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the success of the breed in the United States are J. S. Goodwin, 

 L. McWhorter, Evans & Son, Palmer & Palmer, J. J. Rodgers, 

 and B, R. Pierce & Son of Illinois ; Leslie & Burwell of Wisconsin ; 

 W. A. McHenry and A. C. Binnie of Iowa ; M. A. Judy of Indiana ; 

 Wallace Estill and Hugh Elliott of Missouri; J. J. Hill of Min- 

 nesota ; D. Bradfute & Son and J. S. Hine of Ohio, and Dr. Craik, 

 Mossom Boyd & Co., and M. H. Cochrane of Canada. 



Characteristics of the Aberdeen Angus. In general conforma- 

 tion this breed differs somewhat from the Shorthorn and Here- 

 ford, the head being polled and the body more cylindrical in 



Fig. 89. Juba of Morlich 62233 (imp.), by Rover of Craibstone 55014. A promi- 

 nent Aberdeen Angus prize-winning bull. Sold in 1904 by C. H. Gardner of 

 Illinois, in public sale for ^1200. Photograph by the author 



form, while compactness is a strong feature. The Iiead tapers at 

 the poll and is somewhat prominent in the forehead, while the 

 distance between the prominent eyes is considerable and the 

 length of nose only medium. The head as a whole impresses one 

 as belonging to a good feeder type, showing a strong, full muzzle 

 and nostril. The neck is usually smoothly attached to head and 

 shoulder, showing excellent finish, but the shoulder sometimes 

 tends to be a bit prominent instead of nicely laid. The typical 

 body has a rounded rather than square turn of rib, thus not 



