CHAPTER XXS. 



DESCRIPTIVE NOTES ON DUAL-PURPOSE BREEDS 

 OF CATTLE. 



The Red Polled breed of cattle comes from the counties 

 of Norfolk and Suffolk in eastern England. It is a true 

 dual-purpose type, and is advocated as such by its breeders. 

 However, we find great extremes within the breed, ranging 

 from those of dairy to a distinct beef type. This condition 

 applies equally in England and America. The color is a 

 pure red, varying from light to dark, a medium shade 

 being most common. The size of mature Red Polled cattle 

 is about medium, bulls ranging from 1,800 to 2,000 pounds, 

 and cows from 1,250 to 1,300 pounds. The general con- 

 formation is dual-purpose, as described under that type. 

 Red Polled cattle are frequently somewhat upstanding. 



Fig. 198. — Red Polled cow, "Jean DuLuth Pear," the first cow of tbe 

 breed to produce over 600 lbs. of fat in a year, (Photo by courtesy 

 Jean DuLuth Farm.) 



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