. Elements of farm practice. Agriculture. CATTLE 193 all, the animals within a breed are quite similar. These animals are then recognized as a distinct breed of cattle, and are called pure-bred. They are then given a name that indicates the country or community in which they were developed, or some characteristic of the breed. Beef breeds are those bred particularly for meat. Beef cattle have short legs, deep bodies and broad backs. They have been selected for their meat-producing qualities and consequently have a tendency to lay on flesh, that is, fatten. Figure 82.—A Shorthorn bull, a beef t
. Elements of farm practice. Agriculture. CATTLE 193 all, the animals within a breed are quite similar. These animals are then recognized as a distinct breed of cattle, and are called pure-bred. They are then given a name that indicates the country or community in which they were developed, or some characteristic of the breed. Beef breeds are those bred particularly for meat. Beef cattle have short legs, deep bodies and broad backs. They have been selected for their meat-producing qualities and consequently have a tendency to lay on flesh, that is, fatten. Figure 82.—A Shorthorn bull, a beef type. more easily than animals selected for milk production. Beef cows usually give very much less milk than cows of the strictly dairy breeds. Shorthorns are the most common of the beef breeds. They originated in northeast England, in the counties of Durham and York. On this account they are often called Durham cattle. Shorthorns are red, red and white, white or roan in color, and are one of the large breeds. Some families of Shorthorns have been selected for milk production and are called "Milking Short- ; Herefords, another distinct beef breed, originated in Herefordshire, England, from which they get their name. They are also a heavy, large breed and are easily recognized. 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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