SCOTCH POLLED CATTLE. 



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SCOTCH POLLED CATTLE. 



This class of cattle includes the Galloway, and the Angus, or Aber- 

 deen, breeds. They have been recently introduced from Scotland 

 into this country. They are a beef animal, the cows having little 

 reputation, even in Scotland, as milkers. They are of large size, 

 black in color, of compact form and hornless. They are exceedingly 

 easy keepers, mature early, and the beef is said to be of excellent 

 quality. They are, perhaps, better suited for cold climates than any 

 other breed. For this reason they are well adapted to Canada, or 

 the extreme portions of our Northern States, where the finer breeds 

 would be too tender. The demand for them in the West seems to be 



SCOTCH POLLED COW. 



taking the place of the Short Horns, and they are rapidly becoming 

 popular there, on account of the absence of horns, and their special 

 advantages and value for Western grazing. Eecent single importa- 

 tions have numbered over 400 head. 



There is another class of polled cattle which are excellent dairy 

 tock. These are the Polled Norfolk. These are deep red in color, 

 of good form, and, with the exception of the horns, very much like 

 the Devons in appearance. They are fair dairy cattle, and, like all 

 hornless cattle, quiet and docile in disposition. They have been 

 recently introduced into this country, and are meeting with con- 

 siderable favor with fanners who object to horns upon their cattle. 



