CHAPTER XI 
LESSER KNOWN BREEDS OF CATTLE 
By Carl W. Gay 
Ar this point we may bring together very brief accounts 
of some of the breeds that occupy a minor place in this 
country, although they may not be closely related to 
each other. 
369. Kerry cattle have been developed by and in the in- 
terest of the Irish tenant farmers, and are, therefore, most 
economical producers and endowed with unusual hardihood. 
The true Kerry, distinguished from the Dexter-Kerry, 
is a pony dairy cow, usually black in color, though occa- 
sionally red (Fig. 61). Their appearance is more rugged 
than refined, and their 
size is smaller than that 
of any other bovine. 
They stand from 36 to 
40 inches high and weigh 
from 500 to 600 pounds 
in the case of cows and 
up to 1000 pounds for 
bulls. The most dis- 
tinguishing characteris- 
tic of the Kerry, after size, form and color, is their long, 
rather straight, fine white horn with a black tip. 
Some Kerrys produce a remarkable amount of milk con- 
sidering their size. They have not been especially well 
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Fic. 61.— Kerry cow. 
