COLOUR FADDISM.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1354, 3 February 1912, Page 8

COLOUR FADDISM.

AS APPLIED TO JERSEYS. A Canadian writer, dealing with the matter of colour faddism as regards purobrcd Jersey stock, says:— "It is true that among many of the uneducated farmers, Jerscya of broken colour are looked down upon, and I have heard some of them claim that such could not be registered; nothing could bo farther from tho truth, and yet it is such ignorance that does much to retard true dairy progress. "The American Jersey Cattle Club, although it asks for tho colour of all registered animals, makes absolutely no distinction in regard to it. . . . "Anyone who ig familiar with tho history of the Jerseys must know that the 'spotted Jers*ys' are holding their own whether it be at the tests, the show ring, or the public aution. "Several of tho Jerseys that made such fine records in the dairy test at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 were broken coloured. Jersey Belle of Scituate, amonjj the first Jerseys imported. ..to. America: about fifty years ago,'a very fine, individual,"and"one who made an excellent record for that date, wa3 very broken coloured, nearly half whito. Then, later, Golden I'ern's Lad, considered by many as the greatest Jersey bull that ever livisd,' was broken coloured, having a whito. switch and all four feet white. Sultan of Oaklauds, a very prepotent bnll, was very broken in colour, as were many of his get; his daughters are excellent cows; and sell at a high figure whenever offered; his son, Beauvior's iving, also broken coloured, has been a great prize winner at the western' fairs the past three years. Sultana's Golden Jolly, the Grand Champion Jersey bull at this year's National' Dairy 'Show, is broken coloured, yet his breeder, and owners say ho is the handsomest bull they ever owned. Gamboge's Knight, who is broken colonred, sold at auction for over and seven of his daughters, all broken coloured, .brought JE3SO each. "Such illustrations might be multiplied without number, but these are sufficient to show that the breeder who is after true merit and individual excellency pays 11 a attention to the markings of a jersey. And I wish that wo could drive out of the minds of all dairymen the idea that colour has any particular bearing on production. When we can get the colour faddism driven outiof the minds of all breeders, I think it will bo a great step m true dairy progress."