Oct. 7, 1918 Crosses between Dairy and Beef Breeds of Cattle 1 1 



Female: maple grove netta (29307). — Color red and white. Much resembling 

 the spotting of her daughter, Orono Netta. Muzzle black; horns heavy; black-tipped 

 and thrown forward and up, as would be characteristic of the Ayrshire. Udder good- 

 sized and well shaped. Well carried out in fore quarters. General type is that of the 

 New England Ayrshire. 



Guernsey Herd 



Male: lady primrose's governor of the fountain (18328). — Color a light 

 yellow and white. White confined chiefly to the shoulders, legs, and belly. Muzzle 

 is flesh-colored. Switch white. Horns coming out at right angles to head and curving 

 slightly forward. Good Guernsey form both in head and in fore and hind quarters. 

 Four well-developed rudimentaries (PI. 2, A). 



Female: college gem (40037). — Color orange and white. White on belly, fore 

 and hind legs chiefly. Tongue white; few white hairs on face; muzzle smutty; 

 switch white. Horns large, thrown forward, up and back, black tipped. Hoofs white; 

 secretions orange. General appearance is hea%'y for a dairy cow. Face a little short; 

 body short; withers thick, well-developed; broad girth; rump fairly short; tail set 

 high; twist well-filled. Udder small and poorly shaped. Veins and wells fairly large. 



Female: college gem 2Nd (53235). — Color: Orange and white. White star on fore- 

 head. Two white spots on left shoulder. Belly white; short white stocking on left 

 foreleg, extending as long white area along front of leg to brisket. 



Hind legs are white below the knee. Muzzle white; tongue white; switch white. 

 Horns long and slender, thrown up and back. Hoofs white; secretions orange, large 

 in amount. The animal exhibits a fair Guernsey type, although rather light in body 

 weight and heavy in shoulders. Udder of fair shape; teats rather well placed; 

 medium-sized milk veins and wells. 



Female: college creusa (25661). — Color orange and white, white star on fore- 

 head. Muzzle has a grayish area around it. Broad band of white extending across 

 the shoulder and connecting with the white belly. Forelegs, brisket, and udder 

 white. Broad band of white across the rump including the exterior end of the chime 

 and running down on forelegs as far as the hoof. Muzzle white, with a few black spots 

 on it. Tongue white; switch white. Horns heavy, thrown up and back. Hoofs 

 white; secretions orange. The general type is that of a fair Guernsey. Udder is 

 good size, although rather poor in shape. Milk veins and wells good size. 



Female: college creusa 2Nd (34227). — Color orange and white. Large white 

 star. Udder white, broad band extending over rump to fore sides of white hindlegs; 

 hindlegs are clear white to knee. Muzzle white; tongue white; switch white. 

 Horns long, thin, thrown upward and curved forward and in. Hoofs white; secre- 

 tions orange, large in amount. Nose narrow, strong, good dish and veins. General 

 type is that of a fair Guernsey. Udder rather small, pendant, and poorly shaped. 

 Medium-sized veins and wells. 



Female: creusa 's lady (53234). — Color yellow and white. Star, white spot on 

 both shoulders, extending over withers. Belly white; forelegs white on the inside; 

 short stockings. White spot on left side of barrel. Rump and tail set white. Irreg- 

 ular white lines in front of hindlegs, extending do\vn into clear white area below the 

 knee. Muzzle, tongue, and switch white. Horns throwTi forward and up. Hoofs 

 white; secretions orange. Animal is rather light in weight and withers are a trifle 

 heavy for a typical Guernsey animal. Milk veins lead to rather good wells (PI. 2, B). 



Holstein-Friesian Herd 



Male: Johanna lad manor de kol (41913). — Color black and white. Star. 

 Broad band of white just back of the shoulders, extending around the body. Fore- 

 legs white, tail set white, hindlegs white, the white extending as irregular area up- 

 wards to the flank. Muzzle black, switch white. Horns large and thick, coming 



