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10440
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In 1897, George W. Vanderbilt traveled to the English Isle of Jersey to collect a choice herd of Jersey cattle. Originally intended for family use, the milk was used locally during the winter when the Vanderbilt family returned to the North. Vanderbilt was reluctant to stop local usage of his dairy when he returned the next summer, so he expanded his herd. Biltmore Dairy Farms has been adding to the herd ever since, and today there is a prize herd of 1,200 cows on the estate.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 23 Issue 6, Nov 1965, p108-109, 188-189, il
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11013
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In 1897, George W. Vanderbilt traveled to the English Isle of Jersey to collect a choice herd of Jersey cattle intended for family use. Today there are 1,500 Jerseys in the herd at Biltmore Dairy Farms, one of the largest and finest dairy herds in the world.
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We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 28 Issue 11, Nov 1970, p128, 264-265, il
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12017
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Asheville's Biltmore Dairy Farms is one of the leading independent dairies in the nation. The company traces its history back the herd that George W. Vanderbilt, the builder of Biltmore Estate, imported from the Isle of Jersey.
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