Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-03-12
JERSEY BREED MAKE
GOOD DAIRY CATTLE
Type Is Comn.3 Il: Over the
UniteG States.
fAWN COLOR MOST GENERAL
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The native home o, MS breed is
the island O. Je,Aes where it has
been bred pure for u ctntiry or more.
The Jersey was one OF the first dairy
breeds imported into this country and
for that eason ii iaa been one of the
best known in She United States and
1t has been raised more widely than
the other breeds UP 10 date.
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CHARACTERISTICS. The breed is
fawn colored nut quite variable in
shade, ranging floln brown 70 q sill
yer fawn. Nest Of then are q solid
color, although ~Hiic markings often
occur. Mixed c",c'S are LOT iavorably
considered by the hest Jersey tanciers.
The hair about TOE muIz.e and eyes
is usually OF q creamy Or grayish
shade.
The tongue and switch are general
ly black and il they are not black in
color this fact hnns. be stated when
making application lor registration.
In form the breed approaches close
ly the dairy Typo IL nios! respects.
There are, howeNe; 4 number of in
dividuals of the breed iha1 are too
beefy and smooth. Many iacE sufti-
cient heart giTth and width in the
HEADQUARTERS.
They have NelE shapely and attrac-
tive heads. Their heads are of me-
dunn length. ct 5000 width and have
considerable dish il the forehead.
The horns are comparatively small.
short and curved forward. upward
and slightly inward. The horns OF
the bulls are snort, but are thicker
than those Of the COWS. + white OF
amber coloreG III with klackish
tips is the mos approved type. The
breed has considerable skin secretion
which is strong yellow in color and
is found in the ear, about the tip OF
tail and arounc the udder. This Sc.
cretion indicates something of the
richness of the miik.
The udder OF the breed is usually
mellow and milks out well, bat is FIRE.
quently criticised for its small size
and small teats. The milh veins of
the breed compare fayorably with 9TH
er breeds considering their size and
the quality of milk they produce.
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SIZE. The Jersey is small. The
lack of size OF many individuals OF
the breed results i'll delicacy or lack
OF constitution, which is a criticism
made against them where they can
only be given ordinary care. The
cows Will average about 500 pounds
and the bulls 1900 pounds in weight.
Their lack Of size and quality OF
flesh make their use for beef purposes
almost prohibitive.
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PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY. The
breed is famous as a butter producer
and for the amount Of butter fat in
their milk, but they only produce 3
moderate quantity of milk. The milk
averages 40 to s per cent fat. The
fat globules are large and easily
separated which accounts for the SUI
perior quality OF Jersey butter.
The breed ranks high as a producer
Of butter fat. judging from their rat
ing in competition with other breeds
in public tests. Many COWS Of the
breed have made large official records
under the supervision of the register
Of merit of the breed.
DISTRIBUTION. The breed is
widely distributed over the United
States and have shown their ability
to adapt themselves to q wide range
of conditions. They are reared in
the extreme South and in the North
where the winters are evers They
must. however, be well housed and be
given good care to prove successful
under Nortk~ sstsrn conditions. There
10 NO doubt bat what some Of the lar
ger breeds of dairy cattle will give
better results under Dur Dakota con-
aittsas unless they are carssally
taAdisd.