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pacious but milky form, frequently standing on longer legs 

 than representatives of the other dairy breeds. The head 

 is the longest and leanest of any, with comparatively small 

 fine horns ; the skin is of medium thickness, loose and 

 pliable, showing an abundance of highly colored secretion 



Fig. 114. — A Holstein-Friesian cow. 



and covered with a coat of soft hair. The color is black 

 and white, more or less of either. Red and white, while 

 not uncommon in Holland, is not acceptable to the registry 

 association in this country. 



The udder of the representative Holstein-Friesian is 



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