THE DAIRY BREEDS OF CATTLE 269 
Society of England, Vol. 20 (1859); Ernest Mathews, The Jersey 
Cow, Little Shardeloes, Amersham, Bucks; John S. Linsley, Jersey 
Cattle in America, New York (1885); W. P. Hazard, The Jersey, 
Alderney and Guernsey Cow, Philadelphia (1872). 
GuERNSEY CATTLE. Plate IX. Figs. 45, 46. 
By William H. Caldwell 
304. The Guernsey is one of the four leading breeds 
of dairy cattle. They constitute, with the Jerseys, the 
Channel Island cattle and are noted for butter-produc- 
tion. 
305. History in Guernsey. — The Guernsey breed of 
cattle originated and was developed on the island of 
Guernsey, which is one of the Channel islands. The 
foundation of the breed lay in the admixture of the large, 
red Normandy, and the little black Brittany breeds, 
which were brought from the neighboring coast of France 
to the Island. It has been generally accepted that the 
large red Normandy males predominated in crossing on 
the little black Brittany cows on Guernsey, and that the 
Guernsey takes many of its characteristics from the Nor- 
mandy breed. The fact that for nearly one hundred years 
no live cattle have been permitted to come on the Island, 
is enough to say that the breed has remained pure, and 
been bred by itself without admixture of foreign blood. 
The Royal Guernsey Agricultural and Horticultural 
Society is largely responsible for the improvement of the 
breed. 
Little more can be said of the history of the breed on 
the Island. The shrewd, careful, sturdy islander, while 
zealously guarding the purity of the breed, paid little 
