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are fine, long, and directed upwards at the points ; 
the skin is of the same soft and unctuous character 
and yellow or orange colour as that of the Pembroke 
breed, and the legs are long and slender. In many 
instances the cows do not stand more than 40 inches 
in height, with a weight of from 500 to 600 lb. ; but 
the bulls are larger, weighing from 800 to 1000 lb. 
In addition to their hardy nature, which has given to 
the breed the name of " the poor man's cow," Kerries 
are noted for their abundant yield of milk, which, 
making due allowance for their small size, is pro- 
portionately larger than in any other British breed, 
exclusive of those of the Channel Islands. 
Smallest of all British cattle is the so-called Dexter- 
Kerry, a sub-breed stated by Low to have been first 
produced by selection from the Kerries themselves 
about a century ago by a Mr. Dexter, reputed to 
have been agent to a former Lord Hawarden. The 
statement is, however, disputed by Professor J. Wilson,^ 
who believes the breed to be due to a cross between 
Kerries and Devons, which took place not later than 
the early part of the nineteenth century. Be this as 
it may, Dexter-Kerries are either black, red, or roan 
in colour, without a light dorsal streak ; in build they 
are more compact and bulky than the typical Kerries, 
with heavier head and neck, and shorter limbs. 
The next breed for notice is the one formerly 
known as polled Aberdeenshire, but now called 
Aberdeen-Angus. The home of this fine hornless 
breed is in north-eastern Scotland, more especially 
Aberdeenshire, Kincardineshire, and Forfarshire. In 
the south of Aberdeenshire these cattle were formerly 
known as " Buchan humlies," while in the Angus 
* Scientific Proceedings R. Dublin Soc, ser. ii. vol. xii. p. i, 1909. 
