180 FARM ANIMALS 
of small size, mature cows weighing 600 to 900 pounds 
and mature bulls from 700 to 900 pounds. The milk tests 
about 4 per cent fat. Only a few herds have been estab- 
lished in the United States. 
It is pertinent to point out that while each of the breeds 
have certain characteristics which are uniformly trans- 
mitted, which set it apart from each of the other breeds, 
yet, so far as the leading 
breeds are concerned, each 
produces an equal amount 
of butter fat. The several 
breeds vary in the amount 
of milk given, in the per cent 
and color of the butter fat, 
in their adaptation to differ- 
ent climates, and to their 
ability to consume different 
SES ee See kinds of feeding stuffs. 
Each breeder should select his: breed with reference to 
his conditions and, also, with reference to his own pref- 
erences. The man who likes his animals best is the one 
who succeeds best in rearing them. Other things equal, 
it is best to rear that improved breed which is most 
economic in the neighborhood. 
