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Norfolk and Suffolk, which were not always red as they now 

 are, and so may have contributed to form the breed as we see 

 it to-day. It were no discredit to the breed, if true. 



It may, however, be said that some of the breeders of 

 these cattle of to-day stoutly deny this Scotch admixture, 

 and declare the Red Polls to be the pure descendants of the 

 ancient cattle of Norfolk and Suffolk. This dispute, if dispute 



FIG. 8. JERSEY Cow, "Hi-:u MAJFSTY." 



First at the Royal Society Show at Carlisle, &c. 



The Property of Geo. Simpson, Wray Park, Reigatc, Surrey. 



it amounts to, I cannot pretend to solve, and we may doubt if 

 the bottom truth concerning it can eAer now be finally 

 ascertained. 



Jerseys and Guernseys. 



These natives of the two Channel Islands whose names they 

 bear are dairy cattle to all intents and purposes, and are cele- 

 brated for yielding milk uncommonly rich in butter fat. They 

 are wholly distinct breeds, quite as much so as any other two 

 breeds in the country, and the purity of their blood has for a 

 long time been carefully guarded by the local authorities. The 



