FARM ANIMALS. jl!) 



include brown or red llccked witli white, or 

 white tlecked witli rt-d or brown. A l)lack 

 muzzle and upturning- horns are t)pical. 



6. Froich-Cauadiaii Cattle are natives of tlie 

 Province of ( hu'ljec, Canada, and solid black in 

 color. 



7. Kerry Cattle are black or red in color, 

 havinof Ireland as their oriofinal home. 



III. Dual-Purpose Cattle, 



owing to their double function, are spread 

 widely over America and include the threat 

 niajorit)' of native cows. They produce bo'.h 

 milk and beef, but do not equal in either capacity 

 the cattle of special-purpose t)pe. In form 

 they are a compromise, showing less flesh than 

 the beef breeds, yet more than the dairy breeds. 

 Quality and constitution are very essential. 

 The temperament should be such that they 

 carry very little superfluous flesh during- the 

 milking" period, but upon cessation of the flow 

 of milk they should fatten readily. Good 

 barrel capacity and appetite are required. 

 The udder in many cases lacks the capacity 

 found in the dair\- breeds. 



BREEDS OF Dl-AL-PURPOSE CATTLE. 



I. Red-Polled Cattle were first recoij^nized as 

 a breed in Norfolk and Suffolk, England. 

 The)' are red in color and may have some white 

 about the udder. As the name indicates they 



