ShORTIIORX quality much desired in beef animals; they are fair grazers, though probably not quite so good as the Hereford, and as meat pro- ducers they excel both the Shorthorn and the Hereford. All Anguses are black in color and hornless, blocky in shape, and compact with short legs ; should be bright, the face short, the bones of fine texture, the skin soft antl pliable, and the flesh mellow, elastic, and rich in c|uality. The fact that it is not possible for every farmer to possess pure-bred cattle is no reason why he should not improve the stock he has. He can do this by securing pure-bred sires Digitized by IVIicrosoft®. 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 Voogt, Gos de, 1863-1918; Wormeley, Katharine Prescott; Burkett, Charles William, 1873- ed. Boston, Ginn & Company
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