BODY CHARACTERISTICS 



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The animal has meant much in the development of Jerse}' 

 Island, and is still a potent factor in its industrial affairs. The 

 Jersey, like the Ilolstein cow, is pastvired at the end of a long 

 rope. The forage in Jersey, however, is more scanty and 

 richer in character than it is in Holland. This may be due to 

 the fact that the island is raised nicely above sea level and that 

 the north side is considerably higher and more abrupt than the 

 southern, thus forming a southern slope which warms very 

 rapidly in the direct rays of the sun. The Jersey at home is a 



Fig. 27. — The champion Jersey bull, Nobles Eirinent Lad. (Q-wned by E. C. Lasater, 



Talfurrics, Texas.) 



pet, is handled very largely by the women, and is carefully fed 

 on grass, parsnips, carrots, and odds and ends from the garden. 

 Comparatively small amounts of grain are fed. 



Body Characteristics. — The color of the Jersey is not looked 

 upon as an essential feature of the breed. Consequently, varia- 

 tion is found. Some are of a creamy white, while a few are 

 found that have large yellow or orange spots in a field of white, 

 quite similar to the Guernseys. The majority, especially in 

 America, have almost solid color of varying shades, from a light 



