. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. THE BREEDS OF CATTLE 6S Eastern states and in the Middle West and Northwest, and is constantly growing in favor. The great feeding and pro- ducing capacity of the cows and their quiet disposition have added much to their popularity. The bulls are like all dairy bulls, and tend to be nervous and often mean in disposition. There are three recognized types of this breed, —(a) the thin-fleshed, wedge-shaped type; (b) those that carry somewhat more flesh; and (c) those that are rather. Fig. 37. Ji'wl of Il'iiiie Farm. A Holstein-Friesian bull, f
. Beginnings in animal husbandry. Livestock; Poultry. THE BREEDS OF CATTLE 6S Eastern states and in the Middle West and Northwest, and is constantly growing in favor. The great feeding and pro- ducing capacity of the cows and their quiet disposition have added much to their popularity. The bulls are like all dairy bulls, and tend to be nervous and often mean in disposition. There are three recognized types of this breed, —(a) the thin-fleshed, wedge-shaped type; (b) those that carry somewhat more flesh; and (c) those that are rather. Fig. 37. Ji'wl of Il'iiiie Farm. A Holstein-Friesian bull, famous as a prize winner, owned hiy W. B. Barney, of Iowa. Photograph by the author. broad over the withers and thick in the quarters, and show more beefiness than dairy cattle men usually admire. Many people approve the medium between the two extremes, if the cow is a satisfactory producer of milk. A bull of beefy form, with a thick pair of thighs, is not to be commended. Holstein-Friesian cattle mature somewhat slowly as com- pared with the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles Sumner, 1860-1939. St. Paul, Minn. : Webb Pub. Co.
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