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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 14 
THE AMERICAN JERSEY COW. 
Is She Superior to the Island Jersey ? 
THE QUESTIONS. 
1. Has the time come when it is no longer neces¬ 
sary to import Jerseys lor breeding purposes? 
Why should foreign blood be needed ? 2. In what 
respects is the typical American Jersey cow a 
better animal than the present-day cattle on the 
Island of Jersey ? 3. How much have climate 
and soil conditions to do with this improvement? 
In what part of the country are the best Jerseys 
to be found ? Is it probable that, after 20 years 
of future breeding, the Jersey of the Gulf States 
will be a quite different animal from a Jersey 
bred and reared as far north as Michigan ? 
The Tennessee Jersey. 
I do not think it at all necessary to 
import Jerseysfrom the Island of Jersey, 
especially for the benefit of this section, 
as we have that blood tracing through 
all the noted herds of this country. So 
I can’t see why foreign blood is needed. 
You can see from the records that the 
little Jersey stands at the head, and 
more than that, the majority of them 
come from old Tennessee. I think that 
we have as good Jerseys as any State in 
the Union. I can’t see why Jerseys bred 
in Michigan should not be like those 
raised in the Gulf States, d. p. cahtkr. 
Lynnville, Tenn. 
Northern Jerseys Best. 
I do not see that any valid reason ex¬ 
ists why we should continue to import 
Jerseys. I consider that the American 
Jersey has more vitality than the Island 
cow, and is not so effeminate. The best 
Jerseys appear to be grown north of 
latitude 36 degrees. It is highly proba¬ 
ble that, south of latitude 36 degrees, if 
not 39 degrees, will be found unfavor¬ 
able to the highest development of the 
Jersey cow both as regards constitution 
and capacity. j. G. bigham. m d. 
Millersburg, O. 
A Maine Breeder Talks. 
1. In the main, I think that we can get 
along without new blood from the Island 
of Jersey. Occasional importations of 
the very choicest blood would be wise 
and helpful to American breeders. We 
need foreign blood only to preserve the 
Jersey type in its original form. Some 
importers say that American breeders, 
by heavy grain feeding, are making the 
Jersey a beef animal, losing the dairy 
type and functions. The Islanders, by 
their economical feeding, largely forage 
and roots, preserve and enhance the 
dairy form. 
2. The typical American Jersey is a 
larger, coarser, stronger animal than 
the Island cow ; a larger milker, larger 
teats, a squarer, handsomer udder. The 
first Jerseys I had were imported, or 
near to imported, animals. They were 
small milkers, with very small teats. I 
bred for improvements in those direc¬ 
tions, and I think that the whole course 
of American breeding has been on the 
same line. 
3. These questions bear away from my 
experience, and smack so much of the 
future that I forbear to answer. I think, 
however, that there will be a difference 
between northern and southern-bred 
Jerseys after a term of years. 
GEO. BLANCHARD. 
Cumberland Center, Me. 
Blue-Grass Jerseys Best. 
1. If we can get just as good performers 
here, why not encourage home indus¬ 
tries ? I think that this country has 
produced greater cows, by far, than 
ever came from the Island, although 
some of our best are close up to imported 
stock. Yet I think that, with all the 
good blood we have here, it is possible, 
with intelligent breeding, to reach just 
as high an ideal as though we were to 
use blood direct from the Island. There¬ 
fore, I think it no longer needful to 
import. 
2. My experience with cattle raised on 
the Island is very limited, but from 
what I have seen, they are not so rugged 
and hardy, therefore will not stand the 
great amount of work that our American- 
bred cattle will. I don’t know what 
makes the difference, unless it is • the 
climate and feed, the same that makes 
the American the most energetic and 
progressive man the earth has ever pro¬ 
duced. 
3. I should look for more great per¬ 
formers from a section where the so- 
called Kentucky Blue grass is natural to 
the soil; but as this grass (and with it 
all other kinds of provender), grows 
luxuriantly over a large portion of coun¬ 
try, from the valley of Virginia to 
Canada and from eastern Pennsylvania 
and Maryland to the Missouri, it would 
be hard to locate any one small section 
where Jerseys should attain to a greater 
degree of excellence, unless it be in a 
community where the people have spent 
their whole lives for generations in 
breeding and feeding for the same high 
results. 
The last question is already answered 
by the fact that the Gulf States do not 
and, I believe, cannot grow the kind of 
provender that, when judiciously fed, 
puts the greatest number of pounds on 
the back of a steer, or in the udder of 
the Jersey cow. Therefore, they can¬ 
not grow the same type of animal that 
the Northern States do, although, with 
the best they do produce, they may be 
able to grow and maintain great workers 
among the Jerseys. jos. t. hoopes. 
Bynum, Md. 
No Use for Island Cows. 
I see no necessity for importing either 
cows or bulls from the Island of Jersey. 
I believe that the herds of Pennsylvania 
and New England are second to none on 
earth, for butter and milk. In breeding 
for perfection, quality, etc., the Ameri¬ 
can Jersey herdsman is at the head. I 
think the Jerseys north of the Kentucky 
line, far superior to those raised South, 
although Tennessee has some good herds. 
Jerseys shipped from Michigan and north 
to Texas must go through climatic 
changes before being worth a dollar. 
Lafayette, Ind. o. c. goldsmith. 
American Jersey Larqer. 
1. Formerly, when but few Jerseys 
were owned in this country, and it was 
difficult to obtain new blood with which 
to cross the herds, importation was 
essential; but now there are so many 
strains of Jerseys in this country, of but 
far distant blood kin, they have become 
thoroughly acclimated, and for genera¬ 
tions, have been bred to the purpose, 
that it is folly to import Jerseys. 
2. The present typical Jersey cow is 
of a larger type and more vigorous con¬ 
stitution than the Island Jersey, and 
as the American Jersey has been bred 
and worked for generations to a higher 
plane for the production of butter, she 
excels the Island Jersey in this. 
3. We think that the milder climate 
would have much to do in the yield of 
the cow, but at present, equally as many, 
if not more of the tested cows are above 
the line of the Ohio River. Owing to 
the vast interchange of breeding stock 
between the Gulf States and the other 
States, we do not think that the types 
of the two sections of country will 
ever vary greatly ; yet should the Gulf 
States hold exclusively to their own 
Jerseys without bringing new blood 
from other sections, they would, un¬ 
doubtedly, cause a change in type. 
Tamaroa, Ill. roots & kimzey. 
South Most Like the Island, 
1. While it is not absolutely necessary 
to import any more Jerseys, yet the 
time will never come when it would not 
be good breeding policy to import good 
individuals from the Island or else¬ 
where. The original imported animals, 
well selected, develop wonderfully well 
when brought to this part of the coun¬ 
try, and if they are now as good on the 
Island as they were 15 years ago, are 
very prepotent in stamping their strong 
individuality upon our cattle here. 
2. I am not sufficiently acquainted 
with the Jersey in her native Island at 
present to answer, except to say that I 
am inclined to think that Tennessee 
furnishes the best type oi the Jersey 
cow to-day. I fear that there is a 
tendency further north to feed and 
breed for too large cattle, rendering 
them coarse and inclined to beef. 
3. I belieye that the Middle South has 
the best climatic conditions for the 
Jersey, being nearer those of the Island 
of Jersey. Yet the present environ¬ 
ments and unreliable help will, for 
years, prevent the proper development 
of the industry of breeding and dairying. 
Athens, Tenn. w. gettts. 
Jerseys Good Anywhere. 
1. We have Jerseys equal to any in 
the world—tests and size of our Jerseys 
show it—foreign blood is not needed. In 
the sixties and seventies, men able to 
select the best, and with means to buy 
the best, went to the Island of Jersey 
and gave us the best individuals and 
strains. 
2. We are breeding larger cattle, and 
they have more capacity for cream and 
butter. 
3. Climate and soil have but little to 
do with Jerseys. In Vermont, Maine, 
Washington, Texas or Florida, the Jer¬ 
seys will give liberal returns and a good 
profit for good care and good feed. The 
best Jerseys in the United States are 
scattered from the Atlantic to the 
Pacific. No State can boast of the best, 
any more than any State can boast of 
having the best soldier from 1861 to 1865 
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