Daiky Bkeeds of Cattle 



1785 



mealy ring suggestive of the Jersey. The udder is often white, 

 while the hoofs are black and the horns white with black tips. 



It must be said that the conformation of the Brown Swiss does 

 not agree with the usual ideal of the dairy type. The body is 

 notably blocky — not to say beefy. The neck is short and thick 

 with heavy throat latch and dew lap. The legs are short, and the 

 whole appearance is suggestive of vigor and strength. 



As might be exj)ected from their home environment, the breed 

 is reno\\aied for hardiness and vitality, and also bears an excellent 

 reputation for docility. 



So far as dairy performance is concerned, the number of rec- 

 ords are not large, but there are some individuals of marked 

 dairy ability. 



Fig. 161. Ayrshire Cattle on Farm of E. L. Button, Melrose, N. Y. 



