. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE GUERNSEY 399 into clear light the importance the islanders have long placed on the butter-producing value of the milk. The first island scale of points of importance, that of 1842, makes as the first qualification that the pedigree shall be of ancestry known to produce "rich, yellow ; Guernsey milk is usually of a higher natural yellow color than that of any other breed. The fat globules are comparatively large and have a deeper yellow than even the. Fig. 173. Langwater Dairymaid 26377, bred by Langwater Farms, North Easton, M
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE GUERNSEY 399 into clear light the importance the islanders have long placed on the butter-producing value of the milk. The first island scale of points of importance, that of 1842, makes as the first qualification that the pedigree shall be of ancestry known to produce "rich, yellow ; Guernsey milk is usually of a higher natural yellow color than that of any other breed. The fat globules are comparatively large and have a deeper yellow than even the. Fig. 173. Langwater Dairymaid 26377, bred by Langwater Farms, North Easton, Massachusetts, and sold at public sale for I6150. As a five-year-old, this cow pro- duced 16,949 pounds milk and pounds fat. From photograph, by courtesy of Langwater Farms, F. L. Ames, owner Jersey. In fact, Guernsey breeders seek the rich yellow as charac- teristic, arguing that with this breed it is not necessary to color the butter artificially, as its natural yellow meets the market de- mands. The per cent of fat in all Advanced Registry testing up to the middle of 1918 shows. 5 per cent as an average, with per cent for the 70 class leaders. In the Pan-American dairy breed competition, in which the Guernseys secured first honors, the average per cent of fat in the milk was compared with for the Jersey. However, the Guernsev butter scored an ' 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 Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. Boston, New York, Ginn
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