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ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE 
The Jerseys are the smallest, neatest, and the most 
beautiful in form of the dairy breeds. The cows weigh 
from 700 to 1300 pounds and the bulls from 1200 to 
1600 pounds. The calves are small at birth and ma¬ 
ture very rapidly. 
The solid colored Jerseys showing various shades of 
fawn, mouse color, squirrel gray, and very dark brown 
are preferred by breeders to those having white mixed 
with the colors named. The animals should have a 
Fig. 57.—An ideal Jersey. Note the large udder and milk veins. 
black tongue, a light ring around the muzzle, and a 
black switch on the tail. 
Jerseys are especially adapted to farms where butter- 
fat is sold and to small lots where the animals must 
be closely confined. 
Holstein-Friesian Cattle.—The large black and white 
dairy cattle that we see at our fairs and on many of 
the dairy farms of our country originated in Holland. 
The environment of Holland is well suited to cattle 
