. Elementary principles of agriculture; a text book for the common schools. Agriculture. 194 Elementary Principles of Agriculture beef type, but many strains are good milkers, and are classed as ''general purpose" animals. They are of very large size, the cows often rang- ing from 1,400 to 2,000 pounds. The horn is short, the hind- quarters are broad and well filled. A consid- erable range of color is allowed in the shorthornsâfrom light to dark red, or roan, the latter formed by a mixture of red and white hairs. The Polled Durhams are an offshoot of the Shorthorns. (Fig. The Shorth
. Elementary principles of agriculture; a text book for the common schools. Agriculture. 194 Elementary Principles of Agriculture beef type, but many strains are good milkers, and are classed as ''general purpose" animals. They are of very large size, the cows often rang- ing from 1,400 to 2,000 pounds. The horn is short, the hind- quarters are broad and well filled. A consid- erable range of color is allowed in the shorthornsâfrom light to dark red, or roan, the latter formed by a mixture of red and white hairs. The Polled Durhams are an offshoot of the Shorthorns. (Fig. The Shorthorn is one of the most popular of beef breeds. During the course of its development three â >^^,. Fig. 128. Chicago retail dealers' method of cutting beef. 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 Ferguson, A. M. (Alexander McGowen), 1874-; Lewis, Lowery Laymon, 1869- joint author. Sherman, Tex. , Ferguson Publishing Company
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