THE BROWN SWISS 



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more commonly weigh from 1500 to 1800 pounds. The Brown 

 Swiss Cattle Breeders' Association in the scale of points give no 

 weight standards. It is thought by some that the two sexes more 

 nearly approach each other in weight than with . most breeds. - 

 The Brown Swiss in crossing or grading will do very well where 

 mated with stock lacking in vigor, for this breed is of superior 

 vigor and hardiness. No doubt many grade dairy herds of Jersey 

 or Guernsey character would have vigor restored by a Brown Swiss 



FIG. 207. Rosi, gold-medal Brown Swiss cow at Lucerne, Switzerland, 1911. 

 From photograph by Richard Oehler, Lucerne 



cross, as well as a higher value from the butcher's point of view. 

 At the Michigan Agricultural College Brown Swiss have been 

 crossed on Red Polled, Jersey, and Holstein-Friesian grades, and 

 in every case, says Professor R. S. Shaw, Swiss characteristics 

 stand out prominently. Especial emphasis is given to the supe- 

 riority of a carcass the product of a Brown Swiss bull from 

 a Red Polled cow which weighed 1280 pounds as a yearling 

 and dressed out 61 per cent. 



The prepotency of Brown Swiss cattle is very marked, which 

 naturally would be the case, considering the length of time in 



