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THE JERSEYS. GENERAL ESTIMATE. 



THE JERSEY cattle have now become widely known 

 in this country. Many of them have been imported 

 from an island of the same name in the British Channel, 

 near the coast of France, and they may now be con- 

 sidered, I think, as fully acclimated. They were first 

 introduced over thirty years ago, from the channel 

 islands Alderney, Guernsey, and Jersey. 



Fig. 3. Jersey Cow.* 



The opinions of practical men differ widely as to the 

 comparative merits of this race, and its adaptation to 

 our climate and to the wants of our farmers. The most 

 common decision, prevailing among many even of the 

 best judges of stock, appears to be, that, however desir- 

 able the cows may be on the lawn or in a gentleman's 

 park, they are wholly unsuited to the general wants of 

 the practical farmer. This may or may not be the case. 

 If the farmer keeps a dairy farm and sells only milk, 

 the quantity and not the quality of which is his chief 

 care, he can satisfy himself better with some other 

 breed. If otherwise situated, if he devotes his time 



* See page 30. 



