6o FARM MANAGEMENT 



and the Holsteins are remarkable for the 

 quantity of milk they yield. The Herefords, 

 Aberdeen - Angus, Galloway and Highland 

 breeds are the great beef-producers, the former 

 being specially adapted for fattening on rich 

 pastures. The Red Polls and Welsh cattle are 

 good beefers and fair milkers. 



The Shorthorn is by far the most exten- 

 sively kept breed, and has as great a reputation 

 as any for both beef and milk. There are 

 strains particularly good for milk and others 

 for beef, whilst still others are known as dual- 

 purpose animals, that is, they are first-rate 

 milkers and yet fatten well for the butcher 

 when dry, which is a characteristic lacking in 

 the Channel Island breeds. 



The Kerries, Ayrshires, Galloways and 

 Highlanders are the breeds most suitable for 

 rough, exposed farms, as they are extremely 

 hardy and will flourish on rations that would 

 be far too scanty for the other breeds. 



Calf- Rearing, — The first weeks of a calfs 

 life are the most critical. It is much better to 

 feed the calf on whole milk during the first 

 month, as any temporary gain got from sub- 

 stitutes will be paid for later on. Assuming it 



