Agriculture .. . ally presents thebeef form in about itshighest type. Thecattle have very littlevalue for milk. In sizethe bulls usually rangefrom about 1,900 to 2,-300 pounds ; the cowsfrom 1,200 to 1,600pounds. Herefords have good constitutions, are hardy, and have good abilityto thrive with comparatively little shelter and on pasture alone. The carcassof the well-fattened Hereford has a very large proportion of fat, althoughless than that of some other breeds. The fat is intermixed with the lean toa moderate extent, the beef of the best specimens being considerably mar-bled. In quality the
Agriculture .. . ally presents thebeef form in about itshighest type. Thecattle have very littlevalue for milk. In sizethe bulls usually rangefrom about 1,900 to 2,-300 pounds ; the cowsfrom 1,200 to 1,600pounds. Herefords have good constitutions, are hardy, and have good abilityto thrive with comparatively little shelter and on pasture alone. The carcassof the well-fattened Hereford has a very large proportion of fat, althoughless than that of some other breeds. The fat is intermixed with the lean toa moderate extent, the beef of the best specimens being considerably mar-bled. In quality the beef is good. Hereford oxen make excellent animalsfor work, and they and their grades are considerably used for that purposein some parts of New England. The cut clearly shows the characteristicappearance and the fine beef quality of the breed. It is that of a heifer,champion in her class at some of the great fat stock exhibitions in Galloway cattle — Galloway cattle take their name from a district. Fig. 186. Galloway Heifer, Clara VI. 10, Wallace. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY. 575 in Scotland where the breed took its origin. According to Wallace, agreat authority on the British breeds of live stock, Galloways are probablydescended with little admixture of outside blood from the wild forest cattleof Great Britain. These cattle at the present time are hornless, but up toabout one hundred years ago many among them still had horns. The breedalso showed frequent variations from the present color, which is black ;reddish brown with white patches on the belly being then common. Gal-loways, however, have been for the most part hornless for nearly two hun-dred years. In size the Galloway ranks as a medium to large animal,bulls ranging between 1,700and 2,100 pounds, cows be-tween 1,000 and 1,400 color is an unbroken hair is usually long, thick,and fine, sometimes slightlytinged with brown. It is saidthat the hides of the best ani-mals, tanned with the ha
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