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Their size and strength coupled with ability to walk at a good 

 rate makes them desirable oxen. 



The calves make excellent veal as they grow rapidly and fat- 

 ten readily. As beef cattle they do not rank high as the waste 

 is great in slaughtering, and carcass lacks quality when com- 

 pared with the beef breeds. 



The interests of the breed are handled by the Holstein- 

 Fresian Association of America, established in 1885, with head- 

 quarters at Brattleboro, Vermont. Up to the present time 259,- 

 900 bulls and 481,760 females have been recorded, 



Dutch belted cattle. — This is a breed of dairy cattle that lias 

 existed in Holland for about three hundred years. The striking 

 thing about them is the characteristic color, a white band extend- 

 ing around the body between the hips and shoulders, the 

 remainder of the animal being black. The characteristic is so 

 firmly impressed on the breed that animals often transmit the 

 belt to their offspring when mated with animals of other breeds. 

 In their native home they are known as Lakenfeld cattle. The 

 conditions under which the breed has developed are very similar 

 to those of the Holstein. However, it is evident that attention 

 has been paid to the color markings rather than to efficiency as 

 dairy cattle. As a breed the cows do not produce rich milk; so 

 corresponding quite closely in quality to that of the Holstein 

 and the average quantity is below the average for the dairy 

 breeds. 



In size they are about the same weight as Guernseys but are 

 a little longer of leg and rangy throughout. They mature about 

 like the Holstein. They were first imported in 1838, coming into 

 New York State. Other importations followed about 1850, but 

 none have been brought to this country in recent years, as the 

 breed has never succeeded in gaining general favor. The inter- 

 ests of the breed are looked after by the Dutch Belted Cattle 

 Association of Amrica, with headquarters in New York City. 

 The interest in the breed is low at the present time. 



French Canadian. — This is a small breed of dairy cattle that 

 originated in Eastern Canada. They are called Canadian cat- 

 tle in their native home. No doubt the breed originated from 

 foundation stock brought to Canada by early French settlers. 

 Although a little smaller, the breed resembles the Jersey very 

 much in breed, character and milk production. It is very reason- 

 able to expect that the source of foundation blood was much the 

 same. The weight of mature bulls is from one thousand to 

 twelve hundred pounds and of cows from six hundred to nine 



