58 DAIRY CATTLE AND MILK PRODUCTION 



or orange fawn, with white markings. The white markings 

 are usually found on the face, flanks, legs, and switch, but may 

 be on any part of the body. 



The temperament of the Guernsey cow is good. She is 

 alert and wide awake, but not nervous and irritable. She 

 has a good dairy conformation, and gives the impression of a 

 plain animal bred for utility. While the breed lacks uni- 

 formity in type to some extent, there are no special types of 

 the breed recognized. The breeding qualities are fair, but 

 probably not equal to some other breeds. As a breed they 

 do not mature quite so early as does the Jersey. The heifers 

 come into milk at 22 to 26 months. Like the Jersey, they 

 have little adaptation for meat production. 



Dairy Characteristics. In yield of milk the Guernsey 

 ranks with the Jersey. The experiment stations report the 

 following results, which are all yearly records of animals 

 owned by these institutions : 



In the records above reported the fat constituted 35 per cent 

 of the solids as compared with 34.5 per cent for the Jersey and 

 28 per cent for the Holsteins. 



Guernsey milk and butter has the yellowest color of any 

 breed. For this reason milk from this breed is often mixed 

 with that from other breeds for the sake of the high color it 



