. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 306 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS to the indiscriminate admixture of the blood of the several breeds of both beef and dairy types. Proof of this is not wanting. In traveling about the country one notes a great variation in the type, form, and especially the color of the animals in each herd. In many small herds one often sees red, white, black, brindle, and all conceivable combinations of these colors, as well as in-. FiG. 94. — Heeeford C
. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 306 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS to the indiscriminate admixture of the blood of the several breeds of both beef and dairy types. Proof of this is not wanting. In traveling about the country one notes a great variation in the type, form, and especially the color of the animals in each herd. In many small herds one often sees red, white, black, brindle, and all conceivable combinations of these colors, as well as in-. FiG. 94. — Heeeford Cow. First prize winner, International Live Stock Show. The Hereford beef cattle originated in the county from which they take their name in England. In size this breed is a close second to the Shorthorn. Heretords are noted for their early maturing qualities and for their good grazing qualities; on the ranges they are often preferred to the Shorthorn. This breed lacks the full quarters of the Shorthorn. The color is red, with white markings. Herefords are often called "White ; dividual animals that conform in a measure to the strictly beef form, others of the dairy form, with all gradations between the two. There is lack of uniformity in all respects. Before any community can improve its cattle, it must decide upon a plan, and each person must proceed largely along the lines of this well developed 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 Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company
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