THE BEEF BREEDS OF CATTLE 245 
Galloway presents the slightest appearance of horns, he 
should be rejected as impure. 
278. Use for milk.— The Galloways, as a breed, can- 
not lay claim to any superiority as milkers. Although 
many herds have been kept for centuries in the south of 
Scotland for dairy pur- 
poses, yet, as a whole, 
the breed has been im- 
proved chiefly along the 
lines of beef-produc- 
tion. Some breeders 
in Scotland have de- 
veloped the milking 
faculty of their herds 
to a very high degree 
by systematically dis- 
posing of cows that 
proved shy  milkers. 
It is not an uncom- 
mon thing in the corn- 
belt of this country to 
find Galloway cows that produce large quantities of milk. 
Some of the most noted show-cows exhibited in recent 
years gave large quantities of very rich milk during their 
milking season. The United States Government recently 
purchased a number of animals of the milking strains and 
sent them to Alaska for dairy purposes. Many favorable 
reports have been received from Alaska since these hardy 
blacks arrived at their new home. They seem to be as 
well adapted to the rigors of the northern climate as 
they are to the inclement weather found among the 
rugged hills and fertile glens of their native land in 
southwestern Scotland. 
Fia. 41. — Galloway cow. 
