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called Kyloes. These cattle have been sparing)/ 

 introduced into the United States and have 

 gradually spread into the West and British Colum- 

 bia. They are the hardiest of all beef cattle and 

 for that reason are recommended for ranges of the 

 northwest United States, and British Columbia, 

 and Alaska, where severe winters and violent 

 climatic changes are to be met. They are capable 

 of maintaining themselves in good condition on 

 very poor range and for this reason are considered 

 excellent beef cattle for some of the worn out 

 ranges of the West. The quality of the beef is 

 excellent. The amount of the milk is small. 

 For grading up native cattle they have little to 

 recommend them. Since their chief advantage 

 is their hardihood this might be lost in the offspring 

 from native cows. In size they are rather too 

 small to compete with the leading beef breeds. 

 The color is black, red, dun or yellow and the 

 hide is covered with abundant, long, wavy hair. 

 Polled Durhams. This breed of cattle is strictly 

 a dual-purpose breed and yields a good quantity 

 of milk. The Polled Durham originated in the 

 United States, chiefly in Ohio, and came from 

 native muley cows crossed with Shorthorns. They 

 are, therefore, strictly hornless Shorthorns. The 

 Polled Durhams have become gradually dis- 

 tributed from the middle West to the far West 

 and other parts of the United States, and appear 

 to be increasing in popularity. The standard 

 of points for the breed is essentially the same 

 as that required for the Shorthorns and the char- 

 acteristics are much the same as in the latter 

 breed, except in the one point that they are horn- 

 less. The quantity of the milk is perhaps some- 

 what greater than that given by the Shorthorn. 



