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 Switzerland,
The Native Home of the Brown Swiss breed of cattle, is a very rough and
mountainous country. The first Brown Swiss cattle were brought to
the United States in 1869 by Henry M. Clark of Belmont, Massachusetts, who
visited the canton of Schwyz and secured a bull and seven females from
Col. G. Burgi of Arth, SwitzerlandSwitzerland has been noted as a cheese producing country for many years, and in the summer many of the dairy herds are taken into the mountainous regions and are grazed on the abundant pastures and meadows that result from the heavy rainfall. Cheesemakers and caretakers of the cattle accompany the herds to the mountains during the summer months, but as fall approaches, the cattle are returned to the lower lands where they are stabled or housed for the winter.
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