CHAPTER XI 



LESSER KNOWN BREEDS OF CATTLE 

 By Carl W. Gay 



AT this point we may bring together very brief accounts 

 of some of the breeds that occupy a minor place in this 

 country, although they may not be closely related to 

 each other. 



369. Kerry cattle have been developed by and in the in- 

 terest of the Irish tenant farmers, and are, therefore, most 

 economical producers and endowed with unusual hardihood. 



The true Kerry, distinguished from the Dexter-Kerry, 

 is a pony dairy cow, usually black in color, though occa- 

 sionally red (Fig. 61). Their appearance is more rugged 

 than refined, and their 

 size is smaller than that 

 of any other bovine. 

 They stand from 36 to 

 40 inches high and weigh 

 from 500 to 600 pounds 

 in the case of cows and 

 up to 1000 pounds for 

 bulls. The most dis- 

 tinguishing characteris- 

 tic of the Kerry, after size, form and color, is their long, 

 rather straight, fine white horn with a black tip. 



Some Kerrys produce a remarkable amount of milk con- 

 sidering their size. They have not been especially well 



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FIG. 61. Kerry cow. 



