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fine, the breast wide, the shoulders broad, the back straight and flat. 

 The legs are short, straight, and muscular. The whole body is covered 

 with a thick, long coat ; thick tufts of hair hang about the face and horns, 

 and that hair is not curly. 



THE ALDERNEY. 



The Alderney (Plate XLIV) is a breed of small and very elegant 

 cattle exported from the Islands of Jersey and Alderney, in the English 

 Channel. They are essentially a breed for the pail, not for the butcher. 

 The milk they yield is remarkable for its richness and deep yellow color, 

 as well as for the quantity of cream and butter it supplies. The quantity 

 given is not great, eight to twelve quarts a day being a maximum. The 

 Alderney is exceedingly handsome, the head particularly being indica- 

 tive of blood, and reminding one of the head of the American Elk. It is 

 very gentle and kindly in disposition, loving to be petted. The color is 

 usually light-red, or fawn, occasionally smoky-gray, rarely black. A 

 roan color indicates a cross with the Short Horn. In their native island, 

 the principal food given them is parsnips, and to this diet is attributed 

 the richness of the milk. 



