CHAPTER V 

 THE DAIRY COW 



Generally speaking, cattle may be classified as 

 belonging to one of three types, viz. : beef, dual- 

 purpose, and dairy. 



The beef-type. To the beef -type belong those 

 which are kept on farms solely for their value 

 as beef producers. They are as a rule compact 

 in form, having a broad back and a deep, wide 

 body. They are not adapted for dairying inas- 

 much as they usually do not secrete more milk 

 than is necessary to raise the calf. They have 

 small udders and are not persistent in their flow 

 of milk. There are, however, individual excep- 

 tions among most of these breeds that produce 

 a fair amount of milk, but the tendency of the 

 members of this type is to convert their food 

 into beef rather than into milk. To this type 

 belong the Shorthorns, Hereford, Aberdeen An- 

 gus, Galloway, and Sussex cattle. 



The dual-purpose-type. To the dual-purpose- 

 type belong those cattle that produce more 

 milk than thosg of the beef-type, and at the 

 same time flesh up reasonably well. They are 



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