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climate. By means of legislation, preventing 

 the importation of cattle into the Channel 

 Isles, these breeds have been kept absolutely 

 pure for centuries. They are essentially 

 butter-making cattle, producing milk very 

 rich in butter-fat, and the great size of the 

 globules increases not only the quality but 

 the quantity of the butter. With Jersey 

 milk one pound of butter can be made from 

 two gallons of milk or sometimes less, while 

 with the other breeds it takes from two and 

 a half to three gallons. It is a good plan to 

 keep a few Jerseys or Guernseys in a milk- 

 ing herd, as their milk will assist in keeping 

 up the colour and churnability of the cream. 

 The Jerseys are fawn or silver grey in colour 

 with sleek short hair, deer-like heads, and 

 slender frames. 



Guernseys are rather larger than Jerseys? 

 longer in the body, and hardier altogether. 

 They are usually of a yellow brown colour, 

 but sometimes red and white with flesh- 

 coloured noses. They are nearly as good 



