CHAPTER XXIV 

 BREEDS OF DAIRY CATTLE 



The Jersey breed of cattle originated on an island of 

 that name located off the coast of France in the English 

 channel. There is a small group of what are known as the 

 Channel Islands not far from the coast of Normandy. In 

 fact, from Jersey on a clear day one may see the French 



Figure 106. — Raleigh's Fairy Boy 83767, a famous Jersey bull, both as an 

 individual and sire. Owned by C. I. Hudson of New York. Photograph 

 by the author. 



coast. There are four principal islands, of which Jersey, 

 the largest, contains about 40,000 acres. The climate here 

 is quite mild and balmy much of the year. The cattle, of 

 which there are about 12,000, Uve out of doors during a very 

 long season, each one grazing tethered by a chain and rope 

 fastened to an iron pin in the ground. The herds are small, 

 and these and potatoes are the chief sources cf inccir.'j >_,;i 



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