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The Guernsey has its native home on the Island of 

 Guernsey, not far from the home of the Jersey. The 

 Jersey and the Guernsey are sometimes called the 

 Channel Island cattle, and were formerly known as the 

 Alderney, although the term Alderney is properly ap- 

 plied to cattle 

 from an adjoining 

 island of that 

 name which are 

 now registered as 

 Guernseys. The 

 Guernseys are 

 very similar in 

 general conforma- 

 tion and produc- 



FiG. 177. Guernsey. 



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tiveness to the 

 Jersey. They are 

 protected in their purity by the same kind of laws as 

 are in force in the Island of Jersey. Their bodies are 

 somewhat larger and coarser than the Jerseys and they 

 are not so nervous in disposition. They are of a yel- 

 lowish or reddish fawn color and usually have white 

 markings. The limbs and the under part of the body 

 are often white. The nose is flesh colored. The skin 

 is a deep yellow. This color is especially noted in the 

 ears and in the end of the tail. 



The best Guernseys give a large quantity of very 

 rich milk. The cream is of a rich yellow color and when 

 made into butter does not require the addition of but- 

 ter color. 



The number of Guernseys in the United States 

 is not large, but the breed is gaining rapidly in pop- 

 ularity. 



