240 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 
establish that color, but with only limited success, the 
offspring born of red parents coming true too frequently 
to the characteristic black color. 
271. Uses of Aberdeen-Angus cattle.— The breed 
has not been developed particularly for milk-production, 
but in some herds attention has been given to this quality 
with the result that, more particularly in New Zealand, 
entire dairies are now composed of Aberdeen-Angus cows; 
and in 1895, an Aberdeen-Angus cow was the champion 
at the Dairy Show held in London. 
The cattle and their grades are more especially noted 
for the wealth of flesh carried on very short legs, and are 
easy keepers and early maturing. For twenty years 
this breed uniformly topped the Chicago market each 
year with one exception, and in that year the Pittsburgh 
market paid a higher price than any other, and the 
Aberdeen-Angus topped that market. Their winnings 
in the International Live-stock Exposition are matters 
of current history, and they have never failed of represen- 
tation among the prize-winners, both as single animals 
and in carload lots. 
For crossing or grading, the Aberdeen-Angus is in the 
front rank. On common stock, the bulls get market cattle 
of high merit. As dehorners, the bulls of this breed are 
unexcelled. A wider use of these bulls in grading would 
be beneficial. 
272. Distribution. —Cattle of this breed are found in 
Scotland, England, Ireland, Germany, France, Denmark, 
Sandwich Islands, New Zealand, South America, Canada 
and the United States. In America, the breed is repre- 
sented in not less than forty-two states and _ territories. 
Especially adapted to the rich prairie lands of the Middle 
West, Aberdeen-Angus cattle for years have been most 
