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AGRICULTURE. 



disposition is desirable, but vicious and lazy 

 animals are intolerable. A deep broad barrel 

 is essential as an indication of feeding capacity. 

 Enough milk to raise a calf is necessary in this 

 class of cattle. Early maturity is a much 



FIG. 154. PURE-BRED ABERDEEN ANGUS STEER "ANDY." 



Owned by Minnesota Agricultural College. Three years a winner at the 

 International Live Stock Show. 



sought characteristic in modern beef-cattle. It 

 is indicated by the compact form and the tend- 

 ency to fatten at an early age. 



BREEDS OF BEEF-CATTLE. 



I. Shorthorns, a breed which had its origin in 

 northeast England, but owing to its gr"eat range 

 of adaptability has become very widely scattered 



