Mini-Cattle: The Amazing Irish Dexter

By Randy Kidd
Published on March 1, 1980
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PHOTO: RANDY KIDD
Irish Dexter mini cattle are compact, docile, and highly productive, though somewhat rare.

Suppose someone could “invent” the perfect cow for
homesteaders . . . what would the bovine beauty be like?
Well, the animal would probably be an economical, small
beast that required about half the grazing land of an
ordinary cow or steer . . . yet still gave a fine yield of
both milk and beef, right? Not only that (as long

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