The breeds of live stock, and the principles of heredity .. . GROUP OF HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE. The engraving which appears on the opposite page represents agroup of Holstein-Friesian cattle owned by Dr. W. A. Pratt, ofElgin, 111. The bull is Cyclone 392, bred by J. Doets, of NorthHolland, and imported by Gerrit S. Miller, of Peterboro, N. Y. Hisdam, Coronet 544, it is said, had a very large milk record in Hol-land. The cow in the center is Duchess of York 120, calved March,1874; bred in North Holland and imported by J. H. Comer, ofGoshen, N. Y. She was a very prominent feature in the Holstei
The breeds of live stock, and the principles of heredity .. . GROUP OF HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN CATTLE. The engraving which appears on the opposite page represents agroup of Holstein-Friesian cattle owned by Dr. W. A. Pratt, ofElgin, 111. The bull is Cyclone 392, bred by J. Doets, of NorthHolland, and imported by Gerrit S. Miller, of Peterboro, N. Y. Hisdam, Coronet 544, it is said, had a very large milk record in Hol-land. The cow in the center is Duchess of York 120, calved March,1874; bred in North Holland and imported by J. H. Comer, ofGoshen, N. Y. She was a very prominent feature in the Holsteinrings at the leading Western shows of 1883, winning first prizesthat year at the State Fairs of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and has a milk record of 841 lbs. in ten clays, and 873^ lbs. in oneday. The other cow is Galaxy 2d 310, calved August, 1877; gotby Bleecker 3, out of Texelaar 12th 59. The calf is by Cyclone392, out of Countess of Flanders. Engraved after a sketch from lifeby Corwine. (382). CHAPTER XVI. JERSEY, GUERNSEY, AND ALDERNEY CATTLE. Jersey, Guernsey, and Alderney are the names of three islandssituated in the English Channel off the coast of France, and which,with a few smaller ones, form the group known as the ChannelIslands. The cattle on these islands are similar in most respects,and have been known under the general appellation of ChannelIslands cattle, although when first introduced into this country theywere all called Alderneys. In fact by this generic name all theChannel Islands cattle were designated until within a comparativelyrecent period, both in this country and in England. They are allmore or less distinguished for their dairy product. But while thisis their general characteristic, the cattle of each of the islands namedare kept distinct, and no crossing is permitted. Neither are livecattle from any other country permitted to be brought into any ofthese islands, the local authorities having as early as 1763 passedvery severe laws against th
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