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than the other beef breeds ; the top and bottom lines are 

 straight and parallel. They are the smoothest and most evenly 

 fleshed of the beef breeds. They are not as heavy as either the 

 Shorthorn or Hereford. Prime steers of this breed meet the 

 butcher's ideal more nearly than do steers of other breeds. 



498. The Galloways. The original home of the Galloway is 

 in that part of southwest Scotland popularly known as the king- 

 dom of Galloway (Fig. 195). From time immemorial there have 



FIG. 195. A group of yearling Galloway steers 



been hornless cattle similar to the present Galloway breed in this 

 part of Scotland. But little attention was given to their breeding 

 or improvement until the latter part of the eighteenth century. 

 The origin of this breed cannot be said to be the result of any 

 one man's work, but rather the result secured by the breeders 

 of this district as a whole. 



It is uncertain when the first Galloways were brought into the 

 United States. It is said that there were Galloways in Pennsyl- 

 vania as early as 1840. The first important importation was 

 brought to Michigan in 1870. 



