The Guernsey Breed 



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"Cultivation under glass, and the bulb culture have developed 

 exceedingly within the last few years, and these, with the produce 

 industry, have considerably encroached on the land area of the island, 

 already too limited. Consequently, it is not surprising that the stable 

 has been neglected and' the breeding interest has suffered for a time. 

 We say 'for a time' advisedly, for, as we have pointed out, there are 

 hopeful signs of a sound and' beneficial revival in the breeding inter- 

 est. No doubt this is due in a measure also to the fact which ex- 

 perience has taught, the comparative certainty in breeding against the 

 always existing uncertainty of glass or market produce, as well as 

 the uncertain fluctuations in market prices." 



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Since that time, however, the glass-house in(histry has in- 

 creased from year to year, and at the same time there are 

 more cattle on the island now than ever before. Commencing 

 with the year 1904, exportation to America began to increase 

 and there' has been a steady growth tmtil the present, when 

 from 600 to 1,000 animals are now exported each year. 



The cattle on the island are kept mostly in herds of from 

 three to six cows, though at the present time two or three 

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