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or in a herd registry. These are now kept by 

 breeders' associations in all natinns. In these 

 books every bull and every cow that is registered 

 has its number. Some associations also have 

 records of good and bad quahties, of character- 

 istic traits, and of changes occurring from time 

 to time, which form a basis of schedule for the 

 cattle ; all countries in our day follow this plan. 

 These books are guarantees for the bu)-er ; they 

 have, moreover, a general interest for the public 

 health and for the milk trade, and they furnish 

 invaluable data for commerce. 



A Fine Dutch Bull 



them. The chief breeds are those of Fries- 

 land, Groningen, and northern and south- 

 ern Holland. 



The cattle of Fricsland have long bodies, 

 the loins and shoulders well filled out. The 

 udder of the cow is remarkable for size, 

 and the production of milk is very great. 

 The qualities of this breed are highly valued 

 e\'erywhere, and many of the cattle have 

 been brought to our country, where to- 

 da}' they are found in nearly every state. 

 They are of large size, black and white in 

 color, and popular because of their abun- 

 dant milk supply. The genealogical book 

 of Holstein-Friesian cattle demands the 

 following characteristics : skin soft and 

 lax ; head delicate and short ; large eyes, 

 large nostrils, and drooping horns bent 

 slightlv forward ; chest broad and deep ; 



MiLKINI, Cows IN Fk.ANCE 



IV. Breeds of C.vttle 



There are a great number of breeds of cattle 

 in different parts of the world, so many that we 

 can mention but a few here, — the important ones 

 that contribute primarily to our own cattle stock 

 and that comprise the millions of herds scattered 

 all over our land, on hillside and river bottom, on 

 mountain and plain, on good lands and poor. 



Dutch cattle, which form with those of Fries- 

 land and the shores of the North Sea a race apart, 

 have a good reputation everywhere. For that 

 reason we begin our short survey of races with 



A WiNNKK IN Tnl(Ki;-Yi:.\K-Ol-I) Cl.ASS -AT 



St.akk County F.air 



