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after in the United States. At the present time there 

 is no particular preference to colors or mixtures of 

 colors. 



The milk of Shorthorn cattle is of moderate rich- 

 ness in quality, and in quantity must rank below the 

 Holsteins and Ayrshires. 



Red Polled. Red Polled cattle, as their name indi- 

 cates, are a clear red hornless breed. They originated 

 in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk in eastern 

 England, where they have been bred with considerable 

 care for from fifty to seventy -five years. They are 

 of medium to large size, ranking just below the Short- 

 horns, often have well -developed wedge-shaped forms, 

 although many individuals approach too nearly to 

 the beef type to be called first-class dairy animals. 

 They are quiet in disposition, and their lack of horns 

 makes them a favorite with some. In amount and 

 quality of milk they rank with the better type of milk- 

 ing Shorthorns. There have been a few notable 

 producers among them, but, as a rule, they cannot 

 compete in amount of product with the leading dairy 

 breeds, and are found in only small numbers in the 

 United States. 



Brown Swiss. Brown Swiss cattle are native of 

 the forest -can tons of Switzerland, notably the canton 

 of Schwyz, where dairying has been extensively devel- 

 oped upon the mountain pastures. They are a large 

 breed, with very heavy, coarse bones, thick hides and 

 large extremities. They are quiet in disposition. In 

 color, they are a uniform grayish brown, with a ring 

 of lighter hairs about the muzzle, and shading to 



