BEEF CATTLE 



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The hind quarters must be fleshy. Cows of., the .beef 

 breeds usually give only enough milk for their calves. 



Most beef breeds that are popular in the United States 

 originated in England and Scotland. A mature cow of the 

 beef breeds often weighs 1500 pounds or more, or nearly 

 twice the weight of a scrub or Jersey cow. The males 

 sometimes weigh more than 2500 pounds. 



FIG. 189. A HEREFORD 



Even grade animals of the beef breeds are better than 

 scrubs because they grow larger, mature earlier, and afford 

 a larger proportion of valuable meat. All these advantages 

 can be obtained by the purchase of a pure-bred sire. 



