CATTLE FOR BEEF. 



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and in cross breeding the prepotency of the sire is 

 more pronounced than that of any other of the beef 

 breeds. A marked change in market demand has 

 taken place of recent years, the consumers now 

 calling for early maturity, with a plump carcass of 

 medium weight and minimum offal. Large, rough 

 and patchy animals are no longer wanted. 



101. SAVE THE CALVES. 



The Hereford (see III. 102) is similar in conforma- Hereford, 

 tion to the Shorthorn, and, like the latter, have 

 been bred for beef; consequently they are seldom 

 kept for dairy purposes. Their native home is 

 Herefordshire, England. Their color is red with 

 white face and white points. Formerly the horns 

 were long and turned up. The present fancy is for 



