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the Guernsey and Holstein. The Jersey is perhaps the purest of all breeds. 

 No other has been so protected from crosses and infusion of less aristo- 

 cratic blood. Early in the history of the type, breeders realized they must 

 closely safeguard the fine points they had gained. In the island of Jersey, 

 the breed's original home, laws were passed prohibiting the importing into 

 the island of cattle from other lands, except as beef for immediate slaughter. 

 The Jersey in the United States dates back to the first importation in 1853; 

 and its popularity was quickly established. There has been a little objection 

 to the Jersey cow on account of small size and general tendency to delicacy, 

 making a little more care necessary in housing and management, but still 

 her milk pail fills to the brim, and still her butter test holds its mark. And 

 to look at her fine skin of soft cream color, or tawny white, sometimes with 

 shades of red or steel gray, who could fail to give her all the praise 

 enthusiastic breeders sing for their "Queen of Dairy Cows?" 



To January 31, 1911, the tests of 780 Jersey cows for year's periods, 

 authenticated by representatives of State Experiment Stations, have been 

 accepted by the American Jersey Cattle Club. These tests average 7844 Ibs. 

 7 oz. milk, 421 Ibs. 3 oz. butter-fat, the average percentage of fat being 5.403. 



A Fine Type of Jersey 



Divided into eight classes according to age, the averages are as 

 follows: 



1. Cows under two years Average, 6059 Ibs. milk, 324 Ibs. 14 oz. fat. 



2. Cows two years and under two and one-half years Average, 6847 

 Ibs. 15 oz. milk, 349 Ibs. 9 oz. fat. 



3. Cows two and one-half years and under three years Average, 

 7180 Ibs. 2 oz. milk, 386 Ibs. 14 oz. fat. 



4. Cows three years and under three and one-half years Average, 

 7311 Ibs. 4 oz. milk 394 Ibs. 2 oz. fat. 



5. Cows three and one-half years and under four years Average, 

 7630 Ibs. milk, 408 Ibs. 12 oz. fat. 



6. Cows four years and under four and one-half year? Average, 7993 

 Ibs. 14 oz. milk, 442 Ibs, 8 oz. fat. 



