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VELVET EYES
JERSEY cow , cooling off in the feeder canal , off the River Taff.
Jersey Cow
"Next to the possession of vraic ,(note ) the treasure highest in a Jerseyman's estimation is his cow. She seems to be a constant object of his thoughts and attention." Thomas Quayle, 'Survey of the Norman Isles', 1815.
The Jersey cow is numerically the second largest breed of dairy cattle in the world. She is renowned worldwide and revered in her home in the Island of Jersey for her beauty, purity and rich, golden, high quality milk.
Jersey developed a flourishing global export trade in the cow, but the Jersey's popularity dipped in the middle of the twentieth century, until dairy buyers woke up to the increased value of the high butterfat, protein and calcium content of Jersey milk.
Today the Jersey is again in great demand. It is represented in most countries around the world and there are estimated to be more than five million pure bred Jerseys world-wide.
Note
“Without vraic – the generic Jersey name for all manner of seaweeds – it is unlikely that agriculture would have enjoyed the success which made it such an important part of the economy throughout most of the 20th century. As well as feeding in beneficial nitrogen, phosphorous and potash, vraic adds body to light soils and also helps them to retain
moisture.
As Gerald Thomas, who was for many years the States entomologist, once said: ‘During my years at the States Farm, the best advice I ever received was this: “Grease the land with a good lick of vraic and you can’t go wrong”.’
Today, with agriculture in decline and artificial fertilisers in widespread use, vraic is a far less important commodity than was once the case. "
VELVET EYES
JERSEY cow , cooling off in the feeder canal , off the River Taff.
Jersey Cow
"Next to the possession of vraic ,(note ) the treasure highest in a Jerseyman's estimation is his cow. She seems to be a constant object of his thoughts and attention." Thomas Quayle, 'Survey of the Norman Isles', 1815.
The Jersey cow is numerically the second largest breed of dairy cattle in the world. She is renowned worldwide and revered in her home in the Island of Jersey for her beauty, purity and rich, golden, high quality milk.
Jersey developed a flourishing global export trade in the cow, but the Jersey's popularity dipped in the middle of the twentieth century, until dairy buyers woke up to the increased value of the high butterfat, protein and calcium content of Jersey milk.
Today the Jersey is again in great demand. It is represented in most countries around the world and there are estimated to be more than five million pure bred Jerseys world-wide.
Note
“Without vraic – the generic Jersey name for all manner of seaweeds – it is unlikely that agriculture would have enjoyed the success which made it such an important part of the economy throughout most of the 20th century. As well as feeding in beneficial nitrogen, phosphorous and potash, vraic adds body to light soils and also helps them to retain
moisture.
As Gerald Thomas, who was for many years the States entomologist, once said: ‘During my years at the States Farm, the best advice I ever received was this: “Grease the land with a good lick of vraic and you can’t go wrong”.’
Today, with agriculture in decline and artificial fertilisers in widespread use, vraic is a far less important commodity than was once the case. "