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and white, sometimes the white, sometimes the black, 

 prevailing. In quantity of milk this breed excels all 

 others. Colantha 4th's Johanna (Fig. 125) is credited 

 with 27,432.5 pounds of milk in twelve months, which 

 is the world's record. A good cow is expected to pro- 

 duce from 7,000 to 9,000 pounds of milk in a year. 

 A cow that does not produce 4,000 or 5,000 pounds 

 of milk a year is likely to be unprofitable. While the 



Fig. 133. "She is broad on top." Courtesy of Department of Agricultural 

 Extension, University of Ohio. 



milk from Friesian cows is not so rich as that afforded 

 by the Jerseys and the Guernseys, the total butter-fat 

 is equally great. 



275. Dual-purpose Breeds are intermediate between 

 the beef and dairy types. The cows afford considerably 

 more milk than the calves can use, and the body form 

 is such that they dress out a good quality of beef. 

 The breeds most usually classed as dual-purpose ani- 



