The first Jerseys arrived in the United States in 1850 when Mr. John A. Tainter imported the cattle from Jersey, an island in the English channel whose best known export is Jersey cattle. They may in coloring, be a light brown to an almost black with spots of white, brown, gray, or black on a select few.
Cows are ruminants or cud-chewing animals eating hay, corn, soybeans, grass, wheat, and ensilage.
Jersey cows weigh about 1,000 pounds, whereas the Jersey bulls average close to 1,500 pounds. Cows have 12 large back molars in each jaw, and 8 incisors located on the bottom jaw, and a thick pad on the top jaw. A cow has 4 stomachs. Some of the digested food is then stored in the cow's udder where it is made into milk. A Jersey cow will give as much as 3 to 4 gallons or around 16 quarts of milk each day.