. The breeds of live-stock : by live-stock breeders . Livestock. 302 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK ^ j»i. Fig. - Brown Swiss cuw the middle of the under lip crosses over to the upper lip and extends up the sides of the nostrils. The horns are of medium size and length, well set, with black tips; face dishing, with a large, full eye, denoting energy and vigor. The tail is long, with heavy black switch. The hoofs and tongue are also black. The hindlegs are straight, with thighs well cut out before and behind. The udder is large, extending well up in front and rear. The teats are large and well placed
. The breeds of live-stock : by live-stock breeders . Livestock. 302 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK ^ j»i. Fig. - Brown Swiss cuw the middle of the under lip crosses over to the upper lip and extends up the sides of the nostrils. The horns are of medium size and length, well set, with black tips; face dishing, with a large, full eye, denoting energy and vigor. The tail is long, with heavy black switch. The hoofs and tongue are also black. The hindlegs are straight, with thighs well cut out before and behind. The udder is large, extending well up in front and rear. The teats are large and well placed at the corners of the udder, with a beautifully formed escutcheon. The ribs are well sprung. The heart girth is large, pelvic arch high and hips broad. The short legs gi\'e the appearance of under weight, differing from other dairy breeds in that they have a stronger and more vigorous appearance (Figs. .51, 52). 334. Uses of Brown Swiss cattle. — They are persistent milkers and usually produce large a^'erages for the year, occasionally as high as 10,000 pounds of milk and 500 pounds of butter-fat. The milk is adapted for condensing, and for butter and cheese production. They are reputed to produce more milk and butter-fat on rough feed than any of the other dairy breeds. The average per cent of butter-fat is In 1891, the cow Brienz No. 168, at the age of twelve years, in a carefully supervised test at Chicago, made the very notable record of an average yield of pounds of milk per daj- for three days, containing pounds of 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 Gay, Carl Warren, 1877-. New York : Macmillan Co.
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