158 FRENCH CANADIAN CATTLE. 



Points to Be Considered in Judging and Selecting French 

 Canadian Cattle. 



Their size is somewhat less than that of other breeds of 

 dairy cattle. The usual weight of an adult is from 700 to 

 900 pounds. In color they are black; there may also be a 

 fawn or orange colored strip down the back and around the 

 muzzle, but these lighter colors are not required. The strip 

 around the muzzle is sometimes known as the Jersey muzzle. 



From the fact that the breed is closely allied to the Jersey 

 and fills the same purpose the production of milk alone 

 they should be judged by the same general standard, save 

 for the general points of constitution, barrel and color. 

 Greater hardiness is looked for in the French Canadian cat- 

 tle than in the Jersey, and this should be indicated by a 

 deeper, wider chest; and the abdomen should also be of 

 more generous capacity. So far as indications of milking 

 qualities are concerned, the same points should be looked 

 for and practically the same importance attached to them as 

 in Jerseys. The French Canadian breed is, beyond a doubt, 

 the hardiest race of dairy cattle known, and as they are 

 rapidly improving under skilful selection, they may safely 

 be counted as one of the coming dairy breeds for the north 

 and west. 



