. The American farmer. A complete agricultural library, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments and details. , onudder, teats, and body generally, Slcin loose, mellow, witli soft, finehair, QUALITY AND DURATION OP FLOW. Escutcheon wide on thighs, high and broad,With thigh ovals,Milk veins long and full in front, SYMMETRY. Back level to setting on of tail,Throat clean, with small not too long, with hocks well apart in long and curved and not coarse. 20 10 10 Udder full and well up large, but
. The American farmer. A complete agricultural library, with useful facts for the household, devoted to farming in all its departments and details. , onudder, teats, and body generally, Slcin loose, mellow, witli soft, finehair, QUALITY AND DURATION OP FLOW. Escutcheon wide on thighs, high and broad,With thigh ovals,Milk veins long and full in front, SYMMETRY. Back level to setting on of tail,Throat clean, with small not too long, with hocks well apart in long and curved and not coarse. 20 10 10 Udder full and well up large, but not fleshy,Udder teats squarely teats of good size, SIZE AND SUBSTANCE. Size of the breed. Not too light bone, Barrel round, and deep at flank, Hips and loins wide, Rump long and broad, Thighs and withers thin, Head rather long and flue, with quiet and gentle expression,General appearance, Counts. Points. 8443 40 For bulls and heifersudder. deduct 30 counts for Dairy Cliaracteristics.—Like her sister the Jersey, the Guernsey cow producesvery rich mUk which yields a large proportion of cream and butter, the latter being of the. GUERNSEY BULL. Owned by L. W. Ledyard, Cazenovia, N. T. best quality, and of a deep yellow color. It is claimed by the admirers of this breed, that onegood Guernsey cow in a herd of ten, will noticeably change the color and character of thebutter. The Guernsey milk makes very nice, rich cheese, yet it is most highly valued for butterproduction and as a luxury for the table. Although little or no grain is generally fed on 50 THE AMERICAX FARMER. tbe island, tLe principal food of these cows being the grasses that the moist climate affordsneariy the entire year, the records of butter production there, give an average of one poundper day for the whole year, while the choicest cows have been known to double that several experiments made in this country, a pound of butter has been made from betweenseven and eight quarts of milk, and it
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