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THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 



FIG. 53. Dutch Belted bull. 



deep chests, hips and rumps high and broad, udders and 

 milk-veins well developed, mellow skin and soft hair, and 



withal, a high nervous 

 temperament. They 

 are very quiet in dis- 

 position. The most 

 distinctive feature of 

 this breed is the very 

 wonderful, pure white 

 belt. This belt, when 

 ideal, should be a little 

 back of the shoulder, 

 and a little in front of the hips, and should extend entirely 

 around the body in a line-like appearance. The body is 

 coal black, and these combinations of color, so beauti- 

 fully blended, are the wonder of all who see them (Figs. 

 53, 54). 



342. Uses of Dutch Belted cattle. Dutch Belted cows, 

 as a rule, are large, persistent milkers, giving milk con- 

 stantly, almost with- 

 out going dry. The 

 fact that we have 

 many breeders of 

 fifteen, twenty and 

 twenty-five years' ex- 

 perience who are as 

 enthusiastic as ever, 

 speaks strongly of the 

 merits of the breed. 

 In order to convey an idea of the ability of this breed in 

 the production of milk and butter, we cite the records of 

 the cows of some of the breeders for long periods. J. A. 

 Holbert, of New York, at one time had a fine herd of 



FIG. 54. Dutch Belted cow. 



