. American cattle: their history, breeding and management. Cattle; Cattle. 172 AMERICAN CATTLE. We give an accurate portrait of one of the cows, taken by our artist in February, 1867. She stands the model of a perfect milker, with all the mammary veins and udder glands in the highest state of Plate 26. Holstein Cow. We are gratified that this valuable importation has been made by its public spirited owner, for the benefit of our cattle and dairy interests, and trust that their merits will spread far and wide, beyond the limited territory where they have in such brief time, been s
. American cattle: their history, breeding and management. Cattle; Cattle. 172 AMERICAN CATTLE. We give an accurate portrait of one of the cows, taken by our artist in February, 1867. She stands the model of a perfect milker, with all the mammary veins and udder glands in the highest state of Plate 26. Holstein Cow. We are gratified that this valuable importation has been made by its public spirited owner, for the benefit of our cattle and dairy interests, and trust that their merits will spread far and wide, beyond the limited territory where they have in such brief time, been so thoroughly tested. The grade heifers, by the Holstein bull, on other cows of different breeds, are said to inherit much of the good milking qualities of the Dutch blood. Within the last eight or ten years large importations of Hol- stein, or, as some now term them, Friesan cattle have been made into the United States, chiefly or altogether for milk production. Hundreds of them in herds, more or less in numbers, are kept in several of our Northern and Western States, with decided. 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 Allen, Lewis F. (Lewis Falley), 1800-1890. New York, O. Judd and company
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