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and Miller. These men imported still others about 1792. 

 From this time on the Shorthorn continued to be brought to 

 the American states long the Atlantic coast . In 1834 a very 

 important shipment came to Ohio, selected for the Ohio 

 Importing Company. Since then many thousands of Short- 

 horns have been imported, and are found distributed widely 

 in North and South America. 



The Shorthorn characteristics are very distinct. The 

 color is red, red-and-white, pure white, or a mingling of red 

 and white forming what is called a roan. It is one of our 

 largest breeds, and bulls 

 at maturity should weigh 

 around 2000 pounds, and 

 the cows about 1400 

 pounds. These cattle 

 have white, waxy-colored 

 horns of medium size. 

 The heads are very shape- 

 ly, and the muzzle is pre- 

 ferably flesh color, dark 



not meeting With Fig. 26. A good type of milking Shorthorn. 

 , -m Photograph by courtesy The Farmer. 



approval. They should 



have broad backs, large bodies and unusually well developed 

 hind quarters. Shorthorns have been criticised for having 

 plain shoulders and for being rather long of leg. In dispo- 

 sition, the Shorthorn is unexcelled. This is the largest milk- 

 producing breed of beef cattle, many cows yielding from 

 6000 to 7000 pounds of milk. Rose of Glenside, in one 

 year made over 18,000 pounds of milk, containing 735 

 pounds of butter-fat, a wonderful record. Shorthorn milk 

 usually contains almost 4 per cent butter-fat, and is of 

 standard quality. Cattle of this breed fatten well, and pro- 

 duce a very high class beef. They are usually prominent 



