Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-04-22
THE JERSEY COW.

give entire, but the space at our disposal
viii not permit. We therefore give the
following extracts:
The Channel Islands cattle were for
merly known as Attorneys and Guem-
scys, but the expectation from the island
of Attorney Is 50 small each year and
that from jersey 50 large, and the breeds
of both islands are 50 similar IN every
respect. that the animals from the two
Islands are claSSed in America as Jerseys,
and we know here of but two breeds I'M
ported from the Channel Islands, TO wit:
Jerseys and GuemSeys.
These are distinct from each other IN
everything but quality and production OF
butter. and those not familiar with either
race can easily distinguish the jersey by
It's black nose AMI white or light colorcd
band around the muzzlc, the Guernsey
having, almost invariably, a rich yellow
or buff nose This characteristic occa-
sioually crops out ON the jersey, showing
Guernsey strain In some recent or re
mote generation, as a black nose marks
an impure crossing in the Shorthom. To
the breeder eve the Guernsey Is larger
boncd than the jersey, taller and ,toutcr.
coarSer iu the coat, wanting the Symmc-
try and ucatuc>> Of form of the other,
and ON the island where the latter are
bred. the Guernsey Is tabooed-noJ al
lowed 90 be imported within It's limits or
exhibited az the cattlc->how fairs. and. ~
fact. there are bat a dozen or so Gucrn-
Scvs on the Island of jersey
There have been many theories ad-
vanced concerning the origin of this breed
OF cattle, and q correspondent of the
Kentucky Live Stock Record allows his
fancy Co carry 10 back 90 the period whom
Jacob and Iabau were brccjcr and the
former produced cattle Of specific mark
ius> from the latter, herd, and be as
,erts the JERSEYS are the descendants OF "a
certain 'srizzlcd bull in Jacobs herd.
Unfortunately toy this theory the ordinary
editions of Sacred History speak of these
asriculturi,ts as breeders %; sheep and
goat, only In connection with the produc-
zion OF >pcckled and spotted animals, and
do not mention the supposed ancestor OF
the JERSEYS. thc "GrizzIej Bull. The
more reliable theory is that, as the jersey
and Aldcrncv cattle have "a resemblance
20 certain breeds OF Norway, Scandiuly-
IAN cattle were introduced into the islands
in the intercourse with the North which
followed the >ubjugationot Nomaudyand
IT, dependencies.
Il Is a singular fac, tha, on tins h,tlc
island, uo, larger than Staten Island,
New York. there is q marked difference
between the cattle Of the eastern and
western districts. those OF tho side mos,
exposed 20 the winds and saline moisture
bcm. small. fuc-l.mbcd and hardy: while
those of the other side, which is more
sheltered, finding richer pasture, become
larger In Carca>, and. some think hand
>omcr than the Others. Col War.n-.
editor OF the american jersey Herd
Register. who visited the island Tor the
second time last summer, noticed another
Gi-tinctoD-thc northern and western
parishes are giving themselves much more
decidedly 20 the breeding Ton solid color,
black switches, etc., than the southeast
om parishes And hc say, further ,u4t
though breeding for fancy c1,or> /, cone
dcmHed almost universally ou che island
az de,cri0ratiuE the Face ot cattle. yC- d,
hl, taken strong hold o; the majority Of
the large breeders, and VIII bg prac,.cci
SO long as the English are willing % pay
the present high prices for .aucy-colorcd
animals. I, is, perhaps, here that We
shall bc able toc0mpct- successfully with
the islander, In breeding their especial
stock. :oT We cauuo, hope to excel them
I'm the dainty care bestowed Upou thcir
cattle, or ia the little locky preparations
for market. tor each beast is CAS- ,-aJcr.y
treated as the Aidcuoy OF Mis-, Baker
Of Crawford, which, after being Gcuuded
o, Us hair 5y a TAN into a lime pit, was
clothed IN gray fame. and watched over
by au the town. But In breeding So
much 90 fancy points rhe real merits viii
be- reelected and bv pur,uipr th,,e. the
breeder in the United states viii van a
syno-;oriry over afl Other. IN ,ba r-,5rc.
non Of profitable Jer>c,, Indeed i, !,
even claimed bv recent visitor, % the
island that as rood animal, can now De-
procured here o., there. The imuortatior>
into the United state, bv the Fou lers and
Others. command. ON the average. higher
price, than arc obtained bv breeders here.
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