Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1894 — The Guernsey Cow. [ARTICLE]

The Guernsey Cow.

St. Louis Globe 1 Democrat. ‘■Jersey cows have become quite cqminon in this country.’' remarked -John L. Mason, of-La Crosse, Wis.. at the Lindell yesterday, "but I can remember when they were few and i far between, and those that were , here were imported direct from the "Isle of Jersey. The Guernsey CoW, iin their native land, is estimated j even more* highly than the Jersey. It is larger, and instead of being a delicate fawn color, is reddish and brindled. These cows are milked three times daily, and the milk is churned w’thout skimming: one pound of butter a day is no uncommon thing for a good cow. The cow cabbage grows so large that its leaves are used to wrap the butter in for market. These cows receive the very best of care. The grass they feed on is highly enriched by a species of seaweed gathered from the 'reefs at low tide. When feeding.the cows are always tethered, as they eat less in this" way and give more milk than if glutted with food, When they arc done eating they are at once removed from the sun into the shade. The breed is preserved from intermixture with other breeds by laws which are strictly enforced.’’