CHAPTER VIII 

 THE BEEF BREEDS OF CATTLE 



THESE are quite uniform in the degree to which they all 

 conform to the beef type. They are low set, of parallelo- 

 gram form from the side, as the effect of their straight and 

 parallel top and under lines, with square ends, rectangular 

 from any other view owing to their width throughout, 

 thickly fleshed, easily fatted and possessed of quality 

 yet great scale. In consequence they mature early, fatten 

 readily, dress a high percentage of their live weight and 

 carry the maximum weight of their dressed carcasses in 

 the region of the most desirable cuts; i.e., rib, loin and 

 round, which are of the highest quality. 

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 SHORTHORN CATTLE. Plate VI. Fig. 35. 



By Herbert W. Mumford 



231. Shorthorn cattle are a breed possessing both beef 

 and dairy types. Registered and grade cattle of this 

 breed are more numerous than the cattle of any other beef 

 breed. They originated in the valley of the Tees river, 

 in northeastern England, and first became prized by 

 farmers in the shires of Durham, Northumberland, Lin- 

 coln and York. Largely from the localities in which 

 they originated, Shorthorns were formerly called Tees- 

 water cattle and Durhams. These names as referring 

 to Shorthorns have now largely become obsolete. 



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