Subject: Cattle and Dairy Farming

This item is Plate 139, a lithographic print titled "Swiss Brown Cow, Variation from the True Type, Farrow or not in Milk - 4 Years Old, Weight in Condition Here Seen 1816 Pounds." The print depicts a detailed illustration of a Swiss Brown Cow, presented as a scientific or agricultural record. It was produced by Julius Bien & Co., Lithographers, and is noted to be from "House Document No 51: Cattle and Dairy Farming." The print features a clear, descriptive text identifying the subject and its characteristics, typical of scientific or agricultural publications of the late 19th century.