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Jersey cattle are usually gray or fawn-colored. They 

 can be distinguished from Guernseys by their black noses. 

 They developed in the little island of Jersey, that is only 



FIG. 167. Jersey cow 



eleven miles long and six wide. They are held in high 

 esteem for the richness of their milk. They do not stand 

 exposure and other adverse conditions quite so well as 

 do the Holsteins, and have not been able to compete 



FIG. 168. A two-year-old Jersey bull 



with this breed in milk-production. But they have been 

 able to hold their own where butter is made or where 

 cream is sold. It is the most popular dairy breed in America 



