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Pfalz. Voigtland is a well cultivated highland, with an average el ova- 

 tion of 1,300 feet, and an annual moan temperature of 48 Fahrenheit. 

 The animal rainfall is L't) inches, ami the time between the first and 



last snowfall of the year is about one hundred and fifty days. 



ORIGIN OF THE BREED. 



Iii the early part of the present century Zillerthal (Tyrol) cattle were 

 brought into Voigtland, and the origin of the present breed of Voigt- 

 land cattle dates from the time of this cross. 



CHARACTERISTICS. 



The following are the distinguishing features of this race of cattle: 

 The body color is chestnut-brown, without marks ; the tuft of the tail 

 yellow, and udder bright red. Bright red is also the color of the mem- 

 brane of the eyelids, of the tongue, and of the mouth. The body is long 

 and well arched, the back broad, with full thighs, and the hide is thick 

 and soft. Average live weight, 750 to 850 pounds. Yearly milk pro- 

 duction, 375 to 400 gallons. The cattle of this race are very hardy and 

 are easily fattened, and are much sought alter for beef. They are, 

 however, not of rapid growth. 



The measurements of a bull and seven cows of the Voigtland race 

 gave the following results : 



Plate 1 shows the head of a three-and-a-half-year-old bull ; Plate 2 

 the head of a four-year-old cow, with the following measurements: 



Plate 3 shows a Voigtland cow exhibited at the Bremen cattle-show 

 of 1882. 



GEO. E. BULLOCK, 



United States Consul. 

 ANNABERG, April 30, 1884. 



