FARM DAIRYING 



and Guernsey are known as the Channel Island 

 cattle. 



HOLSTEIN 



If the farm affords abundance of succulent pas- 

 ture, and a heavy flow of milk is desired, the Hol- 

 stein should be the choice. This breed has been 

 developed on the rich dike lands of Holland, which 

 may account for its being the largest of the dairy 

 cattle; a mature cow will weigh from twelve to 

 fourteen hundred pounds. It is asserted that she 

 can make a gallon of milk at less cost than any 

 other cow, and she is sometimes called " the milk- 

 man's cow." The milk is often low in fat content, 

 although breeders are improving the breed in this 

 respect. 



The Holstein needs plenty of feed, and owing 

 to her weight she should not have to range very 

 far to secure it. The breed has grown much in 

 favor of late years, and has made many wonder- 

 ful records. 



The Holstein is black and white; sometimes 

 almost entirely either the one or the other color, 

 but more usually definite patches of both. Very 

 rarely they revert to red, which is one of the ances- 

 tral colors. The pedigree of calves coming red 

 may be pure, but the calves cannot be registered. 



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