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CATTLE 



The distribution of Red Polled cattle is widespread, yet the 

 breed cannot be regarded as common. In Britain it is mainly 

 bred in Norfolk and Suffolii counties, although large herds exist 

 elsewhere, and considerable milk is shipped to London from 

 Red Polled herds. Specimens of the breed have been exported 

 from England to Russia, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, 

 Canada, and the United States. In the United States it is 

 pretty well distributed, mainly in the Mississippi Valley and as 

 far south as Texas. The more prominent herds are found in 

 Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. The breed is fairly well 

 adapted to a wide range of climate, comparable perhaps with 

 temperate latitudes. 



Organizations to promote Red Polled cattle interests exist in 

 England and the United States. Through the efforts of Mr. 

 Henry F. Euren, a herdbook was published in England in 1874, 

 and this work he continued until 1888 when the Red Polled 

 Society of England was organized. The American Red Polled 

 Cattle Club was organized in 1883 at Chicago. In 1887 the 

 first American herdbook appeared. This contained also the 

 registrations in the first six volumes of the English society. 

 Since that period, up ta r-901 inclusive, the American herdbook 

 has also contained the registrations of the English book, thus 

 including all Red Polled registrations in England and America. 

 At present only American-owned animals are recorded in the 

 American herdbook, which up to 1905 included 16 volumes and 

 22,238 animals registered 



