. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 192 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS ularly in the region of the shoulders, the back, the rump, and about the tail-head, places likely first to show fat among animals possessing such a tendency. While this is the form ordinarily. Fig. 68.—^Guernsey Cow "Dolly ; Sired by Yeoman. She gave 18,459 pounds of milk containing 907 pounds of fat. World's record for the breed. Bred and owned by F. L. Ames, North Easton, Mass. The Guern
. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. 192 MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS ularly in the region of the shoulders, the back, the rump, and about the tail-head, places likely first to show fat among animals possessing such a tendency. While this is the form ordinarily. Fig. 68.—^Guernsey Cow "Dolly ; Sired by Yeoman. She gave 18,459 pounds of milk containing 907 pounds of fat. World's record for the breed. Bred and owned by F. L. Ames, North Easton, Mass. The Guernsey dairy cattle originated on the island from which they take their name, one of the Channel Island group. They possess similar characteristics to the Jerseys, but are somewhat larger, and the milk is hardly so rich. The weight will run 900 pounds and upward. The color is either yellowish, brown- ish or reddish, fawn, and white. possessed by the best producers, here too exception can occa- sionally be found. A cow may be found that is so efficient with her food that she can take on fat and in addition secrete- more milk than another and less efficient cow can secrete alone,. 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 Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company
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