Jersey cow BOSNIAN'S ANNA Imp. Champion of the breed at the 

 National Dairy Show in 1910. Shown by C. I. Hudson, East Nor- 

 wich, N. Y. 



DESCRIPTION OF JERSEY CATTLE. 



N THE establishment of this breed on the island, from which it takes its 

 name, the work was conducted very systematically to produce uniformity 

 of type and bovine beauty. In establishing the ideal, two representative ani- 

 mals were chosen for excellence and the scale of points adopted was made a 

 combination of these. The early breeders adhered very closely to color, mark- 

 ings and type but the modern breeder has lessened the attention towards these 

 by breeding more strictly for utility as a butter producer. The foundation 

 stock for the Jersey represented chiefly by those on the island at the present 

 time are noted especially for the deerlike appearance of their heads, fine, slim 

 necks, light shoulders, deep though narrow forequarters, large bodies with 

 abundant capacity, lean hind quarters and more particularly for the beautiful 

 appearance of the udder in the fullness and placing of the teats. Since the 

 introduction of a system of testing, the indications which give power of pro- 

 duction have overbalanced to some degree the fine discriminations which 

 existed as to the general color and markings, of nose, tongue and switch. 

 The modern type may be of broken color, or lack in^the fancy points referred 

 to but it has the ability for larger butter production more intensified, as the 

 frame is inclined to show more strength and the general form more ruggedness 

 of constitution. While the type should show 'the angular form which is con- 

 ducive to the highest butter production, yet those features which contribute 

 to beauty, the head and neck, should not be wholly without the graceful lines 

 so characteristic of the breed. See scale of points, page 97. 



