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been introduced into Canada only to a very limited extent. They 

 are red in colour, compact in build, and they produce milk in fairly 

 paying quantities. They are peculiarly s'uiited for the farmer who 

 wishes to produce both beef and milk on land of a light or hilly 

 character. They are famous for the oxen produced in the breed. 



LINCOLN RED. 



The Lincoln Beds make up merely a branch of the Shorthorn 

 breed, not a few of the animals registered in the Lincoln Red Herd 

 Book being likewise entered in the Coates' Shorthorn Herd Book of 

 Great Britain. The cows are, as a rule, heavy milkers but the steers 

 of the breed make but second-rate beef animals. They have never 

 been bred in Canada under the name Lincoln Reds. 



RED POLL. 



The Red Polls come from almost the same part of England as 

 the Devons and possess many similar characteristics. They are 

 larger-sized, however, and are probably better suited for general 

 farming than the Devons as they are heavier milkers and yield larger 

 carcases. \ 



SHORTHORN. 



To outline even briefly the history of the Shorthorn in Canada 

 wou'ld be quite impossible in a bulletin such as this. The breed and 

 the main facts of its history are, however, so well known as to need 

 little comment here. Many strains of this far-famed breed are noted 

 for large yields of milk, while their unequalled value as beef pro- 

 ducing animals is universally acknowledged. A number of herds 

 notable for milk-production have been established in Canada at one 

 time and another. Two individuals in a herd established and main- 

 tained on the Central Experimental Farm for some years, produced 

 over 11,000 Ibs. of milk each in single lactation periods. The 

 average yield of milk from this herd was about 6,000 Ibs. a year for 

 several years. Steers from these heavy milking cows when finished 

 for beef were considered first-class beef animals. 



In England, the Shorthorn with its grades and crosses is used 

 almost universally for milk production. It is par excellence the 

 farmer's cow the 'rent payer/ 



SUSSEX. 



The individuals of this, another English breed, are large cattle, 

 blocky in form, inclining to coarseness, solid red in colour. They 

 have never been bred to any extent in Canada. 

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