The practical stock doctor: a reliable, common-sense ready-reference book for the farmer and stock owner .. . anddairy Shorthorns, with their grades. Some farmers also placethe Ayrshire in this class, as the cows, when bred to bulls ofthe dairy Shorthorn class produce good feeding calves. Thedairy Shorthorn has not been developed to the same extent inthe United States and Canada as in Great Britain, where it islargely used by the general farmers of England, who givemore or less attention to dairying as an important part ofthe business of the farm, and also want calves that will provegood feede
The practical stock doctor: a reliable, common-sense ready-reference book for the farmer and stock owner .. . anddairy Shorthorns, with their grades. Some farmers also placethe Ayrshire in this class, as the cows, when bred to bulls ofthe dairy Shorthorn class produce good feeding calves. Thedairy Shorthorn has not been developed to the same extent inthe United States and Canada as in Great Britain, where it islargely used by the general farmers of England, who givemore or less attention to dairying as an important part ofthe business of the farm, and also want calves that will provegood feeders and develop into good beef animals. A fewherds of these dual purpose Shorthorns are maintained inthe eastern States, while the Red Polls are growing in favoralso. These breeds are likely to become more popular in thedairy States under the stimulus of good prices for beef. From the breeds named the general farmer has a wideopportunity for selection, and he can choose the one whichpromises to fit in best with his farm practice and he selects one of the beef breeds from which to build up. IS CATTlvE BRKEDINQ 747 a herd, he will probably find that the Hereford will do alittle better on pasture than the Shorthorn or Polled Angus,but that the latter breeds will stand up better under confine-ment and heavy grain feeding to force the earliest possibledevelopment. However, the difference will be slight ineither case, and circumstances which may compel the choiceof either need not worry the feeder. In the Northwest, where the winters are severe and thegrowing season too short to allow some grains to ripen regu-larly, the Galloway, with its long fine coat of hair, and abilityto do well under adverse conditions, will be found best suitedto the climate. The breed has been developed in a cold,rugged country, and the bulls have proved an excellent crossupon grade herds in such localities to enable them to with-stand cold and exposure. The Galloway cow, crossed withShorthorn
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