Farm And Garden

The polled cattle are less well known to American dairymen than most other races of meiït. These hornless cattle have, ïowever, of late come into considerable prominence owing in part to their good joints, and in part to the present craze ;xistiug in some sections forMishorning cattle. Whilo there are at present numerous advocates for dishorning, the majority of bi-eeders prefer not to run the risks of the operátiou, and many are deterred because they believe dishorning to be cruelty to animáis. The origiu of the polled breeds of cattie is not definitely known. According to the Aberdeen Angus Herd Book, however, there appears to be evidenee that the breed of the present day is a lineal descendant from the ancient polled cattie of the northwest of Scotland, known at the beginning of the present century hl their respectivo districts as the Angus Dodies and the Buchan Humlies. The first account of the importation of a breeding herd of Aberdeen Angus. cattie, according to Prairie Farmer, is that of Professor Brown of the Ontario, Canada, experiment farm, made in 1876 and consrsting of two cow8 and a buil. These polled cattie are, at the present date, prorainently known in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, in Missouri, Nebraska and Illinois. Importations have also been made in Maine, Ohio, New Jersey and Massachnsetts. Experiment with these cattie seems to have proved that they are well adapted to various climates; that they are hardy and deep milkers. The fact of their being polled is accepted by many as a great point in their favor.