. The breeds of live-stock : by live-stock breeders . Livestock. 324 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK. received in this country, their usefulness being somewhat restricted. They seem best adapted to the reciuirements t^ of small families who desire to keep a cow for their own use, but flo not care for the amount of milk yielded ti by a larger cow. 370. Dexter-Kerry cattle. â The Dexter- '^.-â ^j-'e^i^?^^^^^^^^^''^ Kerr\- is a dual-pur- pose deri^'ative from Fig. bull. ^j^^ ^^^^ j^^^^.,^.^ ^j^^ prefixed name being that of the man in whose hands they were first bred. They are miniature
. The breeds of live-stock : by live-stock breeders . Livestock. 324 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK. received in this country, their usefulness being somewhat restricted. They seem best adapted to the reciuirements t^ of small families who desire to keep a cow for their own use, but flo not care for the amount of milk yielded ti by a larger cow. 370. Dexter-Kerry cattle. â The Dexter- '^.-â ^j-'e^i^?^^^^^^^^^''^ Kerr\- is a dual-pur- pose deri^'ative from Fig. bull. ^j^^ ^^^^ j^^^^.,^.^ ^j^^ prefixed name being that of the man in whose hands they were first bred. They are miniature beef cattle which kill well, yet they have some flairy capacity. They are as small or smaller than the true Kerry and are of less uni- form color, being red and roan as well black (Fig. 62). 371. West High- land cattle. â Tlie West Highland cattle or Ky- loes, as they are com- monly called, are native to the Highlands of western Scotland. It is a very old breed, but has not been extensively taken up outside of the district to which it is native. Kyloes ha^'e the distinction of dressing the highest tjuality carcass, but their small size and the fact that they feed and finish slowly renders them of little economic value in competition with the great beef 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 Gay, Carl Warren, 1877-. New York : Macmillan Co.
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