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GUERNSEYS 



Although the Guernseys were taken at an early date tc 

 England they were used largely by the nobility, the same as were 

 the Jerseys. They are now increasing rapidly in popularity in 

 the United States. They are not to be found in any considerable 

 number on the continent of Europe or in foreign countries. 



Home Conditions. — Guernsey Island comprises only 16,000 

 acres, of which approximately 12,000 acres are tillable, the 

 southern end of the island beino- a hiffh cliff. This island rises 



Fia. 22. — Guernsey cow, Countess Prue 437S5, A. R. 6909. Champion for the breed 

 in butter fat production. Record for one year 18,626.9 pounds milk, containing 1103.28 

 pounds fat, equal to 1379.16 pounds of butter, 80.0 per cent fat. 



abruptly out of the ocean to a height of nearly 300 feet and 

 slopes away northward for a distance of ten miles. The system 

 of agriculture here must be adapted to the comparatively cooler 

 soil of the north slope, where grass and vegetation tend to grow 

 less rapidly but to larger size and greater succulence. It is 

 possible that this has had something to do with the larger size of 

 the 8000 cattle kept on the island (Fig. 22). Truck gardening 

 with a liberal use of green houses for the supply of fresh vege- 



