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to ill-shaped udders inheritable from dams deficient in this 

 respect. We believe the future excellence of the Guernsey 

 cow will be greatly aided by close attention on the part 

 of her breeders to this point." 



The temperament of both the bulls and cows of this 

 breed is very quiet and uniform. The bulls are very 

 tractable and the cows have been developed and handled 

 on the Island in a way that would indicate gentleness and 

 quietude. 



308. Use for milk, cream and butter. The chief 

 characteristic of the Guernsey is her economical production 

 of the highest natural colored milk, cream and butter. 

 In this she has excelled and proved herself in all impartial 

 trials. In England, and to a growing extent in this coun- 

 try, there is an impression that with this natural high 

 color of her products there is a special and very desirable 

 flavor. While the Guernsey is preeminently a cream and 

 butter breed, it has been found within the last few years 

 that the color and flavor of her milk, combined with a 

 good amount which she is able to produce, has placed her 

 a favorite in catering to the choicest trade in the sale of 

 milk and cream. To-day, in nearly all our largest towns 

 and cities, this trade will be found supplied with the 

 products of full-blood and grade Guernseys. 



This characteristic has appealed to two classes of 

 dairymen the progressive ones who are producing 

 strictly high-class dairy products for a critical trade, 

 from which the highest returns are secured, and those 

 who desire the best flavored and colored milk, cream and 

 butter for use on their private estate. To the former, the 

 fact that in impartial trials the Guernsey has shown greater 

 returns for a dollar invested in food when cream or butter, 

 and even high-grade milk, is produced, is sufficient to win 



