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5. Other Dairy Breeds. — The Dutch Belted cattle are an- 

 other Dutch breed, having been bred pure for many years by 

 the aristocracy of Holland. They got their name from a band 

 of white which encircles the barrel back of the shoulders and 



51. A GROUP OF DUTCH BELTED CATTLE IN PASTURE 



in front of the hips. The remainder of the body is black. 

 They are not so large as the Holstein-Friesians, but in general 

 resemble them in characteristics. There are few of this 

 breed in America. 



The Kerry cattle are an Irish breed and the Kerry cow is 

 famous as the **poor man's cow." This is the smallest of 

 dairy breeds, forty inches being a common height. The color 



