Breeds of Cattle 119 
nel Island cattle, especially the Jerseys. These cattle are noted 
for their hardihood and are, therefore, well adapted to the rigors 
of Canadian winters. French Canadian cattle give very good 
yields of milk, but have never become common in the United 
States where very few are to be found. 
193. The Kerry cattle. — In Ireland, this breed is often known 
as the poor man’s cow. There are two types of Kerry cattle — 
the true Kerry and the Dexter-Kerry. The latter is the smaller, 
although 1000 pounds is seldom exceeded even by a true Kerry. 
Although the Kerry is a fair milk producer, it is not popular in 
America. Even in Ireland, where it is commonly bred, the Short- 
horn is the leading breed. 
THE MAJOR BREEDS OF BEEF CATTLE 
Tue Name, Native Homes, Conpirion or Horns, APPROXIMATE WEIGHT, 
AND Common Cotor or Eacu or THE Masor Breer BreEps 
Name or BREED Native Home Horns | poe | CoLor 
Shorthorns . England Horns 1400-2000 | Red, white, roan 
Hereford . . .| England Horns 1400-2000 | Red and white 
Aberdeen Angus.| Scotland | Hornless | 1400-1800 | Black 
Galloway . . Scotland | Hornless | 1200-1800 | Black 
194. Shorthorn beef cattle. — This breed originated in north- 
east England, and first became popular in’ the counties of Dur- 
ham, Northumberland, Lincoln, and York. The river Tees forms 
the dividing line between Durham in the north and York, the 
largest county in England, on the south. In the valley of the 
Tees the Shorthorn received its early development and improve- 
ment, from which it spread over the rest of Great Britain and the 
civilized world. Formerly the cattle of this valley were referred 
to as Teeswater cattle, and known as Holderness. While authori- 
ties differ somewhat as to the particular stock used in the develop- 
