. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE BROWN SWISS 467 more commonly weigh from 1500 to 1800 pounds. The Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders' Association in the scale of points weight standards. It is thought by some that the two sexes more nearly approach each other in weight than with most breeds. The Brown Swiss in crossing or grading will do very well where mated with stock lacking in vigor, for this breed is of superior vigor and hardiness. No doubt many grade dairy herds of Jersey or Guernsey character would have vigor restored by a Brown Swiss. Fig. 207. Rosi, gold-medal Bro
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE BROWN SWISS 467 more commonly weigh from 1500 to 1800 pounds. The Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders' Association in the scale of points weight standards. It is thought by some that the two sexes more nearly approach each other in weight than with most breeds. The Brown Swiss in crossing or grading will do very well where mated with stock lacking in vigor, for this breed is of superior vigor and hardiness. No doubt many grade dairy herds of Jersey or Guernsey character would have vigor restored by a Brown Swiss. Fig. 207. Rosi, gold-medal Brown Swiss cow at Lucerne, Switzerland, 1911. From photograph by Richard Oehler, Lucerne cross, as well as a higher value from the butcher's point of view. At the Michigan Agricultural College Brown Swiss have been crossed on Red Polled, Jersey, and Holstein-Friesian grades, and in every c^se, says Professor R. S. Shaw, Swiss characteristics stand out prominently. Especial emphasis is given to the supe- riority of a carcass — the product of a Brown Swiss bull from a Red Polled cow — which weighed 1280 pounds as a yearling and dressed out 61 per cent. The prepotency of Brown Swiss cattle is very marked, which naturally would be thg.^^.^sjj^^g^g the length of time in. 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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