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somewhat more yellow milk and butter. More recent investiga- 

 tions strongly support the theory that at some period several hun- 

 dred years ago animals which were the true descendants of the 

 " spotted cattle " or Sinnnenthaler, of Switzerland, had been 

 introduced as breeding stock on the Island of Guernsey. Not 

 only is this supported by the larger size, quieter disposition, and 

 more yellow secretions of the Guernsey, but also from the fact 

 that there are at present animals possessing characteristics 

 similar to the Guernsey and Simmenthaler on either side of the 



Fig. 21. — May King of Linda Vista, recently sold for the highest price ever paid for an 

 animal of the Guernsey breed. (Courtesy Jean Du Luth Farm, Duluth, Minn.) 



Rhine River, from its source in the Alps to its mouth in the 

 North Sea. Much of the stock through this valley is frequently 

 spoken of as red or red and white, but it is recognized by the 

 careful observer that the so-called red is not the deep cheiiy red 

 of the Shorthorn and Hereford, but rather an orange red. It is 

 most natural to believe that as the people crossed the mountains 

 and followed the river northward they took their patient and 

 highly prized animal servants with them. It would then be but 

 a short voyage to Guernsey Island which lies so handily in the 

 channel. The exact facts may never be knoAvn, however. 



