240 AGRICULTURE FOR COMMON SCHOOLS 



is mostly black with a line of white along the back and also 

 under the belly. The Kerry cow is a wonderful milk pro- 

 ducer for her size and the small amount of feed which she 

 gets. There are very few Kerries in the United States. 



The French-Canadian is an American breed, descended 

 from the cattle brought by the first French settlers in Quebec. 

 The breed very much resembles the Jersey. The color is 

 usually black. They are excellent milk producers and are 

 very hardy. They are bred almost entirely in the province 

 of Quebec. 



Dual-Purpose Breeds. — By a dual-purpose or general- 

 purpose breed is meant one which is both a good milk pro- 

 ducer and a good beef producer There is quite a demand 

 from farmers for cattle which will give a fair quantity of milk 

 and will also produce calves which sell well as veals or will 

 grow into good beef animals. The dual-purpose type is not 

 so large and massive as the beef type nor so lean and angular 

 as the dairy type. There are several breeds classed as dual- 

 purpose breeds, but in any of these breeds both beef and 

 milking types are to be found. 



1 . Shorthorn. — As was mentioned on page 229, some fam- 

 ilies of Shorthorns are noted for their milk production. This 

 is especially true of the Bates families. The Polled Durham 

 breeders are trying to make that breed a strictly dual-purpose 

 one. 



2. Devon. — This is a very old English breed, being 

 spoken of by the earliest writers. Its native home is in the 

 counties of Devon and Somerset, in England. The Devons 

 vary in size, some types being larger than others. The larger, 

 coarser types are usually better milk producers than the 

 smaller, trimmer types, which are better for beef. Devon 



