Dairy Cattle 



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from the milk, the animals rank with the Jerseys. Fig. 144 

 shows a well known Guernsey cow, Johanna Chene. 



Holstein-Friesian. The breed of black-and-white cattle 

 known as the Holstein-Friesian originated in North Holland 

 and Friesland where they have been purely bred for two thou- 

 sand years or more. The dairy industry in Holland has been 

 highly developed and the cattle have always been well cared for 

 and fed abundantly. 



Many importations have been made into the United States 

 and the animals have increased rapidly in number. They are 

 now found in all 

 parts of the coun- 

 try, but more es- 

 pecially in dairy 

 regions where high 

 yield of milk is de- 

 sired. In size the 

 animals are the 

 largest of the dairy 

 breeds; mature 

 cows often weigh 

 1500 pounds and 

 seldom less than 

 1200 pounds ; ma- 

 ture bulls often go 

 above 2500 pounds. 

 The frame of the animal is very large. Their color is strongly 

 marked black and white with the two colors in separate irregular 

 patches. In some animals the black predominates and in others, 

 the white. In milk production Holstein cows excel those of all 

 other breeds. The butter-fat percentage, however, is small, but 

 with the large quantities of milk, the total butter-fat during a 

 definite period of time often equals and in many cases exceeds 

 that from animals of other breeds. The color of the milk is 

 somewhat bluish and the butter-fat is rather soft and of a 



FIG. 145. Holstein-Friesian cow, Dutchess Sky- 

 lark Ormsby, 124,513. World's record cow, 1915. 

 Butter-fat made in one year, 1205.091 pounds. 



