The Progress., 1892-09-17
ABERDEEN POllEO CATTLE.
Careful Summing Up Of the Aberdeen
Angus Good Qualities.

Careful Summing Up Of the Aberdeen
Angus Good Qualities.
The Aberdeen Polls possess character
istic shapes. The Shorthorn and Here
ford are both good types of what may be
regarded as the parallelogramic form.
while the Aberdeen Poll is probably the
NEST perfect type of the cylindrical form
that is in existence. This means great
deal. 1t implies that there shall be at
least fair length of body, with fine spring
of ribs, and the absence of those promi-
nences and abrupt angles which mar the
utility of some otherwise good speci
mems of the other breeds. Compared
with the Shorthorns they are scarcely so
large, are lower set, somewhat thicker
less pointy and more smooth, although
of course there are individual exceptions
The average specimens OF this breed
are remarkable for their retention OF
symmetry of form, even when they are
being loaded with fat. They seldom
evince that disposition to patchiness
which mars the appearance of indivld
uals Of some of the other breeds and
renders the carcass much less valuable.
The possession of this useful property
would go far of itself to establish the
fact that the Aberdeen Polls are good
stall feeders. Of this we have con
firmatory evidence in the prizes they
have won on both sides of the Atlantic
| at the leading fat stock shows. TheiI
excellent stall feeding qualities. linked
| with the fact that they are hornless
should be well weighed by the farmers
of this province in those days when the
legislature finds it necessary to appoint
| q commission to investigate the question
| of dehorning. &c..
| This breed is distinguished for thu
production of a good carcass OF beef. /
is good because generally speaking thu
dead weight of dressed meat is large IL
proportion to the live weight; the mea
itself is of an excellent quality. evi
denced by its ready sale in the leading
british markets 1t is said to be mar
bled or feclked in greater degree thai
that of some breeds. But this is mat
ter which is to some extent controlle'
by the feeding, although heredity doe
influence the character OF meat In TIL
respect as well as in regard to quantity
The prepotency of the Aberdeen. Pol
ia well established, although its claim
in this respect stand no higher those Q
, the Shorthorn, the Hereford and tn
|, Galloway. But this strong power 9
transmission renders it potent tactc
. in effecting improvement in commo
|, stocks. since the qualities that are thu
, Unmarried with much uniformity al
those of a high order. 1t has repeated
been demonstrated that the Aberdee
Poll crosses admirably with the Shor
horn and the Shorthorn grade. and tn;
the converse of this is true, VIZ. that ti
Sborthorn blends admirably with Il
| Aberdeen Poll and the Aberdeen Pc
Grade. The important feature here
: their ability to blend so admirably wit
the Shorthorn grade, for the commo
: stocks of this country have been mue
r improyed by Shorthorn blood. By usir
. Aberdeen-Angus bulls orr farmers ca
: ret good steers for shipping-smooth
D carcass and without horns.
q In regard to robustness OF consult
ton. to longevity and to ability to ada
themselves to change OF climate, INT
stand well, quite as well as the ShoI
Q horns and Herefords. but do not deci
r edly excel them in these respects, unle
n when the latter have been impaired
i constitution by long continued imam
in breeding. This sin is perhaps n
pl chargeable to the same extent upon T