Inheritance Studies of Dairy and Beef Breeds. 



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the two types for four quite definite regions. These may be 

 designated the head, fore quarters, barrel and hind quarters. 

 These crossbreds have been divided into 4 catagories, beef, 

 beef and milk, milk and beef and milk as they approach the ideal 

 beef or dairy type in any of the above named regions. Hearth- 

 bloom, one of the parental animals of the distinctly beef type is 

 shown in the photograph below. 



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Hearthbloom 147141 



This animal illustrates the rounded blocky conformation typical of 

 the Aberdeen-Angus breed. She is of a very good beef type. Her off- 

 spring are some of the best animals in this study of the inheritance of the 

 beef and dairy conformation. In connection with the section devoted to 

 the inheritance of the horned condition notice that this animal is cleanly 

 polled. 



To save space I will tabulate only two of the regions as these 

 are typical of the rest. 



