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constitution. There are no facts, however, to support the one theory 

 or the other, and wise breeders pay no attention to such views. 

 There have been Shorthorn color fads, and for years Kentucky, 

 Ohio, and Indiana breeders demanded red, and red only, but this 

 era has passed. At the present day, however, markedly red-and- 

 white bulls are rarely seen in prominent herds, male calves of this 

 color being sold for service in grade herds or converted into steers. 



Fig. 91. White Heather, first-prize and champion Shorthorn cow at the 1904 



show of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. A beautiful example of the 



breed. Bred by J. Deane Willis. From photograph, by courtesy of William 



Cooper & Nephews, Berkhamsted, England 



The size of the Shorthorn places it in the largest class of beef 

 cattle, and by many it is regarded as our largest breed. Records 

 for two years at the International Live-Stock Exposition and the 

 American Royal at Kansas City gave the following weights i; 

 41 aged bulls averaged 2224 pounds, 40 two-year-old bulls 1917 

 pounds, 41 aged cows 1730 pounds, and 46 two-year-olds 1530 

 pounds. These, being show animals, of course were in high condi- 

 tion. Under fair conditions mature cows will usually weigh about 

 1400 pounds, though they frequently exceed that and, in rare 



1 B. O. Cowan, Breeders^ Gazette, October 9, 191 2. 

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