CLASSIFICATION OF CATTLE. 9 



(1) Beef breeds: Shorthorn, Hereford, Aberdeen-Angus 

 Poll, Galloway, Sussex and West Highland. 



(2) Dairy breeds: Holstein, Dutch Belted, Ayrshire, 

 Guernsey, Jersey, French Canadian and Kerry. 



(3) Dual-purpose breeds: Shorthorn, Polled Durham, 

 Brown Swiss, Red Poll and Devon. 



IX. Observations. 



(1) It has been the aim to place all the breeds enumerated 

 under VIII in the order of relative size, beginning with the 

 largest, but the average of size in some of the breeds is not 

 far different. 



(2) The classification of Shorthorns as beef and also as 

 dual purpose is based on the large use that has been made 

 of them as beef and dual-purpose cattle. 



(3) The Polled Durhams are very similar, but more 

 attention probably has been given to the development of their 

 milking qualities. 



(4) Milking properties are somewhat more pronounced 

 in the Red Poll breeds than beefing properties, while these 

 would seem to be about equal in the Devons. 



(5) Classes for dual-purpose cattle were first created at 

 the World's Fair, held in Chicago, 1893. 



(6) Dual-purpose cattle are numerously found among 

 grades of various blood elements, but more especially among 

 those distinctively of Shorthorn lineage. 



