An introduction to agriculture . HEREFORD COW Durhams. They are the most popular breed of beefcattle in the United States. They have short, pointedhorns, and the color of the breed may be red, red andwhite, pure white, or roan. A roan color in cattlesignifies the presence of Shorthorn blood. The Short-horns are the largest sized breed of beef cattle, the bullsattaining a weight of 1800 to 2200 pounds or more, and 266 AN INTEODUCTION TO AGEICULTUEE the mature cows weighing from 1300 to 1600 Shorthorns mature early, fatten readily, are fairlygood grazers, and give more milk than the c
An introduction to agriculture . HEREFORD COW Durhams. They are the most popular breed of beefcattle in the United States. They have short, pointedhorns, and the color of the breed may be red, red andwhite, pure white, or roan. A roan color in cattlesignifies the presence of Shorthorn blood. The Short-horns are the largest sized breed of beef cattle, the bullsattaining a weight of 1800 to 2200 pounds or more, and 266 AN INTEODUCTION TO AGEICULTUEE the mature cows weighing from 1300 to 1600 Shorthorns mature early, fatten readily, are fairlygood grazers, and give more milk than the cows of theother beef breeds. Herefords.— The Hereford breed of beef cattle rankssecond in popularity. As ^ rustlers on the range, andfor sustaining their vitality under adverse conditions,the Hereford is surpassed by no breed of beef VICTOR, GRAND CHAMPION STEER An Aberdeen-Angus, considered the greatest steer ever shown at Ameri-can shows.— Courtesy of the American Aherdeen-Anyus Breeders Asso-ciation. , The Herefords are easily distinguished from the otherbreeds of cattle by their white faces and heads, throats,dewlaps, and underlines; the remainder of the animalis red. The weight of the Hereford cattle is practicallythe same as that of the Shorthorn. The breed is some-times called White Face cattle. Angus,— The Angus cattle are commonly called CATTLE 267 Aberdeen-Angus, as this is the name of the breed asso-ciation. The cattle are solid black and have no therefore say they are polled, meaning they arehornless. They are not considered as good grazers asthe Herefords. They do, however, mature very early,and have a tendency to fatten readily while growing;this makes the breed jjopular for the production of babybeef. The Angus cattle are smoother, and they have amore cvlindrical bodv, than do the Heref
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