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killing value. Animals of this breeding shown at the Interna- 

 tional Exposition by the Iowa Agricultural College have met 

 with much favorable comment. Along with the Hereford and 

 Aberdeen Angus the Shorthorn has been a power in improving 

 the blood of the cattle on the ranges of the far West. The dis- 

 appearance of the old Texas type of steer is largely due to the 

 influence of Shorthorn bulls on the range. 



The Shorthorn from the dairy point of view ranks high. In 

 England a great percentage of the dairy herds are of Shorthorn 



Fig. 75. A choice example of a dairy Shorthorn. A grade cow, first in Dairy 

 Cow class at the Royal Agricultural Society of England Show at York in 

 1900. In 1899 this cow was shown thirteen times, winning first place 

 in each case. Photograph by the author 



blood. As one crosses the midland and southern counties he may 

 see large numbers of Shorthorns with udders indicating great 

 milking capacity. Much of the milk shipped into London comes 

 from Shorthorn herds. The author visited one farm in Berkshire 

 where some five hundred cows of this breed were milked daily and 

 the product shipped to London. In the United States many 

 farmers, notably in the central West, rely upon Shorthorn cows 

 for their milk supply. 



