shorthorns
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It is a cross of Indian Brahma cattle, which are resistant to the tropical heat and diseases of southern Texas, and pure-bred shorthorns, one of the great English beef breeds.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Galloways, which were the breed in vogue at first, have been to a large extent replaced by shorthorns and Ayrshire dairy cattle.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
The boys had come in with the shorthorns, the corral boss reported, not one missing.
From The Trail of Conflict by Emilie Baker Loring
They are the slowest of all; and the odds are long against any one keeping awake after the conversation has taken its steady turn into shorthorns, Swedish turnips, subsoiling, and southdowns.
From Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands by Charles James Lever
Where the farm is famous for cattle, the chief occasion is the yearly sale of young shorthorns.
From Wild Life in a Southern County by Richard Jefferies
