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gestive of the Jersey to whom tliey are probably related through a 

 common French ancestry. The color may be black or dark fawn 

 or briudle with the ring of lighter color around the muzzle charac- 

 teristic of Channel Island cattle. In size they are rather dwarfish, 

 averaging smaller than the Jerseys, but they possess a certain 



Fig. lUO. French Canadian Cow, Owned by Willard Fra- 

 LiC'K, Marathon, X. Y. 



angularity of form denoting the milking type and such records as 

 are available indicate that many individuals have dairy ability 

 of a high order. They are widely distributed in lower Canada 

 and there are a few h(n-ds scattered in the northern states. 



THE BROWN SWISS 



The Bro\\m Swiss has formerly been classed as a general pur- 

 pose breed, but recently the Brown Swiss Breeders Association 

 has declared that they were to be deemed a special purpose dairy 

 breed. 



Tlu'ir 7iativ(! lioiiie is in the mountain valleys of the Alps where 

 they have ])ecu carefully bred for many generations. 



As a breed they have some rather distinctive characteristics. 

 The size is above medium ; the color is a shade of broAvn which 

 in some cases may be described as mouse color — it is commonly 

 lighter along the back and under the belly. The muzzle has the 



