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conditions and on the range are considered by 

 many cattle raisers as more active and better 

 rustlers than any of the other beef breeds. They 

 mature at 30 months like Shorthorns and Angus 

 and are, therefore, excellent cattle for the pro- 

 duction of baby beef. The quality of the beef 

 is unobjectionable. The amount of milk yielded 

 by Herefords, however, is rather small. In color 

 they are red and white; the ground color being red 

 with white on the face and on the underline 

 running from the throat along the lower part of the 

 body. The tip of the tail is also white. The 

 large white mark on the face gives them their 

 popular name of White Face and the usual dis- 

 tribution of red and white produces a beautiful 

 pattern. Recently a Polled Hereford breed has 

 been established. It is identical with the standard 

 Hereford excepting the absence of horns. Polled 

 Herefords give much promise. 



Angus. The original ancestors of cattle were 

 without horns and in their hornless condition the 

 Angus, therefore, show the recurrence of the old 

 character. They originated in the counties of 

 Aberdeen and Angus in Scotland and their full 

 name is a combination of these county names or 

 Aberdeen Angus, commonly shortened, however, 

 into Angus. This breed has been frequently 

 referred to since 1735 and was introduced into the 

 United States in 1873. The Angus thus came 

 quite late as compared with the Shorthorn and 

 Hereford and on that account had to establish 

 a reputation for itself before it could become very 

 widely distributed. At present the popularity of 

 the Angus among those who know them is perhaps 

 second to no other breed of beef cattle. They are 

 largely distributed throughout the entire country 



