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establish that color, but with only limited success, the 

 offspring born of red parents coming true too frequently 

 to the characteristic black color. 



271. Uses of Aberdeen-Angus cattle. The breed 

 has not been developed particularly for milk-production, 

 but in some herds attention has been given to this quality 

 with the result that, more particularly in New Zealand, 

 entire dairies are now composed of Aberdeen- Angus cows ; 

 and in 1895, an Aberdeen- Angus cow was the champion 

 at the Dairy Show held in London. 



The cattle and their grades are more especially noted 

 for the wealth of flesh carried on very short legs, and are 

 easy keepers and early maturing. For twenty years 

 this breed uniformly topped the Chicago market each 

 year with one exception, and in that year the Pittsburgh 

 market paid a higher price than any other, and the 

 Aberdeen- Angus topped that market. Their winnings 

 in the International Live-stock Exposition are matters 

 of current history, and they have never failed of represen- 

 tation among the prize-winners, both as single animals 

 and in carload lots. 



For crossing or grading, the Aberdeen- Angus is in the 

 front rank. On common stock, the bulls get market cattle 

 of high merit. As dehorners, the bulls of this breed are 

 unexcelled. A wider use of these bulls in grading would 

 be beneficial. 



272. Distribution. Cattle of this breed are found in 

 Scotland, England, Ireland, Germany, France, Denmark, 

 Sandwich Islands, New Zealand, South America, Canada 

 and the United States. In America, the breed is repre- 

 sented in not less than forty-two states and territories. 

 Especially adapted to the rich prairie lands of the Middle 

 West, Aberdeen-Angus cattle for years have been most 



