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know, that tlie Guinea cattle were found early in the pres- 

 ent century roaming wild on one of the numerous islands 

 that fringe the Georgia and Carolina coasts, having escaped 

 from a foreign vessel that was wrecked there. It is con- 

 ceded that the Guinea more nearly resembles the famous 

 little Brittany cow than any other known breed, and it is 

 not a wild assumption to suppose that the aforesaid "for- 

 eign vessel" hailed from those parts. 



How true this may be " deponent sayeth not." We are 

 satisfied to know that the Guinea cattle (so named by the 

 original owner, Colonel Stapler), are splendidly adapted to 

 Florida in every respect — except, indeed, as beef cattle. 

 Many consider them superior to all others. They are too 

 small to find much favor with the butcher, even if their 

 value and scarcity did not keep them out of his hands. 



The Guinea cow is a living illustration of the old adage, 

 "The most valuable articles are done up in small pack- 

 ages." Coming from a section of country so nearly allied 

 to Florida that the change in climate and food is so slight 

 as not to affect their health in the least, the little Guineas 

 are the ne fjlus ultra of family cows for this State — "the 

 poor man's cow." 



The Guinea asks for but little food in addition to the 

 supply of grass it can pick up on the range, for in its 

 Georgia home it has been accustomed to forage for itself, 

 iust as do the common Florida cows. 



Some one describes the Guinea cow as " a yard high, a 

 yard and a half long, and about a yard wide." 



Another ' ' some one " writes of her thus, in more tech- 

 nical terms: " She is broad on the back, slim neck, small 

 and delicate legs and feet, well filled up in fore and hind 

 quarters, long for her height, which is just thirty-nine 

 inches, and has an eye in which meekness and content, 

 with gentleness, shines. She keeps fat where a common 



