. Judging farm animals . Livestock. THE MORE IMPORTANT BEEF BREEDS 267 tail. Red hair often occurs about tlie eyes, especially with some families. This is one of the large beef breeds, com- parable in size with the Shorthorn. Mature bulls often weigh 2,200 pounds, and females 1,500 pounds or more. Some very large bulls of this breed have been recorded. Typical Herefords are distinctly beefy in character and short of head, with waxy yellow horns, which come from the head at right angles, and curve forward and down- ward. Horns also frequently curve upward at the tips, especially with the female
. Judging farm animals . Livestock. THE MORE IMPORTANT BEEF BREEDS 267 tail. Red hair often occurs about tlie eyes, especially with some families. This is one of the large beef breeds, com- parable in size with the Shorthorn. Mature bulls often weigh 2,200 pounds, and females 1,500 pounds or more. Some very large bulls of this breed have been recorded. Typical Herefords are distinctly beefy in character and short of head, with waxy yellow horns, which come from the head at right angles, and curve forward and down- ward. Horns also frequently curve upward at the tips, especially with the females. The shoulder blade, as a rule, is well laid in, thus forming a beautiful, smooth, nicely fleshed shoulder, a distinctive characteristic of this breed. The hindquarters naturally tend to be somewhat peaked at the rump, and thin of thigh. During the past fifteen or twenty years, however, these deficiencies have been greatly improved, so that Herefords with wide rumps and thick thighs are becoming common. This breed fattens easily and rapidly, and tends to be more or less patchy, especially along the ribs and about the rump. Dimples not infrequently occxir in the back. The coat of hair is usu- ally very thick, with a distinct curly character in Fig. 147.—Hereford bull, "Diplomat" (Imp.).. 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 Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. New York : Orange Judd Company
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