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mals belonging to that type are low, blocky, compact, 

 broad in the back, and usually poor milkers. The com- 

 mon breeds are : Shorthorn, or Durham, Polled Durham, 

 Hereford, Aberdeen Angus, and Galloway. 



(a) The Shorthorns, or Durhams, came from northern 

 England. They were early brought to this country, and 

 are widely distributed and very popular here. Even as a 



HEREFORD Cow. 



dairy animal they sometimes take fair rank. In England 

 there is considerable Shorthorn blood in good dairy herds. 

 The horn is variable but always short. In color they 

 have a wide range, being pure red, red and white, pure 

 white, or roan. (Roan is a growing together of red and 

 white hair without forming solid patches of either color.) 



The Polled Durham* are merely hornless Shorthorns. 



(6) The Hereford cattle come from Hereford in the 

 western part of England. They were first imported 



