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dairy cattle, the milk testing about 4 per cent fat. There 
is a record of a 500-pound Dexter yielding over 8,000 
pounds of milk in one year. These cattle will never have 
a place in money-making herds, but as family cows they 
may in time find a place. 
13. Dutch Belted cattle——These cattle belong to the 
Holstein class, but are inferior to the parent stock. The 
white belt around the body 
gives distinction, but adds 
nothing to their ability as 
milk producers. Some ex- 
cellent records of milk have 
been reported, but as a dairy 
competitor this breed is out- 
classed. The fancy of the 
breeder will be the sole de- 
pendence of these cattle for perpetuation and popularity. 
14. Red Polled cattle.—As the name indicates, these 
cattle have no horns and are red in color. They orig- 
inated in England, and although bred in this country in 
considerable numbers, they are outranked as dairy 
animals by the primary 
dairy breeds. They givea 
good grade of milk and 
are prized also as_ beef 
producers. 
#15. French - Canadian 
cattle.—These cattle come 
to us from Canada. Their 
ancestry is represented 
in stock similar to that 
used in the development of the Channel Islands breeds. 
In color the cattle are black or browish fawn. They are 
DutcH BELTED Cow 
Rep Potten Cow 
