Definition of Brown Swiss

1. Noun. Large hardy brown breed of dairy cattle from Switzerland.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Brown Swiss

Brother
Brothers
Brotulidae
Broussonetia
Broussonetia papyrifera
Brown
Brown-Adson forceps
Brown-Brenn stain
Brown-Sequard's paralysis
Brown-Sequard's syndrome
Brown Bess
Brown Besses
Brown Betties
Brown Betty
Brown HT
Brown Swiss (current term)
Brown University
Brown bounce
Browncoat
Browncoats
Browne
Brownean
Brownian
Brownian motion
Brownian movement
Brownie
Brownie point
Brownie points
Brownies
Browning

Literary usage of Brown Swiss

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Handbook for Farmers and Dairymen by Fritz Wilhelm Woll (1897)
"Brown-Swiss cattle were first imported into this country by Mr. Henry M. Clarke of ... The Brown-Swiss cattle are fed on grass or hay only the year through. ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1908)
"The use of Brown Swiss bulls on grade cows to produce veal calves is highly recommended. Many farmers fatten them on skimmed milk and sell them alongside ..."

3. Agriculture by William Penn Brooks (1911)
"Brown Swiss cattle are much better for beef than are the cattle of the more highly ... The number of Brown Swiss cattle in the United States is still ..."

4. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1890)
"The color of the Brown-Swiss rate is not a common red brown ; it is a gray brown, and the more nearly this color is reached the more certainly are they of ..."

5. Successful Farming; a Ready Reference on All Phases of Agriculture for by Frank Duane Gardner (1916)
"Brown Swiss CATTLE Origin and Development.—The Brown Swiss breed of cattle has its origin in Switzerland and the cattle by virtue of their native home are ..."

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