. The dairyman's manual. A practical treatise on the dairy .. . ike in their build, and fawn and white in color, andare small but very rich milkers. They are a distinct raceand are sometimes confounded with the Jerseys, whichare called Alderneys, but wrongly and unreasonably for this confusion of names this breed, of whichbut few are in America, would not be worth notice here. The last three breeds mentioned, viz., the Jersey,Gruernsey and Alderney, are natives of the group of smallislands on the coast of Prance, bnt belonging to GreatBritain, which have been previously referred to. The
. The dairyman's manual. A practical treatise on the dairy .. . ike in their build, and fawn and white in color, andare small but very rich milkers. They are a distinct raceand are sometimes confounded with the Jerseys, whichare called Alderneys, but wrongly and unreasonably for this confusion of names this breed, of whichbut few are in America, would not be worth notice here. The last three breeds mentioned, viz., the Jersey,Gruernsey and Alderney, are natives of the group of smallislands on the coast of Prance, bnt belonging to GreatBritain, which have been previously referred to. Theseislands enjoy a remarkably even and pleasant climate,and a rich soil which is exceedingly well farms are very small, mere garden plots for the mostpart, and there are few pastures, properly cows are tethered in the small fields, and are ac-customed to strict discipline and familiarity with theirowners. Hence their disposition is naturally gentle anddocile, and no other dairy cows are so easily reared and cows FOR THE UAIKT. 43 TO. 44 THE dairymans MANUAL. handled, more desirable for the private dairy, or thebusiness dairy when butter is the object desired. The Dutch Belted or Blanketed Cattle are na-tives of Hollaad, having the black and white colors ofthe so called Holstein-Priesian breed, but curiously dis-posed, so that the white is distributed, not in patches,but in a broad belt around the middle of the body. Thesecows have been carefully bred by the wealthier Dutchpeople for more than a century. They have been kept inthe Orange County, New York, dairies many years, wherethey have acquired a high local reputation as profitablecows for milk and foi* butter. They are also kept inconsiderable herds in Delaware and Pennsylvania, andare sufficiently numerous to have required a herd bookfor recording their pedigrees. These cattle are smallerthan the largest North Holland (Holstein-Friesian), con-sume less food, and are more suitable for the averageda
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