32 THE STOR Y OF THE JERSE Y HERD 



whom live in St. Heliers. But the total value of the 

 cattle and potatoes exported in the one year of 1879 

 was somewhat above 350,000. No doubt the early 

 spring gives the Jersey men an advantage in the 

 vegetable market. But the value of the cattle is not 

 due to chance. The two most prosperous agricultural 

 areas in Great Britain are both islands Jersey and 

 Anglesea. Why cannot the Isle of Wight be a rival ? 



