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to the indiscriminate admixture of the blood of the several breeds 

 of both beef and dairy types. Proof of this is not wanting. In 

 traveling about the country one notes a great variation in the 

 type, form, and especially the color of the animals in each herd. 

 In many small herds one often sees red, white, black, brindle, 

 and all conceivable combinations of these colors, as well as in- 



FiG. 94. — Heeeford Cow. First prize winner, International Live Stock Show. 



The Hereford beef cattle originated in the county from which they take their 

 name in England. In size this breed is a close second to the Shorthorn. 

 Heretords are noted for their early maturing qualities and for their good 

 grazing qualities ; on the ranges they are often preferred to the Shorthorn. 

 This breed lacks the full quarters of the Shorthorn. The color is red, with 

 white markings. Herefords are often called "White Faces." 



dividual animals that conform in a measure to the strictly beef 

 form, others of the dairy form, with all gradations between the 

 two. There is lack of uniformity in all respects. Before any 

 community can improve its cattle, it must decide upon a plan, 

 and each person must proceed largely along the lines of this 

 well developed idea. 



