. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. Fig. 370. French-Canadian bull. Denis Albert No. 1477. ful adaptability to changed circumstances, and appear to have thriven under a rigorous climate, cold stables, coarse fare, and very indifferent care and management. The result is a breed that is second to none in hardiness ; and it is said that it is a very rare thing for an animal of this breed to be affected with tuberculosis. Distribution. As might be expected, the headquarters for this breed is the province of Quebec, where they are popular with the French-Canadian farmer
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. Fig. 370. French-Canadian bull. Denis Albert No. 1477. ful adaptability to changed circumstances, and appear to have thriven under a rigorous climate, cold stables, coarse fare, and very indifferent care and management. The result is a breed that is second to none in hardiness ; and it is said that it is a very rare thing for an animal of this breed to be affected with tuberculosis. Distribution. As might be expected, the headquarters for this breed is the province of Quebec, where they are popular with the French-Canadian farmer, or "habi- ; It is only within comparatively recent years that the breed has become known to the out- side world. The entering of five cows in the Pan- American dairy test, where they gave a remarkably good account of themselves, served to advertise the breed more than any other circumstance, and they are now to be found in several states of the Union, as well as in the provinces of Ontario, New. Fig. 371. French-Canadian cow. No. 6347. Denise Cbampionne. Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. They have also established themselves on the island of Anticosti. These cattle should prove of value on the hills of northeastern United States, especi- ally in New England, New York and Pennsylvania. As yet, however, the number of herds outside of Quebec is comparatively small, and it is difficult to say just how far these hardy little cattle may extend their domain. Management. One of the most remarkable things about French- Canadian cattle is the degree of excellence as dairy cattle which they have retained under generations of unskilled selection, bare pastures in summer, and, as a rule, a winter ration of nothing but straw. But they respond readily to more liberal treatment. The application of well-known principles of breed- ing, and the following of a judicious system of feeding, should render the French-Canadian a really prominent dairy breed. Uses. For m
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