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duction tliev have but one equal, and that is the Angiis. They 

 make good use of their food and lay on flesh on the parts of the 

 frame from which the best meats are cut ; hut when pushed with 

 grain, they are inclined to l)ecome " patchy," that is, to form 

 lumps in their flesh. They winter better when calves than Short- 

 horns do. Their uniformity of color gives them many admirers, 

 and they cross most excellently with Shorthoni cows. They are 

 less subject to abortion and to milk-fever than many other breeds. 

 Their weak points are : They make poor cows, for it is said 

 of some breeders who produce show animals that they always keep 

 one Jersey cow for each Hereford, the Jersey to help raise the 

 Hereford calf. Also, thev are a little more inclined to be wild 

 than the Shorthorns. Originally they were too heavy in the fore- 

 quarter, but that has been largely corrected by proper selection. 

 Thev do not cross with scrub stock nearlv so well as Shorthorns : 

 a half-breed crossed on a scrub invariably produces a scrub. This 

 is due largely to the fact that they are a new breed ; but this objec- 

 tion will be overcome in the course of time, — in fact it is less 

 noticeable now than in former years. 



ABERDEEN ANGUS 



This breed of cattle has won more prizes at the International 

 Fat-stock Show than any other breed. This fact has brought the 

 breed rapidly into prominence. It is probable that the Angus 

 cattle originally came from the northeastern counties of Scotland 

 with Aberdeen as the center. The Aberdeen cattle of today is 

 the result no doubt of the amalgamation of two strains of spotted 

 cattle found in the districts of Scotland. This breed was estab- 

 lished about 1800, but was not introduced into the United States 

 until 1873. More cattle of this breed are found in Iowa, Illinois, 

 Missouri, Ohio and Indiana, than elsewhere. The characteristics 

 of the Angus cattle are very similar to those of the Hereford. 

 They mature very early and when well-fed are fat at any age. 

 Being hornless, they are wanted l»y many feeders who do not like 

 to dehoni cattle. Their uniformity of color makes them sought 

 for by thousands of feeders who know that a lot of cattle that 

 have the same color throughout will always sell for a little more 

 money than the same quality of mixed colors. 



