DOMESTIC ANIMALS 195 



The Dairy Type. Because of lack of flesh on the back, 

 loins, and thighs, the dairy type produces neither good nor 

 profitable meat. This is because in the dairy animal food 

 goes to produce milk rather than beef. In the same way 

 the beef cow gives little milk, since her food goes rather 

 to fat than to milk. For the same reasons that you do 

 not expect a plow horse to win on the race track, you 

 do not expect a cow 

 of the beef type to 

 win premiums as a 

 milker. 



Scrub cattle" 

 are not very profit- 

 able. They mature 

 slowly and conse- 

 quently consume 

 much food before 

 they are able to 

 give any return for 

 it. Even when fat- 

 tened, the fat and 



FIG. 176. HEAD OF A GALLOWAY Cow 

 lean portions are 



not evenly distributed, and " choice cuts" are few and small. 



By far the cheapest method of securing a healthy and 

 profitable herd of dairy or beef cattle is to save only the 

 .calves whose sires are pure-bred animals and whose 

 mothers are native cows. In this way farmers of even 

 little means can soon build up an excellent herd. 



Improving Cattle. The fact that it is not possible for 

 every farmer to possess pure-bred cattle is no reason why 

 he should not improve the stock he has. He can do this 



