. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. untain and plain, on good lands and poor. Dutch cattle, which form with those of Fries-land and the shores of the North Sea a race apart,have a good reputation everywhere. For thatreason we begin our short sur\ey of races with .A Fine Dutch Bull them. The chief breeds are those of Fries-land, Groningen, and northern and south-ern Holland. The cattle of Fricsland have long bodies,the loins and shoulders well filled out. Theudder of the cow is remarkable for size,and the production of milk is very qualities of this bre
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. untain and plain, on good lands and poor. Dutch cattle, which form with those of Fries-land and the shores of the North Sea a race apart,have a good reputation everywhere. For thatreason we begin our short sur\ey of races with .A Fine Dutch Bull them. The chief breeds are those of Fries-land, Groningen, and northern and south-ern Holland. The cattle of Fricsland have long bodies,the loins and shoulders well filled out. Theudder of the cow is remarkable for size,and the production of milk is very qualities of this breed are highly valuedeverywhere, and many of the cattle havebeen brought to our country, where to-day they are found in nearly every are of large size, black and white incolor, and popular because of their abun-dant milk supply. The genealogical bookof Holstcin-FiiLsicrii cattle demantls thefollowing characteristics: skin soft andla.\ ; head delicate and short ; large e\es,large nostrils, and drooping horns bentslightly forward ; chest broad and dccj) ;. .\ WjNNHH IN ) Cl A; COCNTV 214 OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS sides long and gently rounded ; back straight,and if possible a broad and level rump ; mouthwide; tail long, covered with fine hairs; flanks being the best of the country, although notwatered by many rivers. The color of this breedis usually black with some white mingled in it-
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