Tin: uvi: STOCK OF THK FARM 575 



" Pelvis long, broad, and straight, hook-bones (ilium) wide apart, and 

 not much overlaid with fat, thighs deep and broad, tail long and slender, 

 and set on level with the back. 



- Milk-vessels capacious and extending well forward, hinder part broad 

 and firmly attached to the body, the sole or under surface nearly K 



s from two to two-and-a-half inches in length, equal in thickness, 

 and hanging perpendicularly ; their distance apart at the sides should be 

 ;al to about one-third of the length of the vessel, and across to about 

 one-half of the breadth. 



"Legs short, the bones fine and the joints firm. 

 " Skin soft and elastic, and covered with soft, close, woolly hair. 

 " The colours preferred are brown, or brown and white, the colours 

 >tinctly defined." 



JERSEYS. 



In the British Channel, between Great Britain and France, are a num- 

 ber of islands noted for their salubrity of climate and fertility of soil. Of 

 these islands Alderney, Jersey and Guernsey have become cele- 

 brated for their breed of cattle. They are undoubtedly of French origin 

 Their colours are mostly light red or brown and black, mixed and splashed^ 

 with white. The solid colours are generally favoured. 



Beginning with the head the most characteristic feature the muzzle 



ine, tin- nose either dark brown or black, and occasionally a yellowish 



le, with a peculiar mealy, light-coloured hair running up the face into 



noky hue, when it gradually takes the colour of the body; the face is 



litly dishing, clean of flesh, mild and gentle in expression, the eye clear 



full, and encircled with a distinct ring of the colour of the nose ; the 



forehead is bold, horns short, curving inward, and waxy in colour, with 



black tips ; the ear is sizable, thin, and quick in movement. The whole 



'nal and blood-like in appearance, more so than in almost anv 



the cattle race, reminding one strongly of tin- head of our Am.-ri 



Ik. The n> M.-what d.-pre. -d would be called "ewe-ii'-rke 1 " 



;'an in the throat, with moderate or little dewlap; 



nd s,, in. -what ragged, with prominent points running 

 a delicate arm and .slmdi-r l--gs Uneath; the foiv|uai t is stand 

 rather close together, with a thinnish y<-t well developed brUkri 1 

 lihsare tlat ing suflieit-nt play for good luii;_ 



and ^omrwhat hollow, the belly deep and large, the hips tolerably 



widf, tin- rump an<l tail high, tin- loin and ,niartT medium in length, the 



,nd deep, the tw. to accommodate a good sized udder, 



