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7. The Ayrshire among milk breeds is the pride of the 

 Scotch farmer and dairyman. She is party-colored, red 

 and white, with horns of medium length, and deep, broad 

 body. In her native home she is prized above all others 

 for butter, cheese, and milk. In this country she is dis- 

 tinguished as a cheese cow, and excels in the quantity of 

 milk. Coming from her home in Holland, the Holstein 

 stands at the head of milk-givers. She is at once recog- 

 nized by her large, bony frame set upon long legs, her 

 patches of black and white color, her long slim neck, 

 crumpled horns, and intelligent face. Her capacity for 

 milk is enormous. Her milk is of good quality, and she 

 is profitable for beef when her milking period is past. 



8. The Channel Island cattle, from the Islands of Al- 

 derney, Jersey, and Guernsey, are of Norman extraction. 

 The original importation to this country was probably 

 from Alderney. The most distinct type and style, bred 

 and fixed by ages of careful selection and legal protection, 

 comes from the larger Island of Jersey. By far the largest 

 proportion of this class has come from Jersey, and this 

 name is recognized as proper to the race. The Jerseys 

 are comparatively small, bony, of reddish-brown, bronze, 

 fawn, or squirrel color, either solid or party-colored with 

 white, usually of orange dyed skin, small neck and head, 

 with prominent black eyes and crumpled horns, and a 

 peculiar fillet about the eyes and nose. The Jersey's na- 

 ture is adapted to produce rich milk and golden butter. 

 She is averse to flesh, and on this account is not profitable 

 for beef. 



9. A larger cow, and not so delicate in form as the 

 Jersey, is the Guernsey, from a neighboring island of the 

 same name. She is party-colored, light red and white, 

 gives a larger quantity of milk than the Jersey, and pro- 

 duces butter of a deeper orange-color. She is also profit- 



