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DESCRIPTIONS OF ANIMAI.S IN PARENTAL HERD 



Aberdeen-Angus Herd 



Male: kayan (167617). — Solid black except for a small amount of white around 

 rudimentaries. Muzzle black; tongue slate; switch black, with a few gray hairs scat- 

 tered through it. No horns nor traces of them. Hoofs black, and secretions dark 

 brown. The head is a good typical Aberdeen-Angus head. Well-rounded low-set 

 bull, kept in rather low flesh for breeding purposes. Four rudimentaries; milk veins 

 fairly large and long. 



Female: EvEntimE 4TH (155526). — Solid black; muzzle black; tongue slate; switch 

 black, with a few gray hairs in it. No trace of horns present. Hoofs black; secretions 

 dark brown. The face is typically Angus. The shoulders, barrel, rump, fore and 

 hind quarters are not deeply fleshed and lack the filling typical of Angus. In short, 

 the cow has some traces of the dairy type; at the same time she has the deep, blocky 

 body characteristic of the beef breed. Four fair teats and two rudimentaries. Fair- 

 sized milk veins and wells. Udder large for such a low-milking breed (PI. i. A). 



Female: hearthbloom (147 141). — Solid black except for a few white hairs be- 

 tween the fore teats. Muzzle black; tongue black. Switch black, with a few gray 

 hairs in it. No trace of horns or scurs. Hoofs black; secretions dark brown. Typical 

 Aberdeen-Angus in shoulders, head, barrel, and fore and hind quarters of an animal 

 in breeding condition. Four well-placed teats, udder of small capacity. Milk veins 

 and wells small. A typical beef cow having none of the dairy points developed to any 

 extent (PI. i, B). 



Female: orono madgE (192781). — Black except for a small white area on the 

 teats. Muzzle and tongue black; switch black, with a few gray hairs in it. Horns 

 entirely absent. Hoofs black; secretions dark brown. Face rather lacking somewhat 

 in the Aberdeen-Angus type. It is rather too thin. Body lacks filling in chine and 

 over the withers. Four teats and one rudimentary. Milk veins and wells are small. 

 Udder of low capacity. 



Female: orono Ellen (192783). — Solid black except for a few white hairs on 

 hind quarters of udder. Muzzle black; tongue black; switch black. No trace of 

 horns; hoofs black. Secretions dark brown. A typical Aberdeen- Angus cow in low 

 flesh. Four teats and one rudimentary on right side between the fore and hind teats. 

 Udder of low capacity and meaty in texture. 



Ayrshire Herd 



Female: dot alaska (29353). — Red, white, and black; black confined to outside 

 of nostrils. Majority of the body is dark red. Spotting irregular in area, occurring on 

 the shoulders, brisket, belly, flank, rump, and base of tail. Practically all of the white 

 areas are flecked with the red islands. Muzzle black; tongue white; switch red and 

 black, mixed with some gray. Horns are not at all "typy" of the Ayrshire, as they 

 are too thin and not thrown upward sufficiently. Hoofs black; secretions orange. 

 Face has too much dish and the body is too short and too low to the groimd for the 

 good type of Ayrshire animal. Udder rather small and only of fair shape. Milk veins 

 and wells of medium length and size. The animal is much too small and light, even 

 for the New England type, the type she most resembles. 



Female: orono netta (38832). — Red and white; large broad star. Shoulders and 

 brisket and front part of fore and hind legs white. The barrel and rump are white- 

 spotted, each spot containing large irregular islands. Muzzle black; tongue black. 

 White, heavy horns, pretty well up. Hoofs black; secretions small in amount and 

 yellow. Dark-red nose, with a few gray hairs scattered through it. Rump not quite 

 as level as would be expected of an animal typical of the breed. Hind quarters some- 

 what heavy. Udder small , especially in the fore quarters. Milk veins and wells small. 

 Four well-placed teats (PI. i, C). 



