THE RED POLLED 455 



11084 Claribel 3d (mature form), 1200 pounds; 14001 The Nun 

 (mature), 1650 pounds; 31/25 Beauty (mature), 1750 pounds; 

 6643 Pochahontas (mature), 1600 pounds ; 2694 Chic (mature), 

 1670 pounds. An average weight for mature bulls is about 1800 

 to 2000 pounds and for cows approximately 1250 to 1500 pounds. 



Red Polled cattle as beef producers hold very good rank. 

 While as a rule they do not win the highest honors in open 

 competition in the great beef-show rings, they feed to a point 

 Q profitable production for the stockman and make a very good 

 class of beef for the consumer. This beef is not usually so fat 

 as that produced by some breeds, the outside of the frame not 

 being so heavily covered. Red Polled steers also tend to be 

 somewhat long of leg. Numerous cases may be cited to show 

 that the steers gain rapidly and show well. At the 1889 Smith- 

 field Club Show two Red Polled two-year-old steers showed the 

 largest daily gain of anything on exhibition of that class, namely, 

 2.18 and 2.29 pounds each. One of these afterwards was made 

 champion as the best steer on exhibition at the Norfolk Fat- 

 Stock Show. At the Smithfield show in 1890 a Red Polled steer 

 dressed 73.72 per cent, the highest per cent dressed out at the 

 show. This, however, is an extreme figure. Each year at the 

 International Live-Stock Exposition at Chicago there has been 

 a small exhibit of Red Polled steers, too many of which brought 

 discredit to the breed, being inferior in conformation and in low 

 condition. From year to year there have been one or two Red 

 Polled steers in the International carcass contests. Eleven two- 

 year-old steers, covering the years 1904 to 1916, showed live 

 weights ranging from 1188 to 1680 pounds, dressed weights of 

 774 to 1087 pounds, and per cent of carcass to offal of from 

 61.41 to 68.71. Red Polled steers in good flesh on the open 

 market bring a fair price. 



Red Polled cattle as milk producers have long held high rank, 

 and a large number of records might be cited to show the value 

 of the breed in the dairy. In public tests the breed has stood 

 well. At the Pan-American dairy test in 1901 five Red Polled 

 cows took fifth rank among ten breeds, showing a net profit of 

 $201.61 for six months. Among the 50 cows tested, the cow 

 8025 Mayflower 2d Ai2 stood second, producing 6161 pounds 



