. Complete farmer's guide. Agriculture; Farm life. [from old catalog]. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND CATTLE 321 the Jersey ranks from medium to small. An average bull weighs about 1,300 pounds and an average cow about 850 pounds. There is, however, wide variation in weights of both bulls and cows. The color also varies considerably, a fawn-like color predominating. It may be a yellowish, red-. FiG. 190. Jersey cow. Courtesy'of A. O. Auten. '/dish, grayish, brownish, or silvery fawn. Some are de- scribed as orange or lemon fawn, and others as squirrel gray or mulberry black. White markings often occur,
. Complete farmer's guide. Agriculture; Farm life. [from old catalog]. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND CATTLE 321 the Jersey ranks from medium to small. An average bull weighs about 1,300 pounds and an average cow about 850 pounds. There is, however, wide variation in weights of both bulls and cows. The color also varies considerably, a fawn-like color predominating. It may be a yellowish, red-. FiG. 190. Jersey cow. Courtesy'of A. O. Auten. '/dish, grayish, brownish, or silvery fawn. Some are de- scribed as orange or lemon fawn, and others as squirrel gray or mulberry black. White markings often occur, but are not in favor. The Jersey is especially noted as a producer of rich milk, that is milk that contains a high percentage of butter fat. It is also noted for the comparatively large size of the fat globules in the milk, this being a great advantage on account of causing the cream to rise and separate 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 Kyle, Edwin Jackson. [from old catalog]; Ellis, Alexander Caswell, 1871- [from old catalog] joint author. New York, Chicago [etc. ] C. Scribner's sons
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