. Effective farming; a text-book for American schools. Agriculture. 354 Effective Farming Note Fig. 142, the external capacity and udder development, parts of the dairy cow. 185. Breeds of dairy cattle. — The chief breeds of dairy cattle raised in the United States are Jersey, Guernsey, Holstein- Friesian, and Ayrshire. Secondary breeds are Dutch Belted and Brown Swiss. All of these dairy breeds originated in Europe. Jersey. — The Jersey breed originated on the Island of Jersey, which lies in the English channel about thirteen miles H/PBOA/£r^ !* -. i^^PO/^eNEAO 4\'\'\\it>Miiii- Fig. 142. —
. Effective farming; a text-book for American schools. Agriculture. 354 Effective Farming Note Fig. 142, the external capacity and udder development, parts of the dairy cow. 185. Breeds of dairy cattle. — The chief breeds of dairy cattle raised in the United States are Jersey, Guernsey, Holstein- Friesian, and Ayrshire. Secondary breeds are Dutch Belted and Brown Swiss. All of these dairy breeds originated in Europe. Jersey. — The Jersey breed originated on the Island of Jersey, which lies in the English channel about thirteen miles H/PBOA/£r^ !* -. i^^PO/^eNEAO 4\'\'\\it>Miiii- Fig. 142. — Points of the dairy cow. from the coast of France. It is thought that the foundation stock was from Normandy and Brittany. These early cattle were rough and not developed in the milk-giving quality, but from this foundation has been developed an excellent breed of cattle. In 1779 a law was passed prohibiting the importation of cattle into Jersey and this law has always been rigidly en- forced, with the result that the cattle have been purely bred for more than a century. Jerseys have been imported to a large extent into the United States and have increased in number so rapidly and have proved. 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 Sampson, Harry Oscar, 1879-. New York, Macmillan
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