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Aberdeen Angus. This is a very popular breed of 

 beef cattle, sometimes called " Polled Angus." They 

 are more rounding in form than other breeds of beef 

 cattle. They are black in color and have no horns. 



Galloway. The Galloway is another breed of beef 

 cattle without horns. The hair is most often of a 

 brownish-black color. In the winter time the Gallo- 

 way has two coats of hair, the outer coat being long 

 and wavy, while the inner coat is short, abundant, and 

 soft to the touch. The hides of some Galloways make 

 good robes. 



Polled Durham. These cattle are either pure or 

 nearly pure-bred Shorthorns without horns, the horns 

 having been bred off through the laws of variation and 

 heredity. 



2. Dairy Cattle. Instead of the deep, broad, 

 smooth rounded outlines of the beef cow, the dairy 



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type presents one of curves and angles, and a body de- 

 void of natural flesh, for the dairy cow uses her food 

 to produce milk instead of beef. The form of the 

 dairy cow is usually spoken of as being a triple wedge 

 shape, that is, in viewing the cow from the top there 

 is an increasing width from the withers downward, 

 making the first wedge ; viewing the cow from the front, 



