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finally came together and united their interests, agreeing to call 
the breed, Holstein-Friesian. 
182. Description of Holstein-Friesian cattle. — This breed is 
one of the largest of the dairy breeds. While the color is de- 
scribed as black and white, the proportion of black to white varies 
Fic. 47. — The Holstein-Friesian cow ‘‘Colantha 4th’s Johanna.”’ Dairy type. 
greatly. In America at the present time considerable white 
with black patches is the popular color, although very excellent 
animals will be observed in which black predominates. In Hol- 
land, red and white is occasionally seen, while in America, red 
bars an animal from being recorded in the herdbook. The head is 
lean and tends to be somewhat long, with straight nose or face. 
The horns should be short, tapering gradually, and curved for- 
ward and inward. A white horn with a black tip is preferred. 
The neck is moderately long and slender in the female and large 
and arched inthe male. The shoulders are prominent, with withers 
