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In 1910, of 9,514 cows and heifers whose yields are recorded, 

 2,347 animals gave yields considered "good, 607 animals gave 

 yields considered "bad." In 1911, of 13,965 recorded yields, 4,074 

 are classed as " good," 568 as " bad." 



THE JERSEY. 



The Jersey, which is claimed to be one of the oldest and purest 

 breeds is more numerously represented than the cattle from the other 

 Channel Islands. The Island of Jersey itself, with its genial 

 southern exposure, has a stock varying in number between 11,000 

 and 13,000 and there is probably a similar number at the present 

 time in Britain. It is believed that both the Jersey and the Guernsey 

 breeds, which were formerly classified under the generic name 

 of Alderney, are of French origin. The outstanding superiority of 

 Jerseys as dairy cattle dates back for nearly 200 years, and the 

 introduction of foreign blood has been prohibited since 1763 by 

 various " Acts of the States of Jersey," to maintain purity and 

 give protection against disease. Tuberculosis is practically unknown 

 among Island-bred cattle. 



Colour and General Appearance. In breeding Jersey Cattle, 

 such supreme importance is now attached to dairy qualities that 

 little attention is paid to colour, and great variation in this respect 

 is found. Some years ago " silver greys " became the fashion in 

 England, and to this was due the increase in the number of whole 

 or self-coloured cattle. This movement has, however, happily died 

 away. The prevailing colours are various shades of fawn, brown 

 and grey and even black and white. Perhaps the most constant 

 feature of the colouring is the presence of a light grey ring rcund 

 the muzzle which distinguishes the Jersey from the other Channel 

 Islands cattle. 



At one time the Jersey was described as " an ugly ill formed 

 animal, with flat sides, wide between the ribs and hips, cat hammed, 

 with narrow and high hips and a hollow back." though the same 

 writer admitted she had " the head of a fawn, a soft eye, an elegant 

 crumpled horn, small ears yellow within, a clean neck and throat, 

 fine bones, a fine tail, and above all a well-formed capacious udder, 

 with large swelling milk veins." 



At the present time the Jersey is a " wedge shaped " beautifully 

 formed, and graceful animal. 



Improvement of the Breed and System of Registration in the Island. 

 Colonel le Couteur and Colonel le Cornu have the first claim to 

 credit for the improvement in the form of the animal. The former 

 was Secretary of the Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural 

 Society in 1834, when a scale of points dealing almost entirely with 

 the external appearance of the animal was drawn up. [n 1866, the 

 Herd Book for the Island was established, and to the stringent 

 regulation governing registration of animals a great deal of the 

 subsequent improvement and fame of the breed is due. Purity ot 

 blood is not sufficient for registration for, in fact, all the cattle in 

 the Island can be regarded as pure-bred. Animals, whether the 

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