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common deer. Various shades of fawn, however, are recog- 

 nized, such as yellow, red, brown, mulberry, silver, etc. 

 White markings on Jerseys are not rare, although not 

 popular with many breeders. The hair about the muzzle, 

 along over the backbone, and inside the legs, is often a 

 creamy or grayish white color. The Jersey is distinctly a 

 dairy breed, and in its most approved form is of ideal 



Fig. 184. Jersey bull, Raleigh's Fairy Boy, a well-known champion of 

 Island breeding, owned by C. I. Hudson. 



dairy type. Popular weights at maturity are 1,250 to 1,400 

 pounds for the bulls, and 850 to 900 for the cows. Ameri- 

 can families tend to be somewhat larger and coarser than 

 those of Island breeding. The head should be moderately 

 short and dished, the horns of a waxy or amber-yellow color, 

 and crumpled, turning by graceful curve until the points 

 are directed somewhat inward. The horns are dark at the 

 tips. The withers are often quite refined, the shoulders 

 somewhat prominent, the thighs thin, and the limbs neat 

 and showing much refinement of bone. The ideal udder 



