FOREIGN DEMAND ISLAND BREEDERS 215 



Thus the gold medal cow of this year (1906), who made 

 3 Ibs. 6J oz. of butter, the highest result that has been 

 obtained in the Island, is Foundation Stock. 



A record of 3 Ibs. 4f oz. of butter, produced in twenty-four 

 hours, was formerly claimed for an Island cow. 1 The funds of 

 the Herd Book are kept separately, but the management is 

 under a Sub-committee of the Society. 



About 1853 a demand sprang up in America for Jersey 

 cattle, and one leading endeavour of the Board of the Agri- 

 cultural and Horticultural Society has since been, owing to 

 the increase of this demand, to encourage breeders to keep, 

 at least for a time, their best stock in the Island, so as to 

 secure the retention of a share of the best blood. Prize 

 bulls must now remain for a year, else the prizes awarded at 

 the Society's shows are forfeited. In 1882 another American 

 boom in prices of Jersey cattle did a lot of harm, and the 

 Island is only now overcoming the evil effects of it. From 

 ^"500 up to ;iooo was then paid for a cow, and from 100 

 to ^"300 were fairly common prices realised for cows and 

 heifers. Few bulls went to America at that time, and it 

 is believed that the highest price, though only ^"200, was 

 paid for the celebrated bull " Wolseley," the property of 

 M. Francis Le Brocq, of St Peters. 



Denmark is now a good outlet for surplus general-utility 

 Jersey stock. Danish farmers combine to buy some hundreds 

 of cattle at a time. In 1905 Jersey exported 1952 cattle of 

 the value of 28,261. 



An effort is being made to eliminate some of the modern 

 fancy types bred for English inspection shows and get back 

 to the old type of dairy cow, which was larger than now, 

 although fine in the bone, with great depth of heart, short 

 legs, and enormous bags, which required a specially low-set 

 form of milk-pail. 



A few of the most prominent breeders of Jersey Island- 

 bred cattle in 1905 were: P. J. Ahier, "La Ferme," St 

 Martins; J. le C. Arthur, " Monplaisir," St Johns; T. le 

 Brocq, Leoville, St Owens ; Ph. Duval, Somerleigh, St Peters ; 

 T. P. Hacquoil, L'Etacq, St Owens ; C. Mauger, Herupe, St 



1 "Two English-bred Jersey cows have made over 3 Ibs. 9 oz. of 

 butter at a public test. They were both descended in large measure 

 from the Dauncey old English Jersey blood." WATNEY. 



