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a breed character. Often milk cows that are otherwise 
equal in conformation and in appearance will show great 
difference in their production of milk. 
While these distinctions are breed characteristics in the main, not 
all of the second class yield more milk than many individuals of 
the first class and not all of the first class yield milk possessing 
higher percentage of fat than individuals of the second class. 
3. Channel Island cattle—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 coun- 
try. Very likely the orig- 
inal stock was brought to 
the islands from France. 
A near neighbor of these 
people are the cattle lov- 
ers of Brittany and Nor- 
mandy, who also have good cattle, their stock being in 
one instance a white, fawn color, and in another, a blacker 
hue. But, regardless of descent, the superior qualities 
of these races are due to the people who developed them, 
to the rigid rules under which they have been bred and 
reared, to the fertile soil that yields good foods, and to 
the balmy climate that admits living the year round out 
of doors. 
4. Demand of butter a controlling factor—The Chan- 
nel Islands are near to London and other large cities. 
They are of small size. As the population increased it 
was necessary for the young people to seek other fields of 
‘labor. Having settled in nearby cities, and remembering 
the golden butter their parents made, they naturally sent 
home for this delicious table article. Others learning of 
the sources of this superior product naturally joined in 
JERSEY BULL 
