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A STUDY OF FARM ANIMALS 



Shorthorns have been criticised for having plain, somewhat 

 prominent shoulders, and for being rather long of leg. These 

 criticisms, however, do not so generally apply to cattle of 

 Scotch ancestry. In disposition the Shorthorn is unexcelled. 

 As a butcher's beast fair examples of the breed rank high, 

 the fattened animal dressing out well at slaughter and 

 producing a superior quality of meat that is a favorite on 

 the market. Although especially suited to the range, Short- 

 horns do almost equally well under conditions of arable farm- 

 ing, where extensive use of pasturage or range is not available. 



Figure 80. A first prize Milking Shorthorn at the show of the Royal Agricul- 

 tural Society of England. Photograph by the author. 



The Shorthorn in milk production ranks at the top among 

 the beef and so-called dual-purpose breeds. It is a common 

 thing for dairy Shorthorns to produce 5,000 or 6,000 pounds 

 of milk a year. Many cows of the breed have produced 

 over 10,000 pounds, while Rose of Glenside made the wonder- 

 ful record of 18,075 pounds in a year. There have been 

 some remarkable records of production during continuous 



