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THE ESSENTIALS OF AGRICULTURE 



497. Aberdeen Angus. The native home of the Aberdeen 

 Angus breed is in the mountain region of northeast Scotland. 

 Some progressive Scotchmen, learning of the success of the 

 Collings brothers and others with the Shorthorn cattle in the 

 country south of them, determined to improve their own native 

 cattle, which then varied greatly in color and type. Hugh Watson 



FIG. 194. Aberdeen Angus cow 



of Forfarshire, in about the year 1808, was the first to undertake 

 the improvement of these cattle. Aberdeen Angus (Fig. 194) 

 was the last of the improved beef breeds to be introduced into 

 the United States. George Grant of Victoria, Kansas, made the 

 first importation into America in 1873. Since that time their 

 adaptability to corn-belt conditions and popularity with the 

 butcher have made them favorites with many cattle feeders. 

 The Aberdeen Angus is black in color, with a short, smooth 

 coat, and is hornless. In conformation they are more cylindrical 



