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FARM ANIMALS 



producers. On the market the carcasses of dairy 



cattle bring the lowest prices. 



The Jersey has its home in the Island of Jersey in 



the English Channel. Here the cattle have been bred 



pure for more 

 than a cen- 

 tury. Since 

 1789 it has 

 been unlawful 

 to bring to the 

 Isle of Jersey 

 cattle of any 

 other breed ex- 

 cept for imme- 



FiG. 1 76. -Jersey. d | ate s l aug h- 



ter. The Jersey has been bred for production of butter 

 fat. In competitive tests it has shown an ability to 

 produce a large quantity of butter very economically. 



The color of the Jersey is usually fawn color, but it 

 may be a squirrel gray or black. The nose is usually 

 dark colored. 



There are more Jerseys in the United States than of 

 any other dairy breed. It is of small size and is often 

 kept in cities or villages by families desiring a small 

 cow giving rich milk. In disposition the Jersey is 

 nervous and requires careful handling for the best 

 results. 



Note. The milk of the Jersey will average about 4. 5 per cent butter 

 fat and often will go as high as 6 and 7 per cent. The butter fat glob- 

 ules are very large and the cream made up of these globules separates 

 from the rest of the milk very easily and completely, leaving the milk 

 without cream quite devoid of richness. The skim milk has a watery or 

 blue appearance. 



