98 THE STUDY OF BREEDS. 



V. Early maturing qualities. 



(1) They are average in this respect 



(2) Like the Holsteins they come into milk at from 

 twenty-four to thirty months, but continue to develop for at 

 least two years subsequently. 



VI. Grazing qualities. 



(1) These are much the same as with the Holsteins, that 

 is to say, they need good grazing lands rich in production and 

 that do not involve climbing on the part of the animals grazing 

 them. 



(2) Their grazing properties do not appear to have been 

 much tested in northerly latitudes and in exposed situations. 



VII. Feeding qualities. 



(1) As in the case of the Holstein they feed well up to 

 the age of one to two years and they grow quickly. 



(2) Up to the age mentioned, the killing qualities are 

 good, but not so good relatively, subsequently, owing to more 

 accentuated development in the dairy form. 



VIII. Value in crossing and grading. 



(1) Their marked prepotency is shown in the reproduc- 

 tion of the band or belt around the body when they are crossed 

 upon common animals. 



(2) Such crosses should prove beneficial where the chief 

 object sought is improvement in dairy qualities. 



IX. Breeding qualities. 



(1) These are average, but not probably of the highest 

 type, although 



(2) When properly managed they are sufficiently repro- 

 ductive. 



X. Weak points. 



(1) By inheritance they stand on the borderland of undue 

 refinement, hence 



(2) They have probably not the same all-round vigor of 

 some breeds. 



XL Compared with Holsteins. 



(1) They are not as yet so generally popular as the Hol- 

 steins, nor are they quite equal to them in size or vigor. 



(2) In all the other essential characteristics the two breeds 

 are very similar. 



