Agriculture .. . Shorthorn Heifer, Augusta IV. Beef Wallace 582 AGRICULTURE; Favorite and Comet, who were owned by the Colling brothers. They prac-ticed in-breeding very persistently ; Favorite, who was an animal of unusualquality, being used upon his daughters, granddaughters, and great-grand-daughters. The offspring of the last, i. e., Favorites great, great-grand-daughter, produced by this course of breeding, had fifteen-sixteenths of theblood of Favorite in her veins. The Shorthorn in a great majority of in-stances shows the beef type in nearly its highest perfection. It is the
Agriculture .. . Shorthorn Heifer, Augusta IV. Beef Wallace 582 AGRICULTURE; Favorite and Comet, who were owned by the Colling brothers. They prac-ticed in-breeding very persistently ; Favorite, who was an animal of unusualquality, being used upon his daughters, granddaughters, and great-grand-daughters. The offspring of the last, i. e., Favorites great, great-grand-daughter, produced by this course of breeding, had fifteen-sixteenths of theblood of Favorite in her veins. The Shorthorn in a great majority of in-stances shows the beef type in nearly its highest perfection. It is the largest. Fig. 193. Shurthi kn Cow, Kitty Clay IV. Dairy courtesy 0/ H. E Alvord, Chief Dairy Division, U. S. Dept. Agriculture of the pure breeds as judged by the scales, although, owing to the shorter legand more compact figure, it may not have the appearance of being equal insize to some of the larger Holstein-Friesians. Fulls ordinarily weigh 2,000pounds or more and from that up to 3,000, while cows range as a rule be-tween about 1,200 and 1,600 pounds. In color the Shorthorn may beeither red or white, or any conceivable mixture of these two colors. Itmust not show any black. In England that intimate mixture of red andwhite hairs known as roan is a favorite color ; in the United States breeders A XI. VA L Hi SB A ADA}. 583 in general prefer more red, although roan animals are frequent in the UnitedStates as well as in England. In temperament the Shorthorn is peculiarlyquiet and placid. They mature early and fatten readily and are withoutdoubt one of the very best breeds for the prod
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