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Repokt of FakiMeks' Institutes 



The top price ever paid for a Guernsey at piil)lic sale is $3,200 

 for a bull and $2,(500 for a cow — not particularly hig-h as com- 

 pared with record prices for either Holstcins or Jerseys. On 

 the other hand, the average level of prices at present is prohal)ly 

 above any other breed. Grade Guernseys are also wanted at 

 prices substantially higher than other breeds. 



THE MINOR DAIRY BREEDS 



There remain four other breeds of cattle which, while not 

 widely known, are generally classed as special dairy breeds and 

 hence should be briefly mentioned here. 



l'"i<;. 13!(. IvEitUY Cow 



Tlie Kerry is the little cow troni western Ireland, developed 

 tlierc l)y poverty-stricken tenant tarnicrs, and is a most interesting 

 example of how long years of scanty feed and hard conditions have 

 resulted in a dwaif race of cattle. I\ed Kose, a cele])rated prize- 

 winnei- of the bi-ced, was only 34 indies high at the withers and 

 weighed about 400 pounds. She was unusmdly small, however, as 



