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IOWA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



No. 14. Jacoba Irene. 

 Champion Long Distance Cow of the World. 



As a rule much can be determined relative to the character of 

 the dairy animal by the head and neck. This is as true in 

 breeding dairy cattle as it is in breeding all beef animals or those for any 

 other purpose. This view represents the head of Jacoba Irene, the cham- 

 pion long distance cow of the world! In one year she produced over 

 952 pounds of butter-fat and during the three years that she was under 



No 15. Beauvoir's King. Jersey Bull Imported from Jersey Isles 

 and Champion Bull at Illinois State Fair. 1909. 



authenticated supervision she produced over 2,700 pounds of butter. 

 Characteristic of our best dairy cows it will be noticed that Jacoba Irene, 

 the champion long distance cow of the world, has an extremely large 

 mouth, indicative of good feeding capacity, large and well distended nos- 



