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with a little white about the tail or udder ; 

 and, being chiefly bred in the mountains, on 

 land much exposed to the weather, they be- 

 come so hardy as to be distinctively called 

 " the poor man's cow," and, therefore, suitable 

 to any one having either poor land or inferior 

 accommodation. Respecting their colour, it 

 is remarkable that there is in this country a 

 strong prejudice against it, and in favour of 

 the red ; while in France there is an equal 

 prejudice in favour of the black ; and we re- 

 member having, many years ago, had a small 

 Welch cow of that colour — a docile little 

 creature — which was as admirable a milker 

 as any of her size. 



The Alderney and Jersey breeds are very 

 small, mostly of a light brownish red, mixed 

 sometimes with dun and white ; their hair 

 short and smooth, and their skin very thin. 

 Their horns are short, and they are small 

 boned, but the animal is anything but what 

 we should call " well-formed ;" neither are 

 they hardy, nor are they, therefore, fit for 

 any exposed situation ; but they are very 

 gentle, and give both milk and butter of ex- 

 traordinary richness : so rich indeed in some, 



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