122 SHORTHORN 



The average of the thirty-three yearly records reported by 

 testing associations is 8520 pounds of milk containing 332 

 pounds of fat, while the 215 private records reported in the same 

 volume range from 5500 pounds of milk up to 16,200 pounds of 

 milk, fat not recorded. The lactation period recorded for these 

 215 unofficial records is from 108 to 365 days with an average of 

 344 days. Twenty-nine yearly or lactation periods (omitting 

 two unusually short ones) averaged 5600 pounds of milk and 221 

 pounds of the fat at the Iowa Station. The fat average was 3.96 

 percent (Fig. 45). 



QUESTIONS 



1. Where did the Shorthorn breed originate? 



2. What breeders' names stand out clearly in the history of this breed'! 



What did they do? 



3. When were animals of this breed first brought to America? 



4. What are its adaptations? 



5. Describe a Shorthorn as to color, size, form, temperament and grazing 



qualities. 



6. Tell why Shorthorn cows of this country are so very variable as dairy 



cows. 



7. What is the " record of merit list " ? 



8. How do the ten yearly records compare with other breeds? 



