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them are said to yield two pounds and over of butter per day. It is 

 claimed that one cow has given over 600 pounds in a year and 3,000 

 pounds in six years, all of which has sold for more than $1,500. Their 

 native country is full of mountains and valleys, and consequently these 

 cattle are hardy and active, and suitable to the rougher parts of this 

 country. 



TEXAS CATTLE. 



The cattle of Texas and Florida are the descendants of the stock 

 brought over from Spain by the early settlers of the Gulf regions. 

 They are of no interest to the farmer of the Northern, Eastern or 

 Middle States, and seem only to be fitted for a place on the Texan 

 and other Western prairies, where they are still the leading breed 

 used for beef purposes, but in all probability they are destined to be- 

 come the basis for a greatly improved race of useful cattle, through 

 crossing by the Short Horns, Herefords or other improved breeds. 



The following are the distinctive " points " of the leading breeds : 



JERSEY COW. 



Purity of Breed. A reputation for producing rich, yellow butter 

 by the ancestors of both parents. 



Head. Small, fine and tapering. 



Eye. Full and lively. 



Face. Lean, muzzle often encircled with buff color, dished. 



Horns. Crumpled, short and fine. 



Ears. Small and orange colored within. 



Neck. Slender and tapering to the head. 



Back. Straight from withers to setting on of tail. 



Chest. Deep "and nearly on the line with the belly. 



Hide. Thin, movable, but not too loose, well covered with soft hair 

 and yellow in color. 



Barrel. Hooped and deep, well ribbed, with little space between 

 the ribs and hips. 



Tail. Long and thin. 



Legs. Forelegs straight and fine ; thighs full and long, close to- 

 gether when viewed from behind; hind legs short, bones fine, hocks 

 small, not crossed in walking. 



Color. Creamy fawn, deeper fawn and squirrel gray, with white, 

 occasionally, in patches. 



Udder. Well up behind; teats large and squarely placed, wide 

 apart; good fore teats, with large milk veins running well forward; 

 free from coarse hair. 



Disposition. Docile. 



