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the two breeds had the same origin, namely, Holland, they united and 

 called the breed the Holstein-Friesian. More properly, it should be 

 named as it is in Europe, the Friesian. 



Dutch Belted cattle are somewhat smaller than the 

 Holstein-Friesian breed. They are characterized by 

 having a broad belt of white extending about the body 

 otherwise black. They have no qualities that make 

 them especially valuable to dairymen and are bred 

 largely because of the novelty of their marking. 



The Ayrshire is a breed originated in Ayr, a 

 county in southwestern Scotland. The Ayrshire cow 

 is a good milk producer, but the milk is not rich in but- 

 ter fat. The fat globules are small, and the milk con- 

 tains just about the correct proportions of curd-form- 

 ing substances to make cheese. On this account, the 

 Ayrshires are 

 largely used to 

 furnish milk for 

 cheese produc- 

 tion. These 

 animals are not 

 so strictly of the 

 dairy type as the 

 others described. 

 They put on a 

 good supply of 

 meat and are more valuable to the butcher than other 

 dairy breeds. Their color is red, brown, or white. 

 Their disposition is timid, a characteristic especially 

 notable in the bulls. 



The Kerry cattle originated in western Ireland. 

 They are the smallest of any breed. The Dexter- 

 Kerry, a cross with the true Kerry, weighs but 400 



FIG. 179. Ayrshire. 



