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LIVESTOCK ON THE FARM 



The milking type of shorthorn cattle was developed by 

 Thomas Bates, of England. These are frequently spoken of as 

 Bates cattle or rather Bates shorthorns. Not many of this 

 type of cattle have as yet been introduced into the United 

 States. American shorthorns up to the present time, on 

 account of Western range conditions, are mostly of the beef 

 type. Interest in milking shorthorns is growing, however. 

 This is because fewer beef cattle are being produced on the 



FIG. 26. Rod polled cow. Dual-purpose type. (Photo from Jean Duluth 



farm.) 



Western range and more on the farms of the country. The 

 range cow, because she was not milked, could not give more 

 than enough milk for her calf. The general farmer frequently 

 wishes to milk his cows as well as to raise young stock, either 

 to sell as feeders, or to finish for market himself. Milking 

 shorthorns or other dual-purpose cattle are better adapted to 

 this than the strictly beef type of Scotch shorthorns. The red 

 polled breed is well adapted to this kind of work because it 

 has always been bred for dual service. 



