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tained in his own herd would indicate that this characteristic 

 can be intensified by breeding. The butter from his herd is 

 yellower than that from any herd I have ever seen, with pos- 

 sibly one exception. 



As this book goes to press, The American Guernsey Cat- 

 tle Club is carrying on some experiments in connection with 

 some experiment stations in an endeavor to determine, if pos- 

 sible, the connection between the color of the animal, as mani- 

 fested by the secretions in the ears, on the end of the tail, on 

 the teats and udder, at nose, and on body generally, and the 

 color of the product, and it is to be hoped that these experi- 

 ments will bring results that will make it possible to still 

 further intensify this breed characteristic. 



