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gives protection in cold weather, and is rather characteristic of 

 animals of Scotch ancestry. What is known as a "thick, mossy 

 undercoat " is more or less covered with a longer, coarser hair 

 which, under favorable conditions, has a tendency to curl slightly. 

 The Shorthorn bull should possess in the main the desirable 

 features of the female, without her feminine qualities. His head, 





FIG. 90. Clover Leaf Gloster, junior champion Shorthorn female in 1918 at the 

 International Live-Stock Exposition, and champion at other shows. A model 

 Shorthorn heifer and a fine example of red color. Bred and owned by W. C. 

 Rosenberger & Sons, Tiffin, Ohio. From photograph by Hildebrand, by courtesy 



of the owners 



horns, and neck naturally should be stronger and larger, the 

 latter being thick and arched, the whole front showing character 

 and breeding power. The horns of the bull are less curved than 

 those of the cow and should be prominent yet not coarse. Over 

 the forehead and neck should be a covering of thick, fine, and 

 moderately long hair. In general form the bull should also be 

 broad in front, with full deep bosom, broad powerful arms, a 

 comparatively shorter and more blocky body than that possessed 

 by the cow and with greater relative size. 



