Holstein-Friesian cow COLANTHA 4th, in her four year old and six year 

 old form. The lower illustration is a photo of her as a four year old. Com- 

 pare this with the upper, which is a photo of her as a six year old, and the 

 changes that take place in a dairy cow as she approaches maturity may be 

 seen. This cow is owned by Messrs. Gillett & Son, of Rosendale, Wis., and 

 her records are as follows : 



Milk, 1 day. Butter, 1 w'k. Milk, 1 y'r. Butter Fat, 1 y'r. 



52.2 fts. 14.1 ft s. 



64.8 B&s. 18.7 t>s. 



70.2 fl>s. 21.1 R>s. 



AGE. 



2 years. 



3 years. 



4 years. 



5 years. 



6 years. 



77.3 fts. 



Milk, 1 y'r. 



12.463.4 Ibs. 



14.951.5 Ibs. 

 13,992,2 5>s. 

 14,481.8 B>s. 

 14,782.7 BT.S. 



577.7 tt>s. 

 533.9 fts. 



562.9 tt>s. 



24.5 B>s. 



This cow was also first in the official tests of the Holstein-Friesian Asso- 

 ciation in 1900, and also winner of first prize in tests for economy of produc- 

 tion making 19.6 Ibs. fat in one week at a food cost of 6 3-5 cents per pound. 



DESCRIPTION OF HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE 



*pHE ORIGINAL type of this breed had more size of frame than that which char- 

 acterizes the modern representative. The conditions existing have favored 

 the production of a large dairy animal with extreme development for yielding 

 milk. The type which is now common shows more refinement but still has the 

 characteristics in the main which identified the first importations. The color 

 should be black and white, with no mixture of this or tinge of brown. The head 

 should be lengthy, generally because of a long face, the eye should be large and 

 bright and that portion of the head between the horn and the eye should be full. 

 The neck should be slim and lengthy, the shoulder sharp and fitting well while the 

 chest should be deep and the body have for its most noted feature a large develop- 

 ment of the digestive organs. The loins should be strong though bare of flesh and 

 the hind quarters straight and angular and the thighs thin. The frame should 

 show as much refinement as possible without any indication of delicacy. The gen- 

 eral conformation should be such as to favor large capacity for the consumption of 

 food and the production of the largest quantity of milk. See official scale of points- 

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