CATTLE 281 



a branch of this breed without horns, the Polled Herefords. 

 The hornless character in cattle is always to be desired: 

 there is then no necessity for dehorning. Horned cattle 

 often do each other, or their keepers, considerable harm, 

 in the feed-lot or cattle car. 



Aberdeen Angus cattle originated chiefly in the county 

 of Aberdeen and the district of Angus, in the northeastern 

 part of Scotland. Local names for them are Polled Angus 

 and "Doddies," both names referring to their natural horn- 

 less character. They are black, sleek, short-legged, plump 



FIG. 163. FIG. 164. 



FIG. 163. A. Hereford cow, of the heavy beef type ; color red and white, 



FIG. 164. Galloway bull, black, hornless with shaggy coat. Beef type. (Kans.) 



cattle, a little smaller than the Shorthorns. Their disposi- 

 tion is very quiet and gentle, and they fatten easily, either 

 on good blue grass pastures, or in close feeding quarters of 

 the corn-belt. The beef is of the very best quality, and the 

 fattened animals bring the highest market prices (Fig. 165). 

 Galloway cattle are also from Scotland, but from the 

 rough districts of the southwestern part of the country. Like 

 the Angus cattle, the Galloway is black and hornless and 

 has very short legs. But a marked difference in appearance 

 is due to the shaggy or curly hair (Fig. 164). The hair is so 

 long and curly that the cured skins are used for making rugs, 

 robes, and overcoats. These cattle can subsist on the poorest 



