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with much care, and the breeders constantly sacrificed to the 

 butcher animals of inferior quality and value. 



The improvement of the Jersey in England had some bearing 

 on the general development of the breed. Many herds had been 

 formed in England, that of Lord Braybrooke in Essex county, dat- 

 ing back to 1811, being still in existence in 1880 when the first 

 volume of the English herdbook appeared. About 1821 Philip 

 Dauncey of Horwood, Buckingham county, purchased his first 



FIG. 1 06. King of St. Lambert's King 30752, long the leading sire in the herd 

 of F. M. Hart, Cleveland, Ohio. Among American-bred Jerseys this is 

 a notable sire, having up to 1906 some forty-five daughters, each with a 

 reported test of fourteen or more pounds of butter in seven days. Photo- 

 graph by the author. The camera being somewhat nearer the head than 

 hind quarters shows the front slightly out of proportion to the hind part 



Jersey, and later became England's most celebrated breeder. He 

 developed a remarkable herd and it is stated that he eventually 

 maintained a dairy of 50 Jersey cows which netted him an annual 

 profit of $100 each from sales of butter. His cows produced 

 large yields of butter and greatly advertised the merits of the 

 breed. The herd was dispersed in 1867 when 90 head averaged 

 something over $200 each. Cattle from this herd were sold 

 to go to different parts of England, Germany, Australia, and 



