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St. Lambert family. While Dauncey practiced inbreeding, he, 

 however, greatly emphasized constitutional vigor. 



The introduction of Jerseys to America dates well back into 

 the nineteenth century. As early as 1 8 1 8 Reuben Haines of 

 mantown, Pennsylvania, imported a pair of cattle from the island 

 of Alderney, but no definite importation from the island of Jersey 

 seems recorded prior to 1850, when Messrs. Taintor, Buck, 

 Norton, and other gentlemen near Hartford, Connecticut, brought 

 over in the ship Splendid the first from the island to be registered 

 in the American herdbook. The bull Splendens 16 is probably 

 the first registered Island-bred bull" brought to this country. In 

 1851 and 1855 other importations were taken to Connecticut, 

 including some animals that later became famous notably the 

 bulls Splendid 2, Rob Roy 17, St. Helier 45, and Pierrot 636, 

 and the cows Dot 7, Pansy 8, Jessie 28, and the Ives cow. In 

 1851 Thomas Motley imported for the Massachusetts Society for 

 Promoting Agriculture, bringing over among other cows Flora 1 1 3 

 and Countess 114. From 1850 importations became frequent. 

 The dates of the introduction of the Jersey into some .other local- 

 ities are as follows : Maryland, 1851; New York and Pennsylvania, 

 1855 ; Ohio, 1865 ; Canada, 1868. Many importations have been 

 made in recent years. 



Characteristics of the Jersey. In general conformation the 

 Jersey is lean and muscular, conforming to the dairy type. The 

 head should be lean and fairly short, broad between the eyes and 

 muzzle, and dish-faced, both with male and female, to a greater 

 degree than with other common breeds. The eyes are naturally of 

 good size and prominent, in some instances being so bulging, or 

 "pop-eyed," as it is termed, as to appear abnormal. The horns 

 vary in form, but those of the bull should be short and strong, 

 curving around forward and upward and slightly inward, while 

 those of the cow should be smaller and perhaps longer, with more 

 curve. A white or amber-colored horn with blackish tip is the 

 approved sort, and when yellow tinted is assumed by many to 

 indicate richness in butter fat. The shoulders tend to be a bit 

 prominent, the withers narrow and refined, and the chest deep 

 and of moderate thickness. Too many Jerseys are narrow chested 

 and lack spring of front rib, a common criticism. The back should 



