BREEDS OE CATTLIv 



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Polled Durham Cattle. 



The Polled Durham de- 

 scended from both the 

 Scotch and English Short- 

 Iiorns. 



Polled Diirhams are 

 good beef animals, litit the 

 d e V c 1 o p m c n t lias been 

 largely in the direction of 

 superior milking" qualities. 

 They are raised quite exten- 

 sively in the middle states. 



Polled Durham. 



Red Polled Cattle. 



This breed of cattle is 

 the result of a mixture of 

 two types, which are known 

 as Norfolk and Suffolk cat- 

 tle. The X'orfolk type was 

 characterized by a blood red- 

 colored body and mottled 

 head, while the Suffolk type 

 was originally a sort of 

 mouse color. For over a 

 century both have been free- 

 ly intercrossed and have 

 been recognized as one 

 breed since 1846. 



Red Polled. 



Shorthorn Cattle. 



The Shorthorns are na- 

 tives of England and Scot- 

 land, where they are still 

 raised in large numbers. 

 /\t the present time they 

 are also extensively bred in 

 America. They are red, 

 white or roan in color, or 

 may be spotted red and 

 white. They are low down 

 anrl block}-, with a good 

 coating of flesh of good 

 qualit\-, and are one of the 

 most popular breeds of Beef 

 Cattle. 



Shorthorn. 



