loyal and helpful to newcomers in their ranks that can be found 

 anywhere. 



Selecting and Feeding Milking Shorthorns 



By R. M. Dodington 



The closing up of the western ranges and the increased in- 

 terest in the dairy industry in this country in recent years has re- 

 vived the attention of the public to the old "Durham" cow as a 

 dual purpose animal second to no other breed, and for genera- 

 tions the backbone of the dairy operations in England. The de- 

 velopment of the Milking Shorthorn has been greatly encouraged 

 since the war when people began to realize that they could pro- 

 duce milk in paying quantities and also return a handsome sum 

 from beef. 



We all wish to keep the true Shorthorn character in our 

 herds ; and altho the object is to breed cows that will give a good 

 yield of milk, we must also have them capable of grazing quickly 

 into good bodies of beef when their milking days are over, and 

 also of breeding steers that will repay well for weaning and fat- 

 tening. For this dual purpose no other breed can compare to 

 the Shorthorn. 



I shall now attempt to describe the type of cow we are en- 

 deavoring to breed. She should be straight in her lines both 

 on top and underneath, be wide and deep, especially in the back 

 and hind quarters, having ribs well sprung altho it is no fault if 

 she is less thick on the top of the shoulder blades than those 

 animals bred purely for beef, her shoulders should lie well into 

 the back and there must be no coarseness at the points. The flesh 

 should be evenly laid on with out patchiness about the rumps or 

 hips, and the tail well set in. The head is an important feature 

 it should be effeminate, the eye prominent and and placid, the 



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