306 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 
deep chests, hips and rumps high and broad, udders and 
milk-veins well developed, mellow skin and soft hair, and 
withal, a high nervous 
temperament. They 
are very quiet in dis- 
position. |The most 
distinctive feature of 
this breed is the very 
wonderful, pure white 
belt. This belt, when 
: i ideal, should be a little 
Fic. 53.— Dutch Belted bull. back of the shoulder, 
and a little in front of the hips, and should extend entirely 
around the body in a line-like appearance. The body is 
coal black, and these combinations of color, so beauti- 
fully blended, are the wonder of all who see them (Figs. 
53, 54). 
342. Uses of Dutch Belted cattle.— Dutch Belted cows, 
as a rule, are large, persistent milkers, giving milk con- 
stantly, almost with- 
out going dry. The 
fact that we have 
many breeders of 
fifteen, twenty and 
twenty-five years’ ex- 
perience who are as 
enthusiastic as ever, 
speaks strongly of the 
merits of the breed. 
In order to convey an idea of the ability of this breed in 
the production of milk and butter, we cite the records of 
the cows of some of the breeders for long periods. J. A. 
Holbert, of New York, at one time had a fine herd of 
