CATTLE 



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Our magnificent breeds of 

 Jersey and Guernsey cattle are 

 the direct descendants of cattle 

 imported from the Channel 

 islands or of those bred in this 

 country. 



The business of importing 

 cattle of these and other breeds 

 has been an important one in 

 years past, and is not incon- 

 siderable at the present time. 



The Guernsey is slightly 

 larger than the Jersey and 

 perhaps a little more robust. 

 Both give very rich milk, but 

 not so much as the Holstein-Friesian or the Ayr- 

 sJiire, the imported cow from Scotland. This 

 last-named breed is hardy and robust — ideal 

 in this respect. In size 

 she ranks between the 

 Jersey and the Holstein. 

 Being red or white, or a 

 mixture of the two, the 

 Ayrshire is not only at- 

 tractive and popular 

 because of her form and 

 color but also because of 

 her high merits as a pro- 

 ducer of milk and cheese. 



Another foreign breed 

 that has attracted the 

 American farmer is the 



Broivn Siviss of Switzerland. These are mouse- 

 colored, rugged animals ; some are good milk- 

 ers, but many are indifferent when compared 



Goon Dutch Pastur.age 



with the heavy-milking Hojstcins or abundant 

 butter-making Jerseys or Guernse\'s. 



We should not be doing justice to the Dcrou 

 Cf)w were we to omit her 

 from this list. She came 

 early to our land from 

 England and for a century 

 has been a loyal helper 

 in the building up of this 

 country. Till recent years 

 this breed took the place 

 of horses on many farms : 

 cleared the land and 

 plowed it; hauled the 

 trees over fields of snow 



Gronin'gen Bull 



and rough roads that lum- 



CoRNELiA XXVII, Celebrated Dutch Milch Cow 



ber might be sawed ; and 

 not content with doing this rough labor the 

 De\'on has been also an admirable milch cow. 

 With the coming of the improved special breeds, 

 howexer, the Devon has been displaced for 

 both milk and beef, and unless her friends 

 direct her into one of these channels, her race 

 will soon be run ; but it will be the ending of 

 a glorious race, worthy of the magnificent ani- 

 mal the Devon has been. 



The Dutclt-beltcd cows belong to the Mol- 

 stein-Friesian class, but are inferior to the 

 parent stock. The belt of white around lier 

 body gives an attractive appearance, but adds 

 nothing to her ability as a milk producer. As a 

 competitor with our special breeds the Dutch- 

 belted will always be outclassed ; she must 



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