. Business announcement. . '^UROM fairest creatures n>e desire ;—Shakespeare. The While every scientific authority recognizes a number Holstein- of causes for variation in milk, all place particular Friesian stress on the breed of cow as a factor of first impor- tance. This being the case, it is interesting to note the history and characteristics of Holstein-Friesian cattle, in order to ascertain just why the consensus of expert opinion leaves no room to doubt the superiority of Holstein-Friesian cows' milk as human food. Holstein-Friesian cattle, the greatest of all milch cow
. Business announcement. . '^UROM fairest creatures n>e desire ;—Shakespeare. The While every scientific authority recognizes a number Holstein- of causes for variation in milk, all place particular Friesian stress on the breed of cow as a factor of first impor- tance. This being the case, it is interesting to note the history and characteristics of Holstein-Friesian cattle, in order to ascertain just why the consensus of expert opinion leaves no room to doubt the superiority of Holstein-Friesian cows' milk as human food. Holstein-Friesian cattle, the greatest of all milch cows, have been m the process of development over two thousand years. They were introduced from the provinces of north Holland and Friesland, a section of the kingdom of The Netherlands, bordering on the North Sea. The present dairymen of these provinces are descendants of the ancient Friesians, and their cattle are lineal descendants from the herds of their ancestors. From the earliest accounts of their dairy husbandry, these black and white cattle have been used and devel- oped for dairy purposes. Easterly and northerly from its place of origin, this breed ha^ spread, until it has extended even to Russia, where, at the mouth of the river Dwina, nearly under the Arctic Circle, it has produced the Kholmogorian breed, the most highly. 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 Indian Hill farm, inc. [from old catalog]. Worcester, Mass. , Indian Hill farm, inc
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