. Productive dairying . Dairying. 64 GUERNSEYS Although the Guernseys were taken at an early date to England they were used largely by the nobility, the same as were the Jerseys. They are now increasing rapidly in popularity in the United States. They are not to be found in any considerable number on the continent of Europe or in foreign countries. Home Conditions.—Guernsey Island comprises only 16,000 acres, of which approximately 12,000 acres are tillable, the southern end of the island being a high cliff. This island rises. FiQ. 22.—Guernsey cow, Mume Cowen. Record for one year, 24, po
. Productive dairying . Dairying. 64 GUERNSEYS Although the Guernseys were taken at an early date to England they were used largely by the nobility, the same as were the Jerseys. They are now increasing rapidly in popularity in the United States. They are not to be found in any considerable number on the continent of Europe or in foreign countries. Home Conditions.—Guernsey Island comprises only 16,000 acres, of which approximately 12,000 acres are tillable, the southern end of the island being a high cliff. This island rises. FiQ. 22.—Guernsey cow, Mume Cowen. Record for one year, 24, pounds milk con- taining pounds fat. Owned by Anna Dean Farm, Akron, Ohio. abruptly out of the ocean to a height of nearly 300 feet and slopes away northward for a distance of ten miles. The system of agriculture here must be adapted to the comparatively cooler soil of the north slope, where grass and vegetation tend to grow less rapidly but to larger size and greater succulence. It is possible that this has had something to do with the larger size of the 8000 cattle kept on the island (Fig. 22). Truck gardening with a liberal use of green houses for the supply of fresh vege-. 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 Washburn, Robert Mann, 1874-. Philadelphia ; London : J. B. Lippincott Company
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