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general the colors resemble those of the Jersey, but include 

 some colors not found in that breed. The common colors 

 are reddish yellow, or lemon, or orange-fawn, with white 

 markings. Guernseys are probably a little slower maturing 

 than Jerseys, but are ready to freshen when about 24 months 

 old. Like the Jerseys they have little adaptation for beef. 



TABLE 8. PRODUCTION OF GUERNSEY Cows IN EXPERIMENT 

 STATION HERDS 



Records for cows belonging to experiment stations are 

 given in Table 8. A herd should average at least 5500 pounds 

 of milk per year containing 5 per cent of fat. A high aver- 

 age would be 7000 pounds per cow. 



The highest records for one year up to April 1, 1916, were : 



Guernsey milk and butter have a higher color than do the 

 products of any other breed, and for this reason the Guernsey 

 is especially favored where cream is sold in a critical market. 

 The strong and weak points of this breed are practically 

 the same as for the Jersey. They are best adapted for the 



