. The Guernsey breed. Guernsey cattle. The Guernsey Breed 59 "Cultivation under glass, and the bulb culture have developed exceedingly within the last few years, and these, with the produce industry, have considerably encroached on the land area of the island, already too limited. Consequently, it is not surprising that the stable has been neglected and' the breeding interest has suffered for a time. We say 'for a time' advisedly, for, as we have pointed out, there are hopeful signs of a sound and' beneficial revival in the breeding inter- est. No doubt this is due in a measure also to th
. The Guernsey breed. Guernsey cattle. The Guernsey Breed 59 "Cultivation under glass, and the bulb culture have developed exceedingly within the last few years, and these, with the produce industry, have considerably encroached on the land area of the island, already too limited. Consequently, it is not surprising that the stable has been neglected and' the breeding interest has suffered for a time. We say 'for a time' advisedly, for, as we have pointed out, there are hopeful signs of a sound and' beneficial revival in the breeding inter- est. No doubt this is due in a measure also to the fact which ex- perience has taught, the comparative certainty in breeding against the always existing uncertainty of glass or market produce, as well as the uncertain fluctuations in market ;. Cliuniiiij^. Since that time, however, the glass-house in(histry has in- creased from year to year, and at the same time there are more cattle on the island now than ever before. Commencing with the year 1904, exportation to America began to increase and there' has been a steady growth tmtil the present, when from 600 to 1,000 animals are now exported each year. The cattle on the island are kept mostly in herds of from three to six cows, though at the present time two or three Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hill, Charles Lewis, 1869-. Waterloo, Iowa. : F. L. Kimball Co.
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