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individual. The bull should possess a masculine appearance. 

 The features of the head should be strong, with the eyes mild 

 and clear. The chest should be deep, the heart girth large, 

 the hide loose and pliable, and the hair fine and silky, as these 

 are associated with constitution, vigor, and thrift. 



Fig. 78. — -Jersey Bull "Hood Farm Torono." Sire of ten daughters in the 

 Register of Merit. Owned by Hood Farm, Lowell, Mass. 



The Jersey breed of dairy cattle, a native of the Island of Jersey, one- of the 

 Channel Islands, near England, is unexcelled in the qualitj' and richness of the 

 milk. By many it is considered the "butter cow." In size the animals are 

 small, weighing 700 and upward. The color is fawn, being of many shades, 

 3'ello\vish, reddish, grayish, brownish, and silver fawn. This breed is popular 

 in the United States. 



Uniforynity of get. — The importance of imiformity among 

 the calves sired by a bull is of much importance. At the present 

 time, lack of uniformity among our dairy cattle is one of the most 

 noticeable defects. This is due in a large measure to our 



