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THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 



received in this country, their usefulness being somewhat 

 restricted. They seem best adapted to the requirements 



of small families who 

 desire to keep a cow 

 f or their own use, but 

 do not care for the 

 amount of milk yielded 

 by a larger cow. 



370. Dexter-Kerry 

 cattle. The Dexter- 

 Kerry is a dual-pur- 

 pose derivative from 



the true Kerry, the 



FIG. 62. Dexter-Kerry bull. 



prefixed name being that of the man in whose hands they 

 were first bred. They are miniature beef cattle which kill 

 well, yet they have some dairy capacity. They are as 

 small or smaller than the true Kerry and are of less uni- 

 form color, being red 

 and roan as well as 

 black (Fig. 62). 



371. West High- 

 land cattle. The West 

 Highland cattle or Ky- 

 loes, as they are com- 

 monly called, are native 

 to the Highlands of 

 western Scotland. It 

 is a very old breed, but has not been extensively taken 

 up outside of the district to which it is native. Kyloes 

 have the distinction of dressing the highest quality carcass, 

 but their small size and the fact that they feed and finish 

 slowly renders them of little economic value in competition 

 with the great beef breeds. 



FIG. 63. Brahmin bull. 



