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FARM ANIMALS 





FIG. 178. Holstein. 



The Holstein-Friesians are natives of Holland. 

 They are large, black and white cattle, and are pro- 

 ducers of large yields of milk. The milk is not so rich 



as that of the 

 breeds hereto- 

 fore described. 

 It averages 

 about 3.25 per 

 cent butter fat. 

 The fat glob- 

 ules are very 

 small and do 

 not rise to the 

 surface so read- 

 ily as in the milk containing larger fat globules. The 

 milk is easily digested and is especially valuable for 

 infants. These cattle are used in dairies supplying 

 milk to large cities. 



Although the Holsteins are not used for beef pro- 

 duction on account of not dressing out a large per- 

 centage of high-priced meat, the calves of this breed 

 are in much favor for veal. 



In disposition the Holsteins are quiet. They take 

 conditions as they find them and seem to be contented, 

 giving better results under adverse circumstances than 

 any other dairy breed. 



Note. The name Holstein is derived from a province in Germany 

 by this name, situated about loo miles east of Holland. The Dutch 

 cattle are popular there as they are throughout northern Germany. 

 Friesian is derived from Friesland, a province in Holland. The 

 Dutch black and white cattle were imported from both of these prov- 

 inces and exploited as separate breeds in the United States, one the 

 Holstein and the other the Friesian. When the breeders found that 



