A barn used for beef cattle.

Barn

A barn used for beef cattle.

A side view of a barn used for beef cattle.

Cattle Barn

A side view of a barn used for beef cattle.

An outline of a cow, illustrating the different cuts of beef.

Cuts of beef

An outline of a cow, illustrating the different cuts of beef.

"The names and prices of various cuts of beed." —Davison, 1910

Cuts of beef

"The names and prices of various cuts of beed." —Davison, 1910

The names and [out of date] prices of various cuts of beef.

Cuts of Beef

The names and [out of date] prices of various cuts of beef.

A widely-used breed of cattle for beef production.

Hereford Bull

A widely-used breed of cattle for beef production.

Uncastrated male cattle that is raised for beef.

Short-Horned Bull

Uncastrated male cattle that is raised for beef.

A Durham cow standing in a field.

Durham Cattle

A Durham cow standing in a field.

"The hereford breed are of a medium or dark red color, with white faces and sometimes white on the throat, back and bellies. They mature early, are not excelled for grazing, and make beef of the best quality." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Hereford Cattle

"The hereford breed are of a medium or dark red color, with white faces and sometimes white on the throat,…

Hereford bull and cow. Hereford cattle are used for beef production and are originally from Herefordshire, England.

Hereford Cattle

Hereford bull and cow. Hereford cattle are used for beef production and are originally from Herefordshire,…

"They are hardly breed and large feeders. Holesteins are remarkable rather for the quantity of their milk product than its richness, and, like the Ayrshires, they have been thought better adapted to the manufacture of cheese than butter." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Holstein Cattle

"They are hardly breed and large feeders. Holesteins are remarkable rather for the quantity of their…

"The Jersey cattle has a small deer-like head, muzzle fine and dark and encircled by a light color, horns small, crumpled, and of amber color, chest broad and deep, back straight, tail fine, udder full in form, well up behind and running well forward, milk veins prominent, escutcheon or milk mirror high and broad and full on thighs." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Jersey Cattle

"The Jersey cattle has a small deer-like head, muzzle fine and dark and encircled by a light color,…

"The head is small and finely formed, the eye bright and clear, the horn light in substance and waxy in color; the chest dep, broad, and full, the brisket set prominently forward, the crops or spaces behind the shoulders full, hips wide, lions broad, the hair soft, the skin mellow and elastic; the colors full red, full white, or any combination of these." — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Short Horn Cattle

"The head is small and finely formed, the eye bright and clear, the horn light in substance and waxy…

An illustration of a female cow with horns.

Female Cow with Horns

An illustration of a female cow with horns.

A hereford cow, most suitable for meat.

Beef Cow

A hereford cow, most suitable for meat.

A shorthorn bull, a kind of beef cow.

Beef Cow

A shorthorn bull, a kind of beef cow.

A breed of cattle used primarily for beef.

Hereford Cow

A breed of cattle used primarily for beef.

Jersey cattle are a small breed of dairy cattle originally from Jersey, Britain.

Jersey Cow

Jersey cattle are a small breed of dairy cattle originally from Jersey, Britain.

Female cattle that is raised for milk and beef.

Short-Horned Cow

Female cattle that is raised for milk and beef.

Hers of cows and oxen feeding.

Cows and Oxen

Hers of cows and oxen feeding.

A feeding shed used for beef cattle.

Feeding Shed

A feeding shed used for beef cattle.