152 FARM ANIMALS 



of enormous yields as have been obtained from 

 Guernseys, Jerseys, and Holsteins. The color is 

 red, brown or white or a mixture of these colors 

 with all the spots quite sharply defined. 



Guernseys come from the island of Guernsey and 

 are closely related in their early development to the 

 Jersey. They have become widely distributed in 

 the United States and are increasing in popularity. 

 The Guernsey appears to be best adapted to cli- 

 mates of moderate severity. They mature some- 

 what more slowly than the Jersey and on the whole 

 are excellent dairy cows with few prominent weak 

 points, but with a slight tendency to be delicate, 

 especially in herds where the breeding has been 

 careless. The color of this breed may be red, 

 fawn, orange or lemon, with various white marks. 

 The muzzle is frequently of a buff color. The 

 Guernsey gives milk of a high fat content and is 

 an economical user of food stuffs. Recently a 

 Wisconsin Guernsey made a new world's butter 

 record of one thousand pounds in a year. 



Jerseys are perhaps better known than any other 

 breed 01 dairy animal in the country. They came 

 originally from the island of Jersey and have been 

 imported into the United States since 1853, or per- 

 haps a little earlier. At the Columbian competitive 

 test, in 1893, the Jersey carried off the prizes in 

 competition with Guernseys and Shorthorns. 

 They are distributed throughout the country, but 

 are most numerous throughout the middle and 

 eastern states. For the individual who can keep 

 only a cow or two the Jersey is unquestionably the 

 breed, being docile and easily managed and en- 

 during confinement as well as any other breed of 

 cows. They are also equally valuable in large 

 herds and yield milk of a high fat content. Jerseys 



