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FIG. 202. A cow of the Dutch Belted breed, similar to the Holstein, 

 but peculiarly marked. 



Origin 

 of the 

 Jerseys 





Their 

 record 



Guernseys 



size and usually fawnlike color. This breed originated 

 on the island of Jersey in the English Channel a few 

 miles from the coast of France. For hundreds of years 

 the people of this little island, which is but from four 

 to seven miles wide and twelve miles long, have care- 

 fully bred these cattle with a view to increasing their 

 butter-producing capacity. Jerseys give a fair quan- 

 tity of milk, and it is exceptionally rich in butter fat. 

 Some cows of this breed have a record of having pro- 

 duced as . much as four or even five pounds of butter 

 a day. 



Guernsey cattle, like the Jerseys, come from one of 

 the Channel Islands. They are similar to Jerseys but 



