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place in America and j^robably never will. The interests of tlie 

 breed in this country are handled by the Dexter Kerry Cattle 

 Club, Columbus, Ohio. 



Dual purpose breeds — Milking Short-horn. — Since the estab- 

 lishment of the Short-horn breed of cattle about two hundred 

 years ago there has existed a strain of distinctly dairy type 

 possessing' remarkable milk producing ability. The cattle from 

 which the breed originated had been noted for milk production 

 £0 the characteristic was well established. In color markings 



Fig. 159.— Milking Slinrilmm row. Dmis (lay. :\nik record 16,425 pounds, 

 ()1,S2() puunds of buUer fat. 



they are the same as the beef type of Short-horn but in general 

 the type is different, being more of the angular dairy conforma- 

 tion. The colors are red, red and white, white, and roan. The 

 mature bulls often average two thousand to twenty-five hundred 

 pounds and the cows fifteen hundred to eighteen hundred 

 pounds. As milkers the cows often show remarkable ability. 

 Volumes I and II of the Milking Short-horn Year Rook gives 

 the records of 427 cows averaging 8823.9 pounds of milk each on 

 yearly test. The milk is medium in richness. 



The breed was first brought to this country during the latter 

 part of the eighteenth century and they gradually gained a 

 strong foothold as farming moved westward with the opening 



