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and is particiilarl) luinicroiis in the United 

 States, Canada, Australia and South America. 

 They are one of l\\r. hirgest beef l)reeds. As 

 the name; indicates, they have short horns, tlesh- 

 colored muzzles and ma)- be red, red and white, 

 white, or roan in color. 



2. Jlcrcfords are natives of Herefordshire, 

 England. The\- have disseminated wideK' and, 

 owini;- to their hardiness, have been used on the 

 ranL^es in this and other countries in oreat num- 

 hers. Thev have rather lar^e horns, llesh-colored 

 muzzles, and ha\'e for a color some shade of red 

 with white faces or heads and white aloni;" the 

 underline. 



3. Aberdeen Angus Cattle are natives of north- 

 east Scotland. They have been popular at a 

 later date than the above-mentioned breeds, and 

 owe their popularity to their excellent killing 

 qualities. They are hornless, and black in color, 

 with possibl)' a 1)it of white on the underside of 

 the body. 



4. Galloway Cattle have southwestern Scot- 

 land for their home. They have not been dis- 

 seminated as widely as the other breeds, but are 

 improving in beef quality and increasing in 

 popularity. They are hornless cattle, black in 

 color, with some white on the underside of the 

 body. They differ from the Aberdeen Angus 

 in not being as thick-tleshed, and in having a 

 longer coat of hair, which is wavy. 



