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capacity and udder development. Note Fig. 142, the external 

 parts of the dairy cow. 



185. Breeds of dairy cattle. The chief breeds of dairy cattle 

 raised in the United States are Jersey, Guernsey, Holstein- 

 Friesian, and Ayrshire. Secondary breeds are Dutch Belted and 

 Brown Swiss. All of these dairy breeds originated in Europe. 



Jersey. The Jersey breed originated on the Island of 

 Jersey, which lies in the English channel about thirteen miles 



FIG. 142. Points of the dairy cow. 



from the coast of France. It is thought that the foundation 

 stock was from Normandy and Brittany. These early cattle 

 were rough and not developed in the milk-giving quality, but 

 from this foundation has been developed an excellent breed of 

 cattle. In 1779 a law was passed prohibiting the importation 

 of cattle into Jersey and this law has always been rigidly en- 

 forced, with the result that the cattle have been purely bred 

 for more than a century. 



Jerseys have been imported to a large extent into the United 

 States and have increased in number so rapidly and have proved 



