THE JERSEY, ALDERNEY AXD GUERNSEY COW. 21 



"To manage the above, and keep the whole in proper 

 order, will require the constant attention of four per- 

 sons, two men and two w^omen. In most cases the 

 farmer has not recourse to assistance beyond that of his 

 own immediate household ; it is, indeed, a rare occur- 

 rence for a tenant-farmer to hold a farm of this extent 

 unless he can rely upon his own family for assistance. 

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*' In Jersey, horned cattle constitute the mainstay of 

 agriculture ; it is that upon which the farmer chiefly 

 depends for money to pay his rents. Although the 

 Jersey cow has been the subject of much notice in dif- 

 ferent publications, and is known to all who turn their 

 attention to agriculture, still, within these pages, some 

 remarks on the originality, value, and peculiarities of 

 the breed are indispensable. The animal known in 

 England and elsewhere under the name of Alderney 

 cow is the same which is now under our consideration. 

 The reason for the breed going under the name of 

 Alderney is, that from that island the first were ex- 

 ported to England. At present but few are obtained 

 from Alderney. In form the Jersey cow is deer-like, 

 and small in size ; the colors mostly prized are the light 

 red and white, the brown, and the fawn ; brindled speci- 

 mens are rarely seen ; they are not at all valued, and may 

 be purchased extremely cheap. The cow is naturally 

 quiet, so much so that a mere child can manage her." 



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In 1844, ^-ol- Le Couteur, Queen's Aide-de-Camp in 



