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beef type, but many strains are good- milkers, and are 

 classed as "general purpose" animals. They are of very 



large size, the 

 cows often rang- 

 ing from 1,400 

 to 2,000 pounds. 

 The horn is 

 short, the hind- 

 quarters are 

 broad and well 

 filled. A consid- 

 erable range of 

 color is allowed 

 in the shorthorns from light to dark red, or roan, the 

 latter formed by a mixture of red and white hairs. The 

 Polled Durhams are an offshoot of the Shorthorns. (Fig. 

 129.) The Shorthorn is one of the most popular of beef 

 breeds. During the course of its development three 



Fig. 128. Chicago retail dealers' method of 

 cutting beef 



Fig. 129. A prize-winning Polled Durham. Ruby of Buttonwood 



