84 DAIRY CATTLE AND MILK PRODUCTION 



The French settlers who came from these French provinces 

 and settled in Quebec, Canada, brought their cattle with 

 them and have bred and improved them under the existing 

 conditions and environment for more than 250 years. They 

 have become adapted to severe climates and are noted for 

 their vigor and ability to withstand the cold winters of the 

 North. 



In size and conformation they are very much like the 

 Jerseys and Guernseys, the cows averaging about 700 to 

 900 pounds at maturity. They are active and well adapted 

 to hilly and rough pastures. In color, they are black or 

 black with a fawn or orange-colored stripe down the back 

 and around the muzzle. In quantity of milk they compare 

 with the Jersey, and the fat content averages between 4 and 

 5 per cent. Five cows of this breed were entered in the 

 Dairy Demonstration at the Pan-American Exposition at 

 Buffalo in 1901 and they stood seventh among the ten breeds 

 represented on the basis of net profit in production. The 

 five cows averaged 4932.8 pounds of milk and 196.2 pounds 

 of fat for the six months. 



The French-Canadian Herd Book was established in 

 Canada in 1886. Cattle of this breed are found mostly in 

 the Province of Quebec, but also in small numbers in other 

 parts of Canada and in New York and the New England 

 states. 



POLLED JERSEYS 



This breed originated in Ohio and is the result of the 

 effort on the part of a few breeders to develop an animal 

 with the characteristics of the Jersey, but without horns. 

 In establishing this breed pure-bred Jerseys have been crossed 



