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The true colors of well-bred short-horns range from pure white to deep red; and &quot;between 

 these colors, either of which frequently comprise the whole animal, their intermixtures in all 

 variations of roan; as light roan, with the white predominating over the red; red roan, with 

 the red prevailing over the white, as either may over the other in different degrees; red and 

 white flecked, or spotted in every possible way. The red may also vary in shade from light, 

 or yellow-red, into the deepest mahogany. The old-fashioned short-horns sometimes showed 

 a drab-dun, or fawn color, mixed with white, which we have in some instances seen crop out 

 in one of later days. &quot;We have also seen a very few instances of dark brown roan almost 

 smoky in shade, among those of excellent quality, and unimpeachable pedigree. But the 

 clear white, and full red colors, either by themselves or intermixed in various beautiful and 

 picturesque proportions, are the prevailing colors of our own time.&quot; 



It thus appears that this breed differs from most others in the symmetry and rotundity 

 of its carcass, as well as the small amount of bone and offal that it has, in proportion to the 

 amount of flesh it is capable of producing that may be converted into good beef. 



The above cut represents the head of &quot;Aurora,&quot; a beautiful specimen of this breed 

 formerly owned by H. G. White, of South Framingham, Mass. An American agricultural 

 authority recently writes from England, that the great mass of British short-horns are roans, 

 and these often light roans; next to the roans he thinks the whites would come; then red and 

 white, with the reds last. In order to verify his opinion, he took the trouble to notice the 

 catalogues of the Kilburn and Perth shows, and found that, of 76 bulls entered at Kilburn, 

 49 were roans, 14 white, 10 red and white, and 3 red; of 90 cows and heifers, 66 were roans, 

 11 red and white, 8 white, and 5 red. For the Perth Show 47 bulls were entered, of 

 which 31 were roan, 9 white, 3 red and white, and 3 red; of 43 cows, 29 were roan, 6 

 red and white, 6 red, and 4 white. Thus of a total of 256 shorthorns, thought fit for entry 

 at the two leading fairs of the kingdom, 175 were roans, and 20 were reds. 



