CHAPTER VII 

 BREEDS OF CATTLE 



CLASSIFICATION OF CATTLE 



According to type, cattle are classed as beef, dairy, 

 and dual purpose cattle. 



The beef breeds are Shorthorn, Polled Durham, Hereford, 

 Polled Hereford, Aberdeen Angus, Galloway, and West 

 Highland. 



The dairy breeds are Holstein, Jersey, Guernsey, Ayr- 

 shire, Brown Swiss, Dutch Belted, French-Canadian, and 

 Kerry. 



The most common dual purpose breeds are Red Poll 

 and Devon. 



SHORTHORN 



Shorthorn cattle are sometimes called the reds, the whites, 

 and the roans, because these are the colors common to 

 them. Originating in northern England in the fertile 

 counties of Durham and Northumberland, this breed is 

 sometimes called Durham, but modern usage makes 

 Shorthorn the correct name. 



History. — The foundation stock of this breed were 

 called " Teeswater " cattle. They were of no particular 

 color, and not especially uniform in type and quality. The 

 Colling Brothers were among the earliest men to do con- 

 sistent work in improving the breed. They were' followed 



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