STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY 



MOORESTOWN 



NEW JERSEY 



Cattle 



We shall be pleased to receive inquiries for any of the standard breeds of cattle. At the present time we 

 are in communication with the various national associations of cattle breeders, and we are thus able to connect 

 with the verj^ finest herds. Quotations will be made on specific registered animals. Safe deliver^" and satisfaction 

 on delivery is guaranteed by us. 



AYRSHIRE 



This breed originated in the county of Ajt, Scotland. It is 

 about equal in size to the Guernsey, averaging 900 pounds and is 

 used for the same purpose, viz., dairy. The color is usually red or 

 brown and white, or entirely red or brown; occasionally, it is black 

 and white. This is an ancient breed which has been developed 

 through many generations and the pure bred animals in use today 

 are iaferior to none. The breed is extremely hardy and is well 

 adapted to grazing, especially in the hQly country where it is able 

 to forage in places which another breed cannot reach. The quality 

 of the milk produced is not so high in butter fat as the Channel 

 Island breeds produce, but is greater in quantity. The milk - makes 

 excellent butter and cheese. The breed is often lised for the pro- 

 duction of market milk. 



HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN 



This breed originated ia Denmark, Germany and Holland and is 

 supposed to be native to Schleswg. It is the largest of the dairy 

 cows, averaging 1200 to 1400 pounds ia weight. In the past its 

 purpose has been for mdlk, cheese and butter, but at present is 

 mostly confined to market milk, of which it produces a greater 

 BROWN SWISS COW quantity than any other breed. In the West, however, especially 



in Wisconsin, it is used for the production of large quantities of cheese 



DAIRY CATTLE 



JERSEY 



The place of origin of this breed is the Channel Islands. The 

 breed is small, weighing on an average of 800 pounds. The purpose 

 is chiefly for butter. In color, "it is grey fawn and white, yeUow 

 fawn and white, graj' dun and white, gray and white, silver-gray 

 dun, cream color fawn." The breed is often dark colored on the 

 nose and legs. It is characterized by "neatness of form, slender 

 frame, deer-hke head and gentleness." The breed is widely used 

 throughout the United States because of its milk production and 

 the high quahty of the product. 



GUERNSEY 



This breed also originated in the Charmel Islands. It is some- 

 what larger than the Jersey, averaging about 900 pounds. Likewise, 

 the purpose is for butter. In color, it is an irregular yellow and white, 

 red and white, sometimes solid. The breed is not quite so fine 

 boned and does not appear as well in the judging ring as the Jersey 

 but is equal in every respect in the production of butter fat and 

 quality of milk. It is of the highest dairy value. The Channel 

 Island breeds have been kept pure for many generations and Ameri- 

 can breeders through importations, have been enabled to produce 



equal, if not superior strains, to the foreign ones. SHORTHORN BULL 



JERSEY COW 



and butter, although in the Eastern dairy sections it ia being in- 

 creasingly used for market milk. The color is invariably black and 

 white. In production the breed ranks highest, and in repeated com- 

 petitions it has produced more mUk than any other breed. The 

 quality is not as rich as that of other breeds described above. 



BROWN SWISS 



This breed originated in Switzerland. It is slightly smaller than 

 the Holstein-Friesian, averaging in weight from 1200 to 1300 

 pounds. The purpose is for all dairy products. In color, the breed 

 is dun or mouse, fading to gray on the back with a stripe of light 

 gray or nearly white along the belly. There are two varieties of 

 Swiss in the United States, one known as the Brown and the other as 

 the Spotted. The Brown Swiss or Brown Schweitzer was imported in 

 1809 and has since made a good record. The Spotted Swiss, known 

 as the Simmentlialer or Bernese, is somewhat larger than the Brown 

 Swiss and differently marked, having irregular and sharply defined 

 spots or bars of red, yellow or drab. This breed has an excellent 

 reputation for dairy and is also used for work oxen. 



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