54 A COUNTRY READER. 



It was also important that this breed of cattle 

 should do well on all classes of land, whether on 

 light land, medium land, or .on heavy clay land, 

 and also should thrive in every variety of climate 

 of the United Kingdom North, South, East, West. 



To satisfy these wants the breeders have 

 produced the shorthorn. 



The shorthorn is a breed of cattle that com- 

 bines good milking powers and good beef-making 

 qualities, that crosses profitably with almost 

 every other variety, especially the Aberdeen 

 Angus, and whose young become profitable at 

 an early age. The shorthorn lives and thrives 

 on any class of land, and in almost every variety 

 of climate, that exists in the United Kingdom. 



If the farmers require a plentiful supply of 

 rich milk, the shorthorn will supply that want. 

 If the farmer requires to fatten and not to milk, 

 the shorthorn will do that. If the farmer wishes 

 her calf to be turned into veal at the earliest date 

 the calf of the shorthorn will satisfy his need. 



In sunshine and rain, amidst the cold east 

 wind, and the warm, wet west wind, on heavy 

 land and light land, whether to graze in the field 

 or to be chained in the stall, the shorthorn is 

 equal to it all. Therefore we need not wonder 

 that the shorthorn is the most popular, and is 

 more widely bred and kept than any other breed 

 of British cattle. 



