Agriculture .. . of the color is quite different and veryunique and striking. There can be no doubt that, in the effort to fix thepeculiar markings, the animals of this breed were more closely bred than isusually desirable. Some of the more valuable and practical characteristicsappear to have been in a measure lost sight of. In size Dutch Beltedcattle rank about with Ayrshires. They are, however, rather longer in the 568 AGRICULTURE ; leg and somewhat less compact in form than the cattle of that breed. Thecolor is black with a band of white extending entirely around the belt of white
Agriculture .. . of the color is quite different and veryunique and striking. There can be no doubt that, in the effort to fix thepeculiar markings, the animals of this breed were more closely bred than isusually desirable. Some of the more valuable and practical characteristicsappear to have been in a measure lost sight of. In size Dutch Beltedcattle rank about with Ayrshires. They are, however, rather longer in the 568 AGRICULTURE ; leg and somewhat less compact in form than the cattle of that breed. Thecolor is black with a band of white extending entirely around the belt of white differs in width, but it should not extend forward to theshoulder nor back to the hip. There must be no white elsewhere on thebody and no black must appear in the white belt. Dutch Belted cows yielda fair amount of milk. In quality this milk stands rather low, though itwill average somewhat richer in butter fat than the milk of the Holstein-Friesians. The breeders of Dutch Belted cattle naturally claim very much. Fig. 1S2 Belted Dutch Cow, Lady courtesy of H. E. Alvord, Chief Dairy Division, U. S. Dept. Agricultttre. for their favorites, but their claims appear to be hardly justified by the breed is not numerous, either in its native country or in the UnitedStates, and it cannot as yet be regarded as of much importance. The cutsgive a good idea of the appearance of two of the finest individuals of thebreed. 571. Brown Swiss — Brown Swiss cattle are natives of Switzerland, acountry which has long possessed a most enviable reputation for its dairyproducts, especially for its cheese. This breed of cattle, being native to ahilly and mountainous country, shows the natural peculiarities resulting ANIMAL HUSBANDRY. 569 from life in such a country. Most important among these characteristicsare the somewhat larger and stronger bone and leg than are commonamong lowland cattle. The cows usually range in weight from about1,200 to 1,400 pounds, the bulls about 1,
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