Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-08-15

Conducted by C. W. Psuen-AsrcuitmaiT Teacher
in Beiding High School

The first is the color-that is a dis
tinctive characteristic. Next, /
would put the size of the animal as
distinctive. While there are some
large and some small, we have some
to recognize the typical Guernsey as
an animal of about certain size
larger than the Jersey, but not SO
large as the Holstein. Next, / think,
stands out the temperament; the
placid disposition and good nature of
the Guernsey is, / think, component
part of the type. Next, / would put
the quality of the milk-that which
goes to make the yellow butter and
which appears in the yellow of the
hide"
The universal color for a Guernsey
is a fawn with white marks. They
will be found to vary from a solid
color TO one with considerable white.
Often brindle or dark marks appear.
A great variance found in the general
color of the animal is largely due to
the fact that the dealers have paid
a great deal more attention TO the
utility of the animal than tothe uni
formity in appearance.
The weight of mature Guernseys
are: Bulls, 1900 pounds, and cows
1850 pounds.
Temperament
The temperament of both bulls and
cows of the Geurnsey breed is very
quiet and uniform. The bulls are
tractable and as a rule docile. The
cows have been developed and hand
led on the island in a manner that
induces gentleness and quietude. This
even temperament has been very
conducive to the adaptability of the
breed to the ariouvs climates and
conditions of environment in its rapid
advance over the world at large. This
characteristic is an important factor
in that COW which is the least mind
full of disturbing conditions or which
is readily adaptable to circumstances
will be more likely to do her best in
production. The only hindrance to
their widespread introduction has
been the fact that for many years
there have not been nearly enough
animals to supply the demand.
Prep0tency
The large size and open build of
the Guernsey have given her an APP
pearance which commends itself
among the practical working dairy
husbandmen. The prepotency of the
Guernsey bull, or his ability to
stamp these desirable characteristics
of the breed on his offspring, makes
him most valuable for improving the
common dairy stock of any section.
A Guernsey grade COW usually sells
for several dollars more than the gen.
eral class of grades in the average
market. Go into the best dairy sec
tions and you will find the Guernsey
grade in high favor.
The merits of the Guernsey COW are
fast becoming known. If one travels
through New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania, among the producers of milk
for the Philadelphia market, and al
so through Wisconsin, high-grade
among the enterprising dairy farm
ers of that state, it will be found that
the Guernsey grade cows are the pre-
ferred ones for dairy work.
A dairyman in Kansas recently
paid farmer $4,000 for the privilege
of picking ten grade Guernseys from
his herd and he afterwards wrote to
The American Guernsey Cattle club
greatly elated over his purchase.
The ability Of the Guernsey to i'm
prove dairy herds is further attested
to by the great demand for the grade
Guernseys in New England, where
conditions require that sufficient use
be made of the crops grown on the
farms.
(To Be Continued)