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after in the United States. At the present time there 
is no particular preference to colors or mixtures of 
colors. 
The milk of Shorthorn cattle is of moderate rich- 
ness in quality, and in quantity must rank below the 
Holsteins and Ayrshires. 
, Red Polled.—Red Polled cattle, as their name indi- 
cates, are a clear red hornless breed. They originated 
in the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk in eastern 
England, where they have been bred with considerable 
care for from fifty to seventy-five years. They are 
of medium to large size, ranking just below the Short- 
horns, often have well-developed wedge-shaped forms, 
although many individuals approach too nearly to 
the beef type to be called first-class dairy animals. 
They are quiet in disposition, and their lack of horns 
makes them a favorite with some. In amount and 
quality of milk they rank with the better type of milk- 
ing Shorthorns. There have been a few notable 
producers among them, but, as a rule, they cannot 
compete in amount of product with the leading dairy 
breeds, and are found in only small numbers in the 
United States. 
Brown Swiss.—Brown Swiss cattle are native of 
the forest-cantons of Switzerland, notably the canton 
of Schwyz, where dairying has been extensively devel- 
oped upon the mountain pastures. They are a large 
breed, with very heavy, coarse bones, thick hides and 
large extremities. They are quiet in disposition. In 
color, they are a uniform grayish brown, with a ring 
of lighter hairs about the muzzle, and shading to 
