. Milk and its products : a treatise upon the nature and qualities of dairy milk and the manufacture of butter and cheese . Dairying; Milk; Dairy products. Fig. 6. Holstein-Friesian cow. land and West Frieslaod. The name Holstein is an entire misnomer to tliis breed of cattle, so far as any geographical distinction is concerned. None of the ancestors of the cattle of this breed ever came from the Duchj' of Schleswig- Holstein, although the cattle of these districts, and some other Prussian provinces, are not greatly different from what are known in the United States as Hol- stein cattle. The p
. Milk and its products : a treatise upon the nature and qualities of dairy milk and the manufacture of butter and cheese . Dairying; Milk; Dairy products. Fig. 6. Holstein-Friesian cow. land and West Frieslaod. The name Holstein is an entire misnomer to tliis breed of cattle, so far as any geographical distinction is concerned. None of the ancestors of the cattle of this breed ever came from the Duchj' of Schleswig- Holstein, although the cattle of these districts, and some other Prussian provinces, are not greatly different from what are known in the United States as Hol- stein cattle. The proper geographical name for this breed would undoubtedly be Dutch. Dutch farmers have long been noted for their thrift, and the man- ufacture of dairy products, particularly of cheese, has been an important industry in North Holland for very many years. The land is fertile and emi- nently suited to the production of grass, but it is high priced, since it is pro- tected from the encroach- ment of the sea by an exten- sive series of costly dykes and embankments. In order that the Dutch farmer may make dairy products profitable on such high-priced land, he must have a very efficient animal, and under these circumstances the Holstein cow has been developed. The natural conservatism of the. Fig. 7. Holstein-Friesian 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 Wing, Henry H. (Henry Hiram), 1859-1936. New York : Macmillan
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