114 BREEDS OF CATTLE 



than any other breed. Besides winning over 60 per cent 

 of the grand champion honors, they have won more than 

 half the championship honors for car lots and carcasses at 

 the Chicago International Live Stock Expositions. They 

 are very popular in the feed lot, and have met with much 

 favor on the range, although they are not so pumerous 

 there as are the Herefords. 



Characteristics. — • They are very- compact in type ; their 

 bodies are cylindrical, and contain great weight in propor- 

 tion to the surface of the body. When fat, they are de- 

 ceptive, weighing heavily for their apparent size. When 

 mature, the bulls weigh from 2000 to 2200 pounds and the 

 mature cows weigh from 1400 to 1600 pounds. 



THE GALLOWAY 



History. — Galloway cattle originated in the southwest- 

 ern part of Scotland where the best types of the breed are to 

 be found to-day. The early history of the Galloways is not . 

 well known, but it is stated that they were found by the Ro- 

 mans when they visited Scotland about the fourth century. 



Characteristics. — ■ They have many things in common 

 with the Aberdeen Angus. Both breeds are black, both 

 are polled, but the Galloways are somewhat smaller and 

 have long shaggy coats of hair. They are very hardy, 

 and valuable for a rough country with a severe climate. 

 Their hides, because of the long hair they carry, are valuable 

 for robes and coats. As yet, they have not attained the 

 popularity enjoyed by the Aberdeen Angus cattle. 



The Galloways are valuable in the feed lot, and may be on 

 the range. They are very prepotent and readily transmit 

 their characters to their offspring, making them useful for 

 grading up a beef herd. 



