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VII. Notable Characteristics.— VIII. The Legs of the Devon.— IX. The 

 Body and Tail.— X. The Devon Cow.— XI. Mr. Allen's Testimony.— XII. 

 They are Active and Handy. — XIIL In the First Class for Beef. — ^Xllla. 

 Polled Durham Cattle.— XIV. Weight of the Devons.— XV. Sussex Cattle. 

 — XVI. The Sussex Color. — XVII. Distinguishing Marks of the Sussex 

 —XVIII. The Sussex Cow.— XIX. Glamorgan Cattle.— XX. Dutch Belted 

 Cattle.— XXL Holstein-Friesans.— XXIL Characteristics.— XXIII. Milk 

 and Butter Records.— XXIV. Types 708 



CHAPTER IX. 



POLLED CATTLE. 



I. Polled Cattle in General.— II. The Galloways,— III. Points of the Gallo- 

 way. — IV. The Limbs and Head. — V. The Skin. — VI. The Color. — VIL 

 The Galloways in America. — VIIL Polled Angus Cattle. — IX. Color of the 

 Polled Angus. — X. Angus Cows as Milkers. — XL The Angus Compared 

 with the Galloway 731 



CHAPTER X. 



DAIRY CATTLE — THE AYRSHIRES. 



The Antiquity of Ayrshire Cattle. — II. Ayrshire Ancestry. — III. The Ayr- 

 shire as Milker. — IV. Quality of the Milk. — V. Mr. Youatt's Opinion. — VI. 

 Quality of the Flesh. — VII. The Ayrshires in America. — VIII. Ayrshire 

 Points Eighty Years Ago. — IX. The Ayrshire of To-Day. — X. Points of 

 Ayrshire Cattle. — XL Escutcheon or Milk Mirror. — XII. The Points 

 Summed Up.— XIIL The Body.— XIV. The Skin.— XV. Milk Points.— 

 XVI. The Head.— XVII. The Neck, Body and Limbs.— XVIII. Importance 

 of Good Teats.— XIX. Color, Style and Condition 737 



CHAPTER XL 



DAIRY CATTLE — THE DUTCH BREEDS. 



L Antiquity of Dutch Cattle as a Distinct Race. — II. Friesian and Batavian 

 Cattle.— IIL Dutch Cattle Older than those of Holstein.— IV. Establish- 

 ment of Regular Cattle Markets. — V. Importation of Danish Cattle into 

 F^iesland. — VI. Facts about Dutch Cattle. — VIL Varieties Described. — 

 VIII. Races of Dutch Cattle.— IX. Dr. George May's Testimony.— X. 

 Breeds of North and South Holland and West Friesland. — XL Their Color 

 and Form.— XII. Yields of Milk.— XIIL Feeding Qualities.— XIV. Dutch 

 Cattle an Artificial Breed.— XV. The Earliest Importations.— XVI. The Le- 

 roy Importation. — XVII. The Chenery Importation. — ^XVIII. What Prof. 

 Roberts Says. — XIX. Measurements Adopted for Dutch Friesian Cattle. 

 —XX. How to Select Dairy Cows 747 



CHAPTER XII. 



DAIRY CATTLE AND DAIRYING. 



A Proper Foundation for the Industry. — IL Care, Housing and Feeding.— 

 III. The Soil.— IV. Organization.— V. The Growing of Crops.— VI. The 

 Man behind the Cow. Missouri Chief Josephine — Hegelund Method of 

 Milking 763 



