THE JERSEY, ALDERNEY AND GUERNSEY COW. 9 1 



characteristic of the breed, and there is a want of that 

 symmetry and neatness of form that mark the highly 

 bred Jersey, but as a dairy cow she is fully her equal ; 

 for quality of milk and butter she cannot be excelled ; 

 the skin is of a splendid rich, yellow hue, and the udder 

 and teats are tinted with chrome. 



"The head of the Guernsey is larger, and the muzzle 

 broader, and the eye not so prominent as the Jersey ; 

 the nose is usually of a rick yellow or buff; the eye 

 banded with the same color. 



"The colors of the Guernsey are fawn, running 

 through the various shades to a deep red, an umber 

 brown, and a peculiar yellow brindle, which is a favorite 

 here. 



" Although larger than the Jersey, I do not think they 

 fatten quite as kindly as the latter, which has the 

 advantage of a smoother and more rotund form. 



"This thinness and want of condition may be owing 

 In a great degree to the fact that the pasturage is less 

 luxuriant in Guernsey, and also that the Guernseymen 

 are less solicitous about the figure and style of their 

 animals, being satisfied if the animal is a performer at 

 the pail, where she seldom disappoints, 



" The cattle of the Island of Alderney (which is the 

 third in size of the Channel group) have a want of uni- 

 formity, attributable to the fact that they are the off- 

 spring of stock brought from Jersey and Guernsey, 

 crossed and recrossed until all individuality as a breed 

 is lost. 



