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horn, but is equal to it in weight. Herefords are excellent for 

 beef, but are small milk producers, the cow giving scarcely 

 enough to support the calf. In color they are red with white 

 faces, and white on the throat, belly, feet, and switch. This 

 breed is not quite so good for close confinement as the Short- 

 horn, but on the western plains and ranges they are superior 

 to Shorthorns. They are good "rustlers" and can live on scant 

 pasturage. 



The first Herefords were brought to America by Henry 

 Clay in 1817 and used in Kentucky. Herefords have be- 



A TYPICAL SHOW HERD OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



come quite popular in the states bordering the Mississippi 

 and west of it. They have been extensively used for improv- 

 ing the cattle of the western ranges. They are also exten- 

 sively raised on the plains of Australia, Argentina, New 

 Zealand, and Canada. There is being developed a breed of 

 polled Herefords which is very promising. They do not 

 differ from the standard breed except in having no horns. 



3. Aberdeen Angus. — This is a Scotch breed and came 

 from the counties of Aberdeen and Angus in north-eastern 

 Scotland. They are frequently called "doddies," which 

 means hornless cattle. The name Angus is now mostly used. 

 It is a very old breed, but improvement of the breed has not 

 been going on so long as that of the Shorthorn and Hereford. 



