. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE DUTCH BELTED 429 dairy form, thin neck, small head, straight back, deep chest, high and broad hips and rump, well-developed udder and milk veins, mellow skin, soft hair, and a highly nervous temperament. In size they are somewhat smaller than the Holstein-Friesian, being more comparable with the Ayrshire. G. G. Gibbs, late secretary of the Dutch Belted Cattle Association, states that the cows weigh from 900 to 1250 pounds, while a number of bulls have exceeded a ton in weight. The bull Duke of Ralph 255 when three years. Fig. 188. Auten 435, o
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE DUTCH BELTED 429 dairy form, thin neck, small head, straight back, deep chest, high and broad hips and rump, well-developed udder and milk veins, mellow skin, soft hair, and a highly nervous temperament. In size they are somewhat smaller than the Holstein-Friesian, being more comparable with the Ayrshire. G. G. Gibbs, late secretary of the Dutch Belted Cattle Association, states that the cows weigh from 900 to 1250 pounds, while a number of bulls have exceeded a ton in weight. The bull Duke of Ralph 255 when three years. Fig. 188. Auten 435, one of the most prominent prize-winning Dutch Belted bulls in the history of the breed. Owned by F. R. Sanders. From a photograph by the author old weighed 1200 pounds, Edward the Great I 2000 pounds, and Duke of Goshen 27 also 2000 pounds. A weight of 1500 pounds or more should prevail with the bulls. The cow Lady Aldine 124, a well-known prize winner, weighed 1200 pounds. In color the cattle are invariably black, with a white band of varying width about the body, in front of the hips, rarely reaching the shoul- ders. Sometimes this band narrows to even a foot in width or less, and, again, other specimens have it as a wide blanket. The fore part of the udder of the cow is also often white. In udder conformation and development these cows are rather inferior, Digitized by Microsoft®. 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 Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. Boston, New York, Ginn
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