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The milking qualities of Angus cows have been considerably 

 neglected, and all the powers of the breed have been directed to the 

 production of prime beef. 



The first importation of Angus cattle into the United States was 

 that of three bulls brought over in 1873 for use on the native cows 

 of Kansas and Indian Territory. The offspring of these bulls at- 

 tracted much attention, and subsequent importations soon made 

 the breed well known. Their footing on the range has always been 

 secure, but the popularity of the breed for the production of baby 

 beef keeps most of them east of the Missouri. 



GALLOWAYS. 



Many judges have found Galloway and Angus so much alike 

 that the one was mistaken for the other. This has been carried to 

 such a point that claims were made at one time that there was no 

 difference between them. In appearance their common color makes 

 identification difficult, but as to a common origin, if such was the 

 case, it was so far back in bovine mythology that its effect was long 

 since lost owing to differences in climate, environment, management, 

 and standards of breeding. 



We find the Galloway ranking with the Angus in size. In form 

 the beef rectangle presents itself broad, deep, and symmetrical. 

 Possessed of ample bone, very hardy and an ideal hustler, the Gallo- 

 way has endeared himself to cattle raisers in rigorous climates and 

 high altitudes. His coat is especially characteristic, with a thick 

 hide and a mossy coat of long, wavy hair, in fact, a sort of double 

 coat, a close mat of short hair being found under the long one. 

 Black, tinged with brown, is the prevailing color, but a tendency to 

 reversion to the old stock of mixed colors may be present. 



Like the Angus, Galloway bulls are good dehorners, and strong- 

 ly prepotent, from 75 per cent to 90 per cent of their calves from 

 horned cows being without horns. On the range and in the feed lot 

 Galloways are of great value, and their hides are made into robes of 

 great beauty. Among the more outstanding merits of this breed are 

 their great hardiness, prepotency, excellence for the blodk, and fine 

 hides. (Dep. Ag. Bu. An. Ind. B. 34.) 



POLLED HEREFORDS. 



In 1898 Gen. W. W. Guthrie, of Atchison, Kans., showed a 

 group of cattle at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition at Omaha that 

 attracted much attention. These cattle had Hereford characteristics, 

 minus the horn, and General Guthrie called them 'Tolled Kansans." 

 They had been produced by crossing Hereford bulls on "muley" 

 cows, inbreeding being avoided by resort again to Hereford stock. 

 The bull shown was said to get a good percentage of hornless calves. 

 Since then the interest has grown, the name Polled Hereford has 

 been adopted, and recently the American Polled Hereford Cattle 

 Club was organized, with headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa ; Warren 

 Gammon, secretary. 



The polled variation is not so common among Herefords as 

 among Shorthorns, and this imposes a considerable disadvantage on 

 one who attempts to fix it; but there are occasional registered Here- 



