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Amongst dairy herds of Ayrshires, both 

 Shorthorn and Aberdeen-Angus bulls are liked, 

 as the progeny is bigger than the Ayrshire and 

 fattens better for both beef and veal. The 

 Red Poll bull and Shorthorn is a reliable cross. 

 Bulls of the Hereford breed have such great 

 prepotent powers that they always stamp any 

 inferior breed with their splendid fattening 

 qualities. The Devon and Aberdeen-Angus 

 cross is also good, and for small cross-breds 

 the Dexter and Aberdeen-Angus gives very 

 satisfactory results. 



Herds belonging to no particular breed can 

 be ** graded " into practically pure stock by the 

 regular use of pedigree bulls of the breed whose 

 qualities are most desired, and using only the 

 best heifers for breeding from. 



In selecting a bull for beef-production, the 

 great qualities it should be able to impart to its 

 offspring are early maturity, hardy constitu- 

 tion, high quality meat, and the capacity to 

 produce the maximum of flesh with the mini- 

 mum of food, as it is this latter point which 

 determines the profit of fattening. 



Cows. — First as to calving cows. In-calf 

 cows, in winter, should be turned out each day 



