The Newtown bee., 1906-07-27
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THE FARM.
hOLsTEIN.FRIESIAN CATTLE.
THESE CATTLE ARE RAPIDLY OCCUPY
ING THE RICHER AND MORE IMPOR-
TANT DAIRY SECTIONS OF THIS CQUN-
TRY, HENCE THERE Is A GREAT De
MAND FOR INFORMATION IN REGARD
TO THEM.
These cattle were introduced from
the provinces of North Holland and
Friesland, q section of the Kingdom Of
Netherlands, bordering on the North
Sea, commonly called Holland. The
dairymen Of these provinces are de.
scendants of the ancient Friesians, and
their cattle are lineal descendants OF
the cattle bred by them 1000 years ago.
husbandry these cattle have been used
and developed for dairy purposes.
North Holland has been mainly de-
voted to cheese production, and Fries
land to butter production. AS an Illus
tration Of the extent of the latter pro-
duction the following statistics are
quoted from Chambers Encyclopedias:
1.-THE area Of Friesland Is 1858 square
miles (53 less than the state Of Rhode
Island. In 1874 England imported
from Friesland 0,763 cwt. of cheese,
and 266, 04l cwt. Of butter" Reduced
to pounds these importations were
~ NhAn0o
lbs. Of butter. In 1879 the number Of
cows In Friesland was LA, 1902. Assum-
ing an equal number in 1874, this i'm
pOrtation of butter from Friesland
was an average Of 205a pounds for all
the cows, old and young, owned in that
province. Even II there were no home
consumption and no sales to other
countries, these exports alone suff1-
ciently demonstrate the great capacity
of this breed. This breed Is found In
more countries, occupying more ter.
milk, cheese and butter than all other
dairy breeds combined.
Eastward from its place OF origin
this race has spread even more extern
sively than southwark. 1t has extend
ed even to Russia, where at the mouth
of the River Dwina, nearly under the
Arctic Circle, 1t has produced the
KOlmogorian breed, the most highly
valued cattle Of that country. Wheth-
er 1t might have spread westward into
England and the Channel Islands but
from the continent, cannot be said. 1t
Is however asserted by Prof Low, an
eminent English author on breeds of
cattle, writing in 1910, that early i'm.
portations Of Dutch cattle exercised
great influence on the formation of
the Teeswater, afterwards known as
the Shorthorn breed.
THE TYPE OF THE BREED
is technically called the milk and beef
form. 1t is especially strong In all
vital particulars. The bones are fine
compared with size, and the chine
broad and strong compared with the
high and sharp chine of the extreme
milk form: The loin and hips are
and ieSe co%psred s With Int the anen n
ity usually shown in the milk form.
The twist is roomy and the thighs and
hooks we'll apart. Passing forward, the
shoulders are smoother and more COM
pact than In the milk form, but of
lighter weight than in the beef form.
The brisket Is not so wide and low as
In the beef form, and the chest is not
80 deep, but the width of the beef form
through at the heart Is closely re-
tanned. In the milk form the abdomen
Is usually swung low, and the ribs are
steep; but in the milk and beef form
the ribs are wider sprung and the ab-
dOmen more trinity held up, though
no less capacious. The general appear
ance Of the bull isIstrongly masculine,
but that Of the COW Is no less feminine
than in the milk form.
This breed excels in milk production,
1t Is superior for veal production and
valuable for beef production. For
generations the natural conditions un-
der which these cattle have been de-
veloped have been most favorable for
upon one of its model cows, the broad
loin and rump seems just the place for
the growth OF the finest quality of
beef and the tit support of the capa-
cious udder. The straight quarters
and we'll rounded body cannot detract
from milk production. Her calves are
large at birth and they grow and fat
ten with great rapidity. The breeders
in Holland and Friesland have always
avoided n.and-in-breeding. In proof
that this breed has maintained high
use in almost every climate including
that of Northern Russia, nearly up to
the Arctic Circle. Here in America 1t
Is as hardy as our native cattle. Its
calves are raised without difficulty.
Taken from their dams at three days
old and reasonably fed on skim milk
and little oil meal, they grow like
weeds. Given plenty of food, no mat
ter II much of 1t Is rOuRhage, they de-
velop rapidly. The heifers usually
drop their calves at about two years
old and hencefOrward
ARE PROFITABLE TO THEIR OWNERS
There can be no profit in animals
that consume only the necessary fOoC
of support. The more they can con
sumo, digest and assimilate above this
the more profitable. The other char
acteristic is In the fact that dairy an
imals should by no means be choice in
the quality Of their food. Cows thai
will freely consume the roughage Of
our farms and transmute 1T into valu
able products-milk, butter, veal, beef
are more valuable than those that
require the cOStlier commercial feeds
These cattle, from calf-hood upward
''are by no means choice in the quality
of their food" In their native cOun
try they generally begin taking skin
milk, usually more or less sour, at thu
age or from three to six days. Many
of the breeders in America begin thus
early to give them the same kind Of
food.
Quantity of production and persist
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