LIVE-STOCK AND DAIRYING. 

 The breeds of beef cattle are as follows : 



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Breeds of 



Beef 

 Cattle. 



Shorthorn Developed in England. 



Hereford Developed in England. 



Aberdeen Angus. .Developed in Scotland. 



Galloway Developed in Scotland. 



West Highland . . . Developed in Scotland 



Devon Developed in England 



Sussex Developed in England _ 



^ Polled Durham. . . Developed in United States. 



Seldom seen in 

 United States. 



Shorthorn. This breed is sometimes called " Dur- 

 ham." The Shorthorn is the largest of any of the 



A HEREFORD COW. 



beef breeds. The horns are short. The colors are 

 red or white, or those two colors combined. Some 

 families of this breed give large quantities of milk. 



Hereford. Herefords are sometimes called 

 ' White Faces," as they have red bodies, with the face, 

 a part of the neck, and the underline white. The 

 Hereford fattens more readily on grass than any other 

 breed of cattle, hence it has been a popular breed in 

 our Western States. 



